You were right: The job market was worse last year than the experts said, according to new Virginia Employment Commission data.

Saying the health care bill will save money for families and is supported by hospitals, Rep. Tom Perriello said Friday that he’s likely to vote ‘yes’ on Sunday when the roll is called in the House of Representatives.

A Virginia nonprofit is one of four organizations in the country being recognized for its energy conservation efforts.

Retiring University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III will deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2010.

The Navy says a SEAL from Virginia Beach has been killed in a battle with militants in Afghanistan.

Lynchburg Fire Department crews pulled a body from the James River shortly before 3 p.m. today. A fisherman who found the body said it appeared to be female and wore women’s clothing.

North Carolina’s community college board gave its final approval to allowing illegal immigrants to enroll next year, potentially dropping a contentious issue in the lap of state lawmakers in an election year.

President Barack Obama described the stakes of this weekend’s health care vote in stark terms Friday, using words uttered so rarely out of the White House that they seem all but banned: “If this vote fails.“

Two environmental groups are challenging Virginia’s legal action to block federal regulation of greenhouse gases.

There was increased security on the Virginia Tech campus on Thursday after threats were made through e-mails and on YouTube.

The U.S. Department of Justice has confirmed that it is talking with attorneys for convicted murderer Jens Soering and the nation of Germany, says Sen. Steve Newman, R-Lynchburg.

The numbers this summer likely will show economic growth is slowing. The pundits likely will start muttering about a double-dip recession.

ROANOKE - Winter is winding down and the forecast long range outlooks have done a decent job forecast what was expected.

Two dogs are in quarantine in Henrico County after they killed a rabid raccoon.

A prosecution witness has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the 1990 robbery and slayings of two workers at a Food Lion in Chesterfield County.

Saturday, March 21, 2009 police say Beacher Hackney shot two people inside The Homestead kitchen and was caught in surveillance video leaving the crime scene.

Crews trying to stabilize a mountainside to prevent future rockslides along a closed portion of Interstate 40 in North Carolina say the weather is finally right for getting a lot of work done.

Budget cuts are responsible for most of the loss of almost 4,000 teaching jobs in North Carolina, and school officials fear the losses will be worse next year when federal stimulus money dries up.

Students from Virginia and four other states are putting their analytical and engineering skills to the test at a two-day robotics competition in Richmond.

RICHMOND —Columnist Jeff Schapiro says Gov. Bob McDonnell is busy finding jobs in his administration for Republican operatives and conservative activists.

A Richmond judge today imposed a prison term for dogfighting that is more than twice as long as anything previously handed down in Virginia for the crime.

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says Washington risks a legal battle with the states should Congressional Democrats ram through health-care reform with an obscure parliamentary maneuver.

Virginia Tech is urging calm as e-mails and Internet postings originating in Italy threaten another attack on campus.

Workers at a company that manufactures blades and cutting tools were surprised to receive a shipment of 1,840 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $2 million.

DINWIDDIE   — Virginia is reopening rest areas less than a year after a budget shortfall prompted their closing.

On Wednesday, Dan and Gil Harrington met with reporters in front of one of the last places their daughter was seen alive, University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena, to send a clear message: “There’s still evil afoot in this town.”

Paul Warner Powell’s first encounter with the law was for the destruction of property at age 12, the start of eight years of arrests that led him to death row.

Fairfax County police say they have charged a man with pointing a laser and flashlight at a police helicopter.

KEITH MUTH: Metro Business asked certified financial planner Keith Muth, chief investment officer at Virginia Asset Management, a financial-services firm in Chesterfield County, about the steps necessary to determine if someone can retire:

Governments can aid the Chesapeake Bay and the economy by spending more to help farmers pollute less, a University of Virginia study says.