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(AP) — Lawyers for former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife have asked a federal judge to order separate trials in their public corruption case. In motions filed late Tuesday night, defense attorneys said Maureen McDonnell wants to testify ...

(AP) — A University of Virginia student is seeking $40 million from the state and seven Alcoholic Beverage Control agents who arrested her believing she had illegally purchased beer when she had bought bottled water. Elizabeth K. Daly, 21, filed ...

(AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s lawyers filed a motion Tuesday evening asking a federal judge to dismiss most of the charges against McDonnell and his wife in a public corruption case. The motion seeks dismissal of 11 corruption ...

(AP) — Gov. Terry McAuliffe proposed a two-year pilot of an expanded Medicaid program Monday in a bid to persuade Republicans to end an impasse over the state’s budget. The new Democratic governor announced the plan shortly before the General ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — She was a 24-year-old swimming instructor who had a sexual affair with a male student under 16. The woman was convicted in Virginia in 1993 of unlawful sex with a teenager and served 30 days in jail. ...

(AP) — A doctor’s wife is asking a federal appeals court to throw out her convictions for obstructing an investigation into health care fraud by her husband. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear ...

(AP) — A federal judge has denied a request by former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s defense team to limit prosecutors’ involvement in a civil case against the government’s key witness. Judge James R. Spencer ruled in court Tuesday against the ...

(AP) — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is continuing on a two-week public safety tour of the state. Herring launched the tour on Monday in Hampton Roads and has events scheduled in Culpeper and Fredericksburg on Tuesday. He has planned 22 ...

(AP) — Four former Iraqi detainees who claim they were tortured at the Abu Ghraib prison are asking a federal appeals court to reinstate their lawsuit against a military contractor. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

ROANOKE (AP) — A contractor that provides security at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant is being sued by an employee who alleges co-workers racially harassed him. John McKinney’s lawsuit seeks an injunction against G4S Government Solutions, Inc. The lawsuit alleges ...