Tuesday, June 18 2013 2:11 PM EDT2013-06-18 18:11:03 GMT
The state panel responsible for verifying that a series of daunting reforms to Medicaid have been met meets for the first time.More
The state panel that verifies a series of daunting reforms to Medicaid as a condition for expanding access to the federal-state health care program has met its first time.More
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:29 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:29:55 GMT
Detailed testimony Monday in Accomack County General District Court revealed more information into the arrest of Tonya Bundick and Charles Smith.More
Detailed testimony Monday in Accomack County General District Court revealed more information into the arrests of serial arson suspects Tonya S. Bundick and Charles R. Smith III.More
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:20 AM EDT2013-06-18 12:20:08 GMT
The site where archaeologists and historians believe Pocahontas rescued English Capt. John Smith from death will be preserved under a new agreement.More
The site where archaeologists and historians believe Pocahontas rescued English Capt. John Smith from death will be preserved under a new agreement.More
Monday, June 17 2013 1:20 PM EDT2013-06-17 17:20:54 GMT
Federal authorities say they've raided 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia as part of a probe into human smuggling, identity theft and money laundering.More
Nine owners and managers of 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia were charged on Monday in a scheme to exploit immigrants from Pakistan and the Philippines, in part by paying them using the stolen Social...More
Friday, June 14 2013 1:20 PM EDT2013-06-14 17:20:12 GMT
The first Republican to break the stranglehold Democrats held on Virginia's executive mansion since Reconstruction is supporting the Democratic nominee in this fall's race for governor.More
The first Republican to break the stranglehold Democrats held on Virginia's executive mansion since Reconstruction is supporting the Democratic nominee in this fall's race for governor.More
Wednesday, June 12 2013 7:50 AM EDT2013-06-12 11:50:05 GMT
With their new statewide ticket finally set, Democratic nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney come together for the first time Wednesday to establish sharp ideological contrasts with a...More
With their new statewide ticket finally set, Democratic nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney come together for the first time Wednesday to establish sharp ideological contrasts with a conservative Republican ticket.More
Tuesday, June 11 2013 12:30 PM EDT2013-06-11 16:30:23 GMT
A three-judge panel is scheduled to hear the appeal of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend.More
A three-judge panel is weighing a bid to broaden the appeal of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend.More
Monday, June 10 2013 9:57 AM EDT2013-06-10 13:57:11 GMT
The No. 2 Republican in the House says Congress is "perplexed" about government eavesdropping and wants more answers from the Obama administration.More
The No. 2 Republican in the House says Congress is "perplexed" about government eavesdropping and wants more answers from the Obama administration.More
Monday, June 10 2013 9:06 AM EDT2013-06-10 13:06:10 GMT
Lawyers representing a former University of Virginia lacrosse player are heading back to court in a bid to broaden the grounds of an appeal of his second-degree murder conviction.More
Lawyers representing a former University of Virginia lacrosse player are heading back to court in a bid to broaden the grounds of an appeal of his second-degree murder conviction.More
Friday, June 7 2013 1:10 PM EDT2013-06-07 17:10:49 GMT
Two Atlanta men who ran a prostitution ring that employed underage girls and stretched from Maryland to Florida have been sentenced to 25 and 20 years in prison.More
Two Atlanta men who ran a prostitution ring that employed underage girls and stretched from Maryland to Florida have been sentenced to 25 and 20 years in prison.More
Tuesday, June 4 2013 2:00 PM EDT2013-06-04 18:00:02 GMT
Virginia is shedding its late 19th century oyster tax for an annual user fee.More
Virginia is shedding its late 19th century system of taxing oysters by the bushel for a user fee that will spare watermen mounds of paperwork and return the revenue generated by the fee back to the Chesapeake Bay to replenish public oyster stocks.More
Monday, June 3 2013 3:06 PM EDT2013-06-03 19:06:15 GMT
The Washington Post reports that Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell was paid $36,000 for consulting the charitable arm of a Virginia coal company.More
The Washington Post reports that Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell was paid $36,000 for consulting the charitable arm of a Virginia coal company.More
Friday, May 31 2013 9:02 AM EDT2013-05-31 13:02:28 GMT
Virginia State Police say two people were taken to a hospital after a two-seat plane crashed into the living room of a third-story apartment outside Washington.More
Virginia State Police say two people were taken to a hospital after a two-seat plane crashed into the living room of a third-story apartment outside Washington.More
Thursday, May 30 2013 9:37 AM EDT2013-05-30 13:37:13 GMT
