The Virginia Senate approved legislation Wednesday that would undo restrictions on abortion put in place when Republicans controlled the legislature. The new Democratic majority voted to roll back requirements that included a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion, as well as a requirement that women seeking an abortion undergo an ultrasound and counseling. The 20-20 vote came after about an…

A former lawyer has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for embezzling more than $1.6 million from groups including the campaign fund of Virginia’s Democratic Senate majority leader, Richard Saslaw. David H. Miller, 71, of Fairfax was sentenced Friday in federal court in Alexandria. A jury convicted Miller on fraud and other counts last year. Prosecutors say…

The Virginia Senate passed a bill Thursday requiring schools to place free menstrual products in their bathrooms. News4’s Juliana Valencia goes to Briar Woods High School in Loudoun County, which has already started providing the products, to see what the new program might look like in action.

Wide-ranging gun control measures won approval from a Virginia Senate committee Monday while hundreds of gun rights activists showed up to try to fight against them. Culpeper County’s sheriff was among the first to speak against the proposals at the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Monday, urging Democratic lawmakers to back off. “We’re not asking for gun control, and you...

The Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee approved four gun control measures Monday along party lines. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

Janet Howell, the longest serving woman in the Virginia Senate, co-authored a book with her daughter that seeks to inspire girls at a time when more women are running for public office. “Leading the Way: Women in Power” profiles 50 women who became political leaders, and examines the traits that helped them get there. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

Virginia’s Senate voted this week to repeal a longstanding ban on carrying weapons during worship services. Troy Corwin of Park Valley Church in Haymarket said the Bible backs keeping churches safe. “In Nehemiah 4:9, it says, ‘But we pray to our God and we posted a guard day and night to meet the threat.’ And that’s kind of the...

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine has defeated GOP challenger Corey Stewart in the midterm elections to secure a second term.

A closely watched race in Northern Virginia could give the nation an early sign of whether House seats will flip from red to blue. In the final hours before Election Day, Democrats are rallying to try to fire up voters while Republicans burned up the phone bank after a day of door knocking. News4’s Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie...

Virginia Senate candiate Corey Stewart posted a doctored photo of Sen. Tim Kaine, claiming he worked as a leftist radical in Honduras in his youth. In the real photo, Kaine sat near Mayan ruins, not men with guns. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

The Virginia Senate approved two House bills requiring notification when teachers are found to have abused children. Scott MacFarlane reports.

The Virginia Senate has passed a bill aimed at preventing so-called “sanctuary cities” despite veto promises from Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam.

The Virginia Senate has passed legislation aimed at allowing guns in church in response to a deadly church shooting in Texas. News4’s David Culver talked to some church leaders about how the bill could impact their services.

A Virginia woman who survived the mass shooting in Las Vegas told her story for the first time to state lawmakers in Virginia. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

A Republican-led panel voted Monday to block legislation that would allow cities and counties to ban firearms at certain public events.

A court declared a tie in a Virginia House election that one day earlier appeared to have gone to a Democrat by a single vote.

A recount for a Virginia House of Delegates race flipped the winner from the Republicans to the Democrats, creating a 50-50 split in the legislature.

A Fairfax lawyer has been indicted on charges he embezzled more than $650,000 from the campaign fund of Virginia Senate Minority Leader Richard Saslaw.

The Virginia Senate has approved legislation that would recognize and regulate short-term rental websites like Airbnb.