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HARRISONBURG (AP) — The town of Elkton is asking a judge to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a woman who disappeared in 2003. A hearing on the town’s motion is set for Thursday in Rockingham ...

(AP) — Virginia’s new attorney general has named three people to give his office a review, with an eye on reforms and cost savings. Attorney General Mark R. Herring says the panel will review functions of his office to ensure ...

WASHINGTON (AP) The overturning of Virginia’s gay marriage ban places the legal fight over same-sex unions increasingly in the hands of federal appeals courts shaped by President Barack Obama’s two election victories. It’s no accident that Virginia has become a ...

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HARRISONBURG (AP) — The federal judge overseeing a second lawsuit challenging Virginia’s constitutional ban on gay marriage is wondering whether the suit remains relevant now that a judge in Norfolk has ruled on the matter. Last Thursday, U.S. District Judge ...

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(AP) — Lawyers for former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said Wednesday the evidence turned over by prosecutors in his public corruption case is a mountain of computerized documents “in a chaotic format riddled with errors.” In court documents, the lawyers ...

NORFOLK (AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, making it the first state in the South to have its voter-approved prohibition overturned. U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen issued a stay of ...

(AP) — An appeals court has upheld a bus driver’s convictions for a Virginia crash that killed four passengers, injured dozens and cast national attention on low-fare carriers operating on the East Coast. Kin Yiu Cheung dozed off as he ...

BRISTOL (AP) — Alpha Natural Resources says federal prosecutors have agreed to a $210 million settlement stemming from a West Virginia mine explosion that killed 29 workers in 2010. Under the settlement, Bristol-based Alpha would face no criminal charges in ...

Plaintiff’s vehicle was stopped on I-495 when the defendant’s van slammed into the rear of his pickup truck, causing extensive property damage. After receiving treatment at the emergency room later that same day for low back pain, plaintiff began experiencing ...

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McLEAN (AP) — The judge deciding what could become a landmark gay marriage case in Virginia defies easy characterization: She was a prosecutor, but also a public defender. She was appointed by President Barack Obama, and she also served in ...