Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Virginia dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 2,687 ...

Here's a look at how weekly regional gas prices changed in Lower Atlantic region last week compared with the week prior.

Gas prices in Virginia are currently averaging $2.96 per gallon, which is three cents higher than last week. Despite the slight increase, gas prices are still significantly lower than they were at the ...

A man who sexually assaulted a young girl in Staunton was sentenced to a 40-year prison term Thursday in circuit court.

Jacob Sipe was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trevor Hill. Sipe claimed self-defense, but the prosecution argued the shooting was not justified. Sipe faces up to 54 ...

Religious exemptions to kindergarten vaccinations have climbed at three elementary schools in Staunton and Augusta County, according to recent Virginia Department of Health data, and one local ...

Religious exemptions to kindergarten vaccinations have climbed at three elementary schools in Staunton and Augusta County, according to recent Virginia Department of Health data, and one local ...

Jacob Sipe, charged with killing Trevor Hill, told police he shot in self-defense. Sipe and Hill, friends for nearly a decade, were drinking alcohol and using cocaine before the shooting occurred on ...