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George Mason University is expanding its Islamic studies program with a $1.5 million grant from a think tank once raided as part of a federal terrorism investigation.

If the federal government comes up with an economic-stimulus package for the nation's transportation infrastructure, Virginia will be ready to take advantage of it.

A defense contractor who provided personal security to Afghan and Iraqi leaders has been charged with killing an Afghan civilian.

Virginia officials are asking the Navy to delay its plan to base a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in Florida until President-elect Obama takes office.

The Virginia Board of Education has decided not to ask for additional funding for the Standards of Quality, state-mandated minimum educational objectives for public schools.

Arlington lawyer Dave Foster has entered the Republican Party's three-way sweepstakes for the 2009 attorney general race.

Rep. Eric Cantor became the No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House Wednesday, winning an uncontested election as party whip.

The Virginian-Pilot reported that the Navy's preference to base a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Mayport Naval Station reignited the political rivalry between Florida and Virginia for Navy ships, sailors ...

A 16-year-old employee of a small Virginia zoo is recovering after a tiger bit her when she tried to pet it.

In dismaying detail, legislative budget writers got their fullest look Tuesday at a darkening fiscal crisis that will soon force them to cut government priorities once held harmless.

The Virginia Department of Transportation has some advice for motorists traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday - leave early.

Talk about political long shots. Tens of thousands of Virginians are asking congressional offices for tickets to President-elect Barack Obama's presidential inauguration on Jan.

In a continuing effort to educate Virginians about the threat posed by gangs, Attorney General Bob McDonnell introduced a powerful new video today.

The trial of a Virginia man accused of killing one Mormon missionary and wounding another in 2006 is under way in Chesapeake.

Virginia Tech is launching a program to introduce children to scientific research in a university setting.

Police in the District of Columbia, suburban Maryland and northern Virginia on Monday launched "Street Smart," a weeklong campaign aimed at getting pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists to follow traffic laws.

The Virginia Museum of Natural History has named retired curator Lauck "Buck" Ward as its first curator emeritus.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Middle Nov. 16--Facing a haggard economy, rural governments across the state are reaching deep into their bag of tricks to find ways -- sometimes novel ones -- to save dollars.

Now that the dust is settling on this year's election, candidates running in next year's Virginia governor's race are prepping for an intense statewide race.

Virginia is overdue for a major statewide winter storm, and citizens should get ready now for the upcoming snow and ice season.