The Virginia medical examiner's office says two FBI agents killed in a fall while training off the Virginia Beach coast died from blunt force trauma.More
The Virginia medical examiner's office says two FBI agents killed in a fall while training off the Virginia Beach coast died from blunt force trauma.More
Wednesday, May 29 2013 2:08 PM EDT2013-05-29 18:08:44 GMT
WALLOPS ISLAND, Va.– A Black Brant XII suborbital rocket carrying the Cosmic Infrared Background Experiment is scheduled for launch between 11 and 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, from NASA's launch range atMore
A Black Brant XII suborbital rocket carrying the Cosmic Infrared Background Experiment is scheduled for launch next Tuesday from NASA's launch range at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.More
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:16 AM EDT2013-05-23 12:16:19 GMT
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches is scheduled to be sentenced for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.More
A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches is scheduled to be sentenced for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.More
Thursday, May 16 2013 9:07 AM EDT2013-05-16 13:07:29 GMT
Since an earthquake rattled central Virginia and the East Coast nearly two years ago, more than 450 aftershocks have been recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey.More
Since an earthquake rattled central Virginia and the East Coast nearly two years ago, more than 450 aftershocks have been recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey.More
Tuesday, May 14 2013 1:54 PM EDT2013-05-14 17:54:34 GMT
The president of Virginia Tech, who has been criticized by families and others for the way he handled the 2007 campus massacre, says he's retiring.More
The president of Virginia Tech, who has been criticized by families and others for the way he handled the 2007 campus massacre, says he's retiring.More
Tuesday, May 14 2013 12:59 PM EDT2013-05-14 16:59:43 GMT
Virginia general revenue increased last month by 2.2 percent over April 2012 in one of the year's most significant tax collection months, putting Virginia slightly ahead of its budgeted forecast 10 months through...More
Virginia general revenue increased last month by 2.2 percent over April 2012 in one of the year's most significant tax collection months, putting Virginia slightly ahead of its budgeted forecast 10 months through its...More
Friday, May 10 2013 3:52 PM EDT2013-05-10 19:52:28 GMT
Suffolk school officials are reconsidering a policy that resulted in two second-grade boys being suspended for pointing pencils and making gun noises.More
Suffolk school officials are reconsidering a policy that resulted in two second-grade boys being suspended for pointing pencils and making gun noises.More
Thursday, May 2 2013 12:25 PM EDT2013-05-02 16:25:43 GMT
Customs officials say 20 small black raw chickens were seized from a passenger arriving from Vietnam at Dulles International Airport outside Washington.More
Customs officials say 20 small black raw chickens were seized from a passenger arriving from Vietnam at Dulles International Airport outside Washington.More
Tuesday, April 30 2013 3:31 PM EDT2013-04-30 19:31:18 GMT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday his administration never gave special treatment to a dietary supplement company that is under a federal securities investigation, despite more thanMore
Gov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday his administration never gave special treatment to a dietary supplement company that is under a federal securities investigation, despite more than $100,000 in political contributions from its chief executive and thousands of dollars more in gifts to McDonnell's family.More
Saturday, April 27 2013 8:33 AM EDT2013-04-27 12:33:38 GMT
A federal appeals panel will not rule on whether a government security agency violated an employee's constitutional rights when it pulled his security clearance.More
A federal appeals panel will not rule on whether a government security agency violated an employee's constitutional rights when it pulled his security clearance.More
Tuesday, April 23 2013 4:07 PM EDT2013-04-23 20:07:04 GMT
The FBI says a tip led investigators to Nicaragua in the search for a former U.S. school teacher who was among the FBI's 10 most-wanted fugitives as a suspect in a child pornography investigation.More
A former U.S. school teacher who authorities say was arrested in Nicaragua on child pornography charges has been ordered to remain in jail without bond.More
Friday, April 19 2013 3:39 PM EDT2013-04-19 19:39:37 GMT
The Virginia Employment Commission says the state's jobless rate fell in March to the lowest in more than four years after remaining steady for the first two months of the year.More
The Virginia Employment Commission says the state's jobless rate fell in March to the lowest in more than four years after remaining steady for the first two months of the year.More
Tuesday, April 16 2013 2:37 PM EDT2013-04-16 18:37:35 GMT
More than 100,000 uninsured Virginia residents with drug and alcohol addictions will become eligible for insurance when the federal health care overhaul goes into effect next year.More
