RICHMOND, Va. — An energy company developing the nation’s first offshore wind project is among the growing number of companies expressing interest in the federally designated wind-development area 27 miles off Virginia’s coast. Energy Management Inc., developer of the Cape ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Wells Fargo report says Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia are the most vulnerable to looming and widespread federal budget cuts. The report released Monday examines states that would feel the most pain from $85 billion ...

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A U.S. Postal Service official has pleaded guilty to accepting at least $40,000 in bribes in exchange for helping a Maryland company receive $6 million in contracts. Forty-seven-year-old Gene Quarles of Spotsylvania pleaded guilty Thursday in federal ...

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Virginia is deciding whether to approve the full-time appointment of the first openly-gay judge in the state.

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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — In a way, Sandra James’ trip to the polls in November was like a trip to Disney World: interminable lines followed by a payoff that made it all worthwhile. James, one of a number of voters who ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Bob McDonnell proposed a five-year, $3.1 billion transportation funding package Tuesday that would include replacing the state gasoline tax with a sales tax increase of less than a penny on the dollar. The governor unveiled his ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal from a Virginia-based anti-abortion group that wanted to be exempted from campaign finance disclosure regulations. The Real Truth About Abortion Inc., which was formerly called The Real Truth About ...

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The Virginia Supreme Court is dealing with new-age censorship as it tackles a case dealing with negative posts on business review websites Yelp and Angie's List.

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MANASSAS, Va. — A Virginia judge has ordered the defendant in a capital murder case to be unconditionally released from custody as of Thursday at 5 p.m. unless a federal appeals court intervenes. Justin Wolfe has twice been charged with ...

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MANASSAS, Va. — No one was more instrumental in putting then-20-year-old Justin Wolfe on death row than his one-time associate, Owen Barber IV. And no one was more crucial a decade later in getting Justin Wolfe off death row than ...

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