Elizabeth Beyer

Virginia's two Democratic U.S. Senators, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, had hoped that the disaster relief supplemental bill would have been voted on this week.

The two candidates for governor in 2025, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and Rep. Abigail Spanberger, stumped at the Virginia Chamber Foundation's economic summit, signaling the start of the 2025 campaign season.

Renters, homeowners, nonprofits and business owners can continue to apply for Helene-related assistance during a 60-day grace period after the Dec. 2 deadline.

Senate leadership was unable to set a date for the special election until state Sen. John McGuire formally resigned from his seat to serve in Congress in the coming year. McGuire issued his resignation Tuesday.

Here are results from the Republican mass meeting to pick a candidate for the state Senate seat that Rep.-elect John McGuire is leaving.

Controversy erupted in a Dane County community after photos of a "fort" built by a high school teacher to protect him from COVID-19 while teaching in-person circulated on social media.

The director of the Virginia Department of Corrections met with a House committee Monday to answer questions about reported abuse of inmates at the supermax in Wise County.

The bill is making its way through Congress, with the inclusion of aid for victims of Hurricane Helene and other disasters, and will need to be voted on by midnight Friday.

The disaster relief fund would include $127 million to help residents recover and rebuild. The car tax proposal would provide rebates for lower-income car owners.

After a whirlwind week on Capitol Hill, Congress passed a funding bill to keep the federal government running through March and to provide about $100 billion in aid to states stricken by hurricanes Helene and Milton, along with other disasters.