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(AP) Former Gov. Bob McDonnell said in court papers Monday that his conviction on several counts of public corruption was based on an overly broad definition of bribery and a flawed explanation of what constitutes an “official action” by an ...

AMHERST (AP) A circuit judge serving Amherst and Nelson counties is retiring after 24 years on the bench. Judge J. Michael Gamble’s retirement was official on Saturday, but he will continue to serve until a successor takes over. Gamble has ...

(AP) A federal appeals court in Virginia will hear a dispute over a gag order in former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship’s criminal case. Blankenship was CEO when the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia exploded in 2010, killing ...

(AP) — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has signed into law a measure that allows the use of derivatives of the marijuana plant for treating severe epilepsy. The governor signed the bill Thursday at a Capitol ceremony featuring families with epileptic ...

(AP) — A former Bosnian prison camp guard living in the U.S. is eligible for extradition to his native country to face war-crimes charges, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. Almaz Nezirovic of Roanoke County, Virginia, is accused of torturing ...

(AP) The Virginia House of Delegates has defeated legislation that would allow companies providing drugs for lethal-injection executions to keep their identities and the drugs’ components secret. Supporters said the provision was necessary because the state is running out of ...

HARRISONBURG (AP) A federal judge has allowed the state to intervene in a Virginia lawsuit challenging Dominion Resources’ right to survey private property for a proposed pipeline. The lawsuit filed by Churchville residents William Little II and Wendy Little says ...

(AP) After a tumultuous two-hour hearing, jailed Virginia lawmaker Joseph Morrissey left court Monday with the assurance that prosecutors will soon return office equipment and copies of files seized from his office last month in an investigation that led to ...

(AP) The Virginia Senate has narrowly defeated a measure aimed at forcing the state attorney general to defend state laws when they are challenged. The bill, sponsored by Del. Brenda Pogge, a Republican from James City County, was prompted by ...

(AP) A Virginia lawmaker charged with forgery and perjury wants authorities to return materials seized from his law office. Del. Joe Morrissey’s motion to have the items returned will be heard today (Monday) in Henrico County Circuit Court. Morrissey says ...