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FILE - State Sen. Henry L. Marsh III, D-Richmond, speaks in Petersburg, Va., May 23, 2013. (Patrick Kane/The Progress-Index via AP)

Richmond’s first Black mayor is remembered as a civil rights fighter and trailblazer

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This combo image shows Democratic former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, left, shown Feb. 8, 2023, and Republican Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, right, shown Sept. 1, 2021. (AP Photo, File)

Spanberger and Earle-Sears want to make history in Virginia. But voters have election exhaustion

By Olivia Diaz - Associated Press

Water sprays from a fire hydrant opened to release pressure in the Scott's Addition neighborhood of Richmond, Va., Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly)

Clean tap water isn’t flowing in Virginia’s capital as residents find creative ways to cope

By Olivia Diaz, Allen G. Breed and John Raby - Associated Press

William Byron, right, celebrates his win after a NASCAR Cup Series auto race on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

Hendrick Motorsports teammates Byron, Larson say Richmond Raceway challenges their confidence

By Hank Kurz Jr. - Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers his State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly, Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Richmond, Va. Youngkin on Wednesday, March 20, vetoed nearly two dozen pieces of crime and law enforcement legislation, including a bill that would expand the credits inmates can receive to get out of prison early and one that would allow some immigrants who are not U.S. citizens to become police officers. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Youngkin vetoes Virginia bills mandating minimum wage increase, establishing marijuana retail sales

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, center, delivers his State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly as Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, top left, House Speaker Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, and Senate President pro tempore Sen. Louis Lucas, D-Portsmouth, top right, listen, Wednesday Jan. 10, 2024, at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Top Democratic Virginia legislators on Monday, March 25, 2024, held the first in a planned series of public appearances designed to tout their budget legislation, offering counterprogramming to the broadsides Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has been lobbing at the spending plan. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin acts on gun bills, vetoing dozens, amending six and signing two pairs

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

The Virginia Capitol is viewed on March 4, 2010, in Richmond, Va. Virginia lawmakers plowed through hundreds of bills Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, as they approached a key deadline for this year's legislative session. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Lawmakers take up ‘skill games,’ minimum wage, marijuana as Assembly nears midpoint deadline

By Sarah Rankin and Denise Lavoie - Associated Press

In this file photo, Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during an Oct. 13, 2020, hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool) ** FILE **

FBI deleted records related to anti-Catholic memo, GOP lawmakers say

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

FBI’s Wray says nobody was fired for anti-Catholic memo, but some could miss out on raises

By Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Church view from pulpit. (Photo credit: Chadd Balfour/Shutterstock)

FBI office targeted ‘radical’ Catholics; questioned priest, choir director in rogue terror probe

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

FILE - Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Del. Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, right, talks with House Majority Leader Del. Terry Kilgore, R-Lee, prior to opening ceremonies in the House chambers at the state Capitol, Jan. 12, 2022, in Richmond, Va. Virginia House Republicans, who will be in the minority come January 2024 after Democrats flipped control of the chamber last week, have tapped outgoing Gilbert to continue leading their caucus. Gilbert fended off a challenge from Kilgore. He was elected Republican leader at an organizational meeting on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, according to a statement from the caucus that did not disclose the vote count. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia House Republicans stick with Todd Gilbert as their leader after election loss

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at a news conference on Nov. 8, 2023, in Richmond, Va. Youngkin had made clear his expectations for last week's closely watched legislative elections were a GOP majority in the House and Senate. Instead, Democrats have taken both. (AP Photo/Jay Paul, File)

GOP election losses in Virginia are likely to quiet the presidential speculation about Gov. Youngkin

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

A woman walks past voting signs toward the polling place at Alexandria City Hall, in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Handful of Virginia races that will determine Democratic edge in both chambers remain uncalled

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

In this image taken from a video, Virginia legislative candidate Susanna Gibson addresses the Women's Summit in Virginia Beach, Va., in September 2022. (Neil Smith via AP, File)

One of Virginia’s key election battlegrounds involves a candidate who endured sex scandal

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin addresses the crowd during an early voting rally, Sep. 21, 2023, in Petersburg, Va. Virginia's closely watched legislative campaign cycle closes out Tuesday, Nov. 7, as voters decide whether to empower Republicans with full state government control or let Democrats keep serving as a bulwark against Youngkin's agenda. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia voters will decide legislature’s political control, with abortion rights hotly contested

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press