More than 100,000 uninsured Virginia residents with drug and alcohol addictions will become eligible for insurance when the federal health care overhaul goes into effect next year.More
Friday, April 12 2013 12:41 PM EDT2013-04-12 16:41:04 GMT
Abortion-rights supporters are making one final attempt to derail strict new regulations that they claim would force most of Virginia's 20 abortion clinics to close.More
The Virginia Board of Health has given final approval to strict new regulations that abortion-rights supporters claim would force most of Virginia's 20 abortion clinics to close.More
Thursday, April 11 2013 3:15 PM EDT2013-04-11 19:15:35 GMT
A former regional director in the Department of Homeland Security has pleaded guilty to accepting more than $12,000 in bribes from a Virginia contractor.More
A former regional director in the Department of Homeland Security has pleaded guilty to accepting more than $12,000 in bribes from a Virginia contractor.More
Wednesday, April 10 2013 10:40 AM EDT2013-04-10 14:40:49 GMT
A Maryland man described by supermarket employees as a "Dumpster diver" has been fined $1,000 and given two years' probation after pleading guilty to selling outdated meat at his Virginia store.More
A Maryland man described by supermarket employees as a "Dumpster diver" has been fined $1,000 and given two years' probation after pleading guilty to selling outdated meat at his Virginia store.More
Monday, April 8 2013 9:39 AM EDT2013-04-08 13:39:18 GMT
All systems were a "go" for the Antares rocket Saturday morning. The rocket is in place at the NASA Wallops Island Flight Facility in Accomack County.More
All systems were a "go" for the Antares rocket Saturday morning. The rocket is in place at the NASA Wallops Island Flight Facility in Accomack County.More
Friday, April 5 2013 7:42 AM EDT2013-04-05 11:42:36 GMT
ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va.-"Arsons in Accomack" is a Facebook group devoted to raising awareness and stopping the fires in Accomack County. A Facebook profile appeared to be shared by Tonya Bundick and CharlesMore
"Arsons in Accomack" is a Facebook group devoted to raising awareness and stopping the fires in Accomack County. A Facebook profile appeared to be shared by Tonya Bundick and Charles Smith was a member of the group and made comments about the arsons.More
Thursday, April 4 2013 1:08 PM EDT2013-04-04 17:08:28 GMT
Court documents say the man who confessed to setting the latest arson on the Eastern Shore of Virginia used a rag from his auto shop to light the abandoned home on fire.More
Court documents say the man who confessed to setting the latest arson in Accomack County used a rag from his auto shop to light the abandoned home on fire.More
Thursday, April 4 2013 9:33 AM EDT2013-04-04 13:33:53 GMT
ACCOMAC, Va.- Tonya Bundick, one of the two arrested in connection to the fires in Accomack County stood in court today and told the judge she will be needing an attorney. She along with Charles SmithMore
Tonya S. Bundick, one of the two suspects arrested in connection with a series of arson fires in Accomack County stood in court Wednesday and told the judge she will be needing an attorney. She, along with boyfriend Charles R. Smith III, have been charged with one count each of arson and conspiracy to commit arson.More
Wednesday, April 3 2013 3:51 PM EDT2013-04-03 19:51:49 GMT
A former volunteer firefighter and his girlfriend are set to appear in court on charges related to rash of arsons set on the Eastern Shore of Virginia over the past five months.More
Court records show that authorities seized a plastic gas can and other items from the home of a former firefighter and his girlfriend who are suspected in a dozens of arsons on Virginia's Eastern Shore.More
Wednesday, April 3 2013 2:26 PM EDT2013-04-03 18:26:49 GMT
Virginia is getting a better picture of hourly and minimum wage workers throughout the state.More
Labor statistics show the percentage of Virginia workers paid an hourly wage at or below the federal minimum standard declined to 6.8 percent in 2012 from 7.1 percent the year before.More
Sunday, March 31 2013 8:16 AM EDT2013-03-31 12:16:04 GMT
ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va.- With structures continuing to burn in Accomack County, the arson spree has put a spotlight on the need for volunteer firefighters in the county.Anyone interested in becoming a volunteerMore
With structures continuing to burn in Accomack County, the arson spree has put a spotlight on the need for volunteer firefighters in the county.More
Thursday, March 28 2013 5:05 PM EDT2013-03-28 21:05:26 GMT
ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va.- A new group in Accomack County is donating the proceeds of their new effort to the fire companies who are fighting arson fires night in and night out.As the total of intentionallyMore
A new group in Accomack County is donating the proceeds of their new effort to the fire companies who are fighting arson fires night after night.More
Tuesday, March 26 2013 12:42 PM EDT2013-03-26 16:42:49 GMT
Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to prohibit abortion coverage through insurance plans purchased through the federally run health care exchange that will serve Virginia.More
Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to prohibit abortion coverage through insurance plans purchased through the federally run health care exchange that will serve Virginia.More
Monday, March 25 2013 3:14 PM EDT2013-03-25 19:14:11 GMT
WITHAMS, Va.-Virginia State Police said that around 1 a.m. Sunday morning crews responded to a single structure fire in the 7400 block of Bullbeggar Road in Withams in Accomack County. Police said theMore
Virginia State Police have ruled as arson an early Sunday fire that tore through an abandoned structure in Accomack County.More
Monday, March 25 2013 9:49 AM EDT2013-03-25 13:49:37 GMT
A Marine who was shot to death at a Virginia base is being described as a warm-hearted country boy from the South who grew up in the Pentecostal church and even preached a few times.More
A Marine who was shot to death at a Virginia base is being described as a warm-hearted country boy from the South who grew up in the Pentecostal church and even preached a few times.More
Friday, March 22 2013 10:48 AM EDT2013-03-22 14:48:50 GMT
MAPPSVILLE, Va.- Fire crews have responded to yet another fire in Accomack County. The latest blaze broke out at around 10:39 p.m. Thursday at an abandoned one-story house on the 1500 block of MeompkinMore
Fire crews have responded to yet another fire in Accomack County. The latest blaze broke out at around 10:39 p.m. Thursday at an abandoned one-story house on the 1500 block of Metompkin Road in Mappsville.More
Friday, March 22 2013 8:53 AM EDT2013-03-22 12:53:54 GMT
The commander at Marine Corps. Base Quantico in northern Virginia says a shooting in which a Marine killed a male and female colleague before killing himself was isolated to a single building.More
The commander at Marine Corps. Base Quantico in northern Virginia says a shooting in which a Marine killed a male and female colleague before killing himself was isolated to a single building.More
Wednesday, March 20 2013 8:41 AM EDT2013-03-20 12:41:30 GMT
PARKSLEY, Va.- Yet another overnight fire in Accomack County have some local resident hoping for some extra security efforts to put an end to this crime spree. The latest fire was on Greenbush Road inMore
Yet another overnight fire in Accomack County has some local residents hoping for some extra security efforts to put an end to this crime spree. The latest fire occurred Monday night on Greenbush Road in Parksley at an abandoned two-story home. It was the 71st arson in the county since mid-November.More
Tuesday, March 19 2013 12:59 PM EDT2013-03-19 16:59:38 GMT
The chief of naval personnel says the Navy wants to keep the service's tuition assistance program funded through the remainder of this fiscal year.More
The chief of naval personnel says the Navy wants to keep the service's tuition assistance program funded through the remainder of this fiscal year.More
Tuesday, March 19 2013 10:25 AM EDT2013-03-19 14:25:45 GMT
PARKSLEY, Md.- Fire crews responded to yet another arson fire in Accomack County. The latest one occurred Monday night in Parksley. Virginia State Police say the call came in shortly before 10 p.m. andMore
Fire crews responded to yet another arson fire in Accomack County. The latest one occurred Monday night in Parksley. This marks the 71st arson in the county since mid-November.More
Friday, March 15 2013 1:44 PM EDT2013-03-15 17:44:31 GMT
Va.- Emergency responders are on the scene of a fire in ___ . According to reports, the call for the fire on ___ ___ came in around ___ p.m. No word at this time if this is the work of the serial arsonistMore
Virginia State Police are investigating another fire in Accomack County.More
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:37 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:37:33 GMT
SALISBURY, Md.- A plan has been set in motion to bring some new low-income to moderate-income housing to one Salisbury neighborhood.There is not much left of the old laundry business on Anne Street inMore
A plan has been set in motion to bring some new low-income to moderate-income housing to one Salisbury neighborhood.More
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:07 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:07:43 GMT
Delaware State Police say a Smyrna man was arrested Monday after an investigation revealed he had been allegedly sexually abusing a child for more than a year at his home.More
Delaware State Police say a Smyrna man was arrested Monday after an investigation revealed he had been allegedly sexually abusing a child for more than a year at his home.More
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:38 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:38:16 GMT
CAMDEN, Del.- Delaware State Police detectives have arrested a Camden-Wyoming man accused of raping a 15-year-old girl. Jason S. Anker, 32, was taken into custody Monday and charged with first-degreeMore
Delaware State Police detectives have arrested a Camden-Wyoming man accused of raping a 15-year-old girl.More
Fourteen-year-old Christina Atkins died two years ago. Her family said she was in a locked bathroom at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes giving a urine sample, when she had some sort of a medical emergency. What exactly that emergency was remains a mystery. Regardless, she was behind a locked door. WBOC's Mike Chesney reports.More
