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Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears gave a rousing defense of gun rights at a National Rifle Association meeting in Texas on Friday, just days after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in the state.

Before the interment of Lt. Andrew Chabrol, he was executed for the abduction, rape and murder of Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa Harrington. Now a fellow Navy veteran fights for his remains to be removed.

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The proposed budget bill, which still needs approval from the full House and Senate and ultimately Youngkin, would give the governor a partial victory on the tax cuts he vowed to deliver on the campaign trail last year.

The town of Pound, Va., is a worst-case scenario of local government gone wrong. Now the town stands to lose its charter unless local leaders can put aside differences and work together.

The effort to lure the Washington Commanders to Virginia could be in trouble when the General Assembly returns to the Capitol next week.

City officials said they have worked with Virginia officials to remediate the remnants of contamination at a former gas plant in Old Town.

As businesses struggled and closed in downtown D.C., more popped up in the cheaper, larger spaces of the suburbs.

Legislators will vote on a budget deal that will be struck by a handful of negotiators.

The franchise has been considering sites in Maryland, Virginia and the District for a new stadium, and its recent option to purchase the land could signal that the team has narrowed its options.

Hung Cao — a Vietnamese refugee, Navy veteran and first-time candidate — surprised political insiders, considering he had little name recognition.

Details on what’s in the compromise being hashed out by a handful of senators and delegates remain a closely guarded secret, since the General Assembly is in a special session, with most legislators back home in their districts instead of Richmond, where the dealmaking is underway.

Rep. Bob Good faced Charlottesville GOP Chairman Dan Moy in a party convention in the 5th District, while first-time candidate Hung Cao emerged victorious in a crowded 10th District contest.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican who has typically projected a tough-on-crime image, has restored civil rights to thousands of ex-felons.

Democrats say Youngkin's policy requiring state employees to start in-person work full-time by July 5 will send many to the private sector.

HOUSE OF THE WEEK | The three-level house in the Langley Farms community was built in 1996 by Ray Ritchie, a senior executive of Boston Properties. The Oshies bought it in 2017.

Rebranded as "Potomac Banks," the southeastern portion of Fairfax is set for a transformation. Officials hope to add as many as 10,000 new homes by 2030, with new bus rapid transit lanes on an expanded Richmond Highway.

WHERE WE LIVE | The Leesburg, Va., community of 201 single-family homes nestled around the award-winning Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club is beloved by residents for its green spaces, amenities and location.