Virginia

Virginia State Leaders Hold On Tight To Office After More Than A Week Of Turmoil

5:02pm February 10, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Gov. Ralph Northam says he's "not going anywhere." Attorney General Mark Herring has no plans to leave either. And while Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax may face impeachment hearings, he's pushing back too.

Chef Ari Coleman calls the news that two top Virginia politicians have dressed in blackface "not acceptable" and "ridiculous."

'Racism ... Just Gets A New Face': Virginians React To Leadership Controversies

7:26pm February 07, 2019

by Mallory Noe-Payne

As scandal piles on in their state, some residents feel betrayed and are now questioning the credibility of their politicians. Others are not surprised by their actions.

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A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee stands at the center of Lee Circle along Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. The commonwealth of Virginia has a complicated racial history that underpins many of today's political controversies.

A Complicated Racial History Underpins Politics In Virginia

9:31am February 07, 2019

by Debbie Elliott

The controversies currently rocking Virginia politics are rooted in a historical legacy of racism that cannot be overcome overnight, says historian Gregg Kimball.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, with his wife Pam, speaks with reporters at a press conference Saturday in Richmond, Va.

Ralph Northam Is Just A Small Piece Of The Shift In Race Politics In The Trump Era

7:42pm February 04, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

The Virginia governor is a man on an island, and people in both parties are calling for him to step down. But how the parties have handled race in the Trump era is very different.

Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, D-Va., has not called for embattled Gov. Ralph Northam to resign. Should Northam step aside, Fairfax would become Virginia's second black Governor.

Eyes On Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax As Gov. Northam Resists Calls To Resign

3:24pm February 04, 2019

With Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's future in doubt over a racist photo, many are looking to the next in line. But now Fairfax is defending himself against a sexual assault allegation.

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, accompanied by his wife, Pam, speaks during a news conference on Saturday. Northam has resisted widespread calls for his resignation.

More Democrats Press Va. Gov. Ralph Northam To Resign

6:11pm February 03, 2019

Northam has so far resisted widespread calls for him to step down after the revelation of a racist photo on his 1984 medical yearbook page.

Pressure has mounted on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign after publication of a racist yearbook photo.

Va. Gov. Ralph Northam Defies Calls To Resign, Doesn't Recall Being In Racist Photo

8:06pm February 02, 2019

"I do not believe that I am either of the people in the photo," Gov. Northam said of the image, which shows two individuals, one dressed in blackface, and another as a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, pictured preparing to address a news conference on Thursday, issued an apology for a racist photo on his medical school yearbook page.

Calls For Resignation As Va. Governor Apologizes for Racist Image In 1984 Yearbook

12:44am February 02, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Ralph Northam, a pediatric neurologist and Democrat, was elected in 2017. The photo shows a person wearing blackface standing next to another person wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe.

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A snow plow moves on a snowy Durham, N.C., street on Sunday. Weather Prediction Center forecaster David Roth told NPR this could be a "historic storm" for southwest Virginia and western North Carolina.

National

Not Time To 'See The Winter Wonderland': N.C. Governor Says To Stay Off Roads

4:52pm December 09, 2018

by Cat Schuknecht

Up to a foot of snow is expected to fall across the southern Appalachians and nearby foothills in North Carolina and Virginia through Sunday night.

Winter Storm Arrives Bringing Snow, Sleet And Freezing Rain

8:17am December 09, 2018

The threat of immobilizing snowfalls, icy roads and possible power outages remains high in a large swath of the South.