An Alexandria firefighter is in critical condition after falling from an overpass while responding to an emergency call.

Oyster populations in the Chesapeake Bay are a far cry from what they once were, but recent conservation efforts have made significant impacts.

Virginia offers two programs for residents of low-to-middle income citizens of the commonwealth that allow them to file their state income taxes for free.

Police have made a third and final arrest in the murder of Alexandria civic activist Lenny Harris, who was honored in a memorial service in NE D.C. on Monday morning.

Vandals in Fairfax did more than $60,000 in damage to a Chantilly mosque, prompting the FBI to step in to help with the investigation.

The governors of both Maryland and Virginia are looking to make a splash on the national political stage in the coming years.

A new bill approved by a Virginia House panel would require residents without identification to cast provisional ballots that would have to be reviewed by election officials the next day.

Occupy DC gets a final warning to pack up camp, and the Virginia legislature shoots down a repeal of the "Kings Dominion law." 

A fungal plague causing havoc on amphibians across the globe may have already hit Virginia decades ago, according to a study by local scientists.

The debate on whether to mine for uranium in Virginia continues, with leaders in the southern part of the state proposing an independent commission  to review the issue.