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Wesley Beeler said he got "lost in D.C. because I'm a country boy" after being arrested at an inauguration checkpoint with an unregistered handgun.

As the FBI steps up its investigations over those involved in the disorder, the behavior of some Capitol Police officers is also being scrutinized.

Before being put to death for seven murders in Richmond, Virginia, he apologized for his crimes and complained about missing doughnuts from his last meal.

The sweater also featured a skull and crossbones and the words "Work brings freedom"—a translation of "Arbeit macht frei," the phrase displayed at the entrance of the Nazi death camp.

Jefferson County superintendent said the two bus drivers were under investigation over "threatening and inflammatory" Facebook posts.

For the GOP to be competitive once again in elections across the commonwealth, it doesn't have to change its message.

Two officers from the Rocky Mount Police Department in Virginia have been put on administrative leave after attending the rally in Washington, D.C.

Amanda Chase, also a Republican candidate in the Virginia gubernatorial race, faces calls to resign after she attended a pro-Trump protest. While she left before people headed to the Capitol, Chase has since suggested outside agitators who posed as Trump supporters initiated the violence.

Lawmakers in seven states are attempting to pass legislation that would ultimately legalize adult-use marijuana in the upcoming year.

More than 2,600 customers in Virginia are without power on Christmas Day after a tornado hit Suffolk late Thursday night.

Nathan Larson waged three failed campaigns for public office in the state of Virginia. His platform included the legalization of incest and child pornography and the classification of women as property.

"I will be happy to supply him technical assistance," Admiral Brett Giroir told CNN.

Last month the lawmaker said people close to him had called him a "traitor" for recognizing President-elect Biden's victory.

"This looks like a group of people that get that this is a phony pandemic," Bob Good of Virginia told "Stop the Steal" rallygoers Saturday.

"I call on our faith leaders to lead the way and set an example for their members. Worship with a mask on is still worship," Northam said.

Christmas displays in a Virginia neighborhood have been targeted by an unknown vandal.

Nancy Blough is facing charges including reckless discharge of a firearm after the incident in Warrenton, Virginia.

Raymond Deskins, 61, was seen forcefully exhaling on two women while he wore a Donald Trump-themed inflatable and no mask in a video recorded at the president's Loudoun County golf course.

Virginia Wesleyan University announced the professor's resignation on Monday.

Newport News chief Steve Drew was criticized for providing PA system and offering chocolate milk to man protesting gun laws.

While Arlington County police have not received reports of similar incidents, but are urging residents to be cautious.

Lynchburg City, which had not voted Democrat since Harry S. Truman was elected in 1948, just voted for Biden.

Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe campaigned for Joe Biden in Virginia in the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election.

Gladys Townsend of Powhatan County, Virginia, gave police a description of her attackers and details of their car however after an investigation, found she had made up the story.

Police in Richmond, Virginia were called to investigate a report of an unoccupied vehicle being struck once by gunfire near the city's Robert E. Lee statue.

After arrests in plots to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, a plan targeting Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has been reported by state media.

The infant had been sleeping in bed with its parents prior to the pet dog's fatal attack, police said.

Louisiana, Oklahoma, Virginia and Hawaii have each seen a drop in new infections per capita in recent weeks.

Wild horses living on the Virginia side of Assateague Island have been afflicted by the disease in recent years.

Voters in Georgia, Texas, Ohio and Illinois turned up in record numbers to cast their ballots this year in their state's early voting period.