RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Pro-gun state lawmakers in Virginia say they may ignore families of Virginia Tech shooting victims if they seek stricter gun control laws.

JARRATT, Va., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday stopped Virginia from executing a man convicted of killing a co-worker who wouldn't give him $100 to buy crack cocaine.

RICHMOND, Va., April 30 (UPI) -- In response to the Virginia Tech shootings, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has revealed mental illness will now be factored into gun purchases in the state. Kaine has instructed all executive branch agencies to immediately start listing individuals who mentally il

RICHMOND, Va., April 25 (UPI) -- The Virginia Tech shootings have prompted Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to consider giving gun sellers more mental health information about potential buyers.

RICHMOND, Va., April 23 (UPI) -- A Richmond, Va., group asked the governor to seek cancellation of a military exercise held in the city days after last Monday's Virginia Tech massacre. But the U.S. Marine Corps urban training exercises, which included the discharge of blank ammunition an

BLACKSBURG, Va., April 19 (UPI) -- Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has asked former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge to review actions taken by Virginia Tech in Monday's massacre.

JARRETT, Va., April 28 (UPI) -- Convicted killer Dexter Lee Vinson was put to death by lethal injection for the 1997 kidnap-murder of Angela Felton, a Portsmouth, Va., mother of three. The U.S. Supreme Court turned down a petition to halt the execution and Gov. Timothy M. Kaine denied a

RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- President Bush plans to attend an election-eve rally designed to give a last-minute boost to Virginia gubernatorial candidate Jerry W. Kilgore.

RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore, in accordance with the state's political tradition, will resign his office in order to run for governor in 2005.