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Global toy manufacturer the LEGO Group plans to invest more than $1 billion to build a factory in suburban Richmond, Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday.

A 20-year-old man was fatally shot and seven other young people were injured after gunfire erupted during a graduation party in central Virginia, police said Saturday.

The University of Richmond has announced the removal of several former slave owners' names from six campus buildings.

The contents of a long-sought-after time capsule that was found during the removal of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond were unveiled Tuesday. 

A rust-colored 1875 almanac, a cloth envelope and a silver coin were found Wednesday in a time capsule that lay hidden beneath a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Virginia for more than 130 years.

The information technology agency that serves Virginia’s legislature has been hit by a ransomware attack that has substantially affected its operations, state officials said Monday.

Two members of the neo-Nazi organization The Base who were living in Delaware when they discussed bringing firearms to a pro-gun rally in Richmond were sentenced to nine years in prison on Thursday.

Three fraternity members wanted in connection to the hazing death of a Virginia Commonwealth University student have turned themselves in to police.

Richmond’s controversial Robert E. Lee monument will finally be removed on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on Tuesday announced which items will be stored inside the time capsule that will replace the one located underneath Richmond’s contentious Robert E. Lee monument once it comes down.

One person is dead, and four are injured after a gunman opened fire at a Richmond apartment complex on Tuesday evening.

Virginia Commonwealth University announced Tuesday that they are launching an independent investigation into Greek life days after a student died in an off-campus fraternity house.

Adam Oakes, 19, of Sterling, died at an off-campus fraternity house at Virginia Commonwealth University on Saturday after what his family has described as a rush event where the teen reportedly drank a large quantity of alcohol.

“The Walking Dead: World Beyond” is back in Virginia for season two – and the production crew is looking for extras who can be in the Richmond area.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed two criminal justice reform bills into law and proposed adding $1 million to the state budget to investigate the culture at the Virginia Military Institute after a newspaper article described allegations of racism.

Several Virginia residents have filed notice that they will appeal a ruling allowing the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from its prominent place in the state's capital city.

A judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of the Democratic Virginia governor's plans to remove an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee — but said the state can't immediately act on his order.

A lawsuit seeking to prevent Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam from removing an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond is scheduled to go to trial Monday.

The Stafford County sheriff’s office is warning people to be wary about scam callers after a local couple was swindled out of $8,000.