Closing arguments at political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko's fraud trial went into a second day Tuesday with a defense attorney lashing the government's star witness as "the quintessential con man."

A nonprofit organization that preserves historic sites has released a list of the most endangered historic sites in Virginia.

The Tennessee Valley Authority says the Southern drought has forced it to reduce hydroelectric power generation and buy costly power from others, resulting in reduced net income.

The Air Force is expected this week to award either Lockheed Martin Corp. or Boeing Co. a contract worth about $1.8 billion to build eight next-generation global positioning satellites.

The agency that oversees Virginia's colleges and universities has created an online site that offers information about federal and state financial aid.

Investors scouring for hints of a housing upturn won't find much evidence in the second-quarter preliminary sales results of luxury-home builder Toll Brothers Inc.

Johns Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala knows the Blue Jays have beaten Navy 34 straight times.

Gov. Tim Kaine proposed a series of tax increases Monday to help pay for the state's expanding highway maintenance deficit and pump new money into road and rail projects, but quickly ran into opposition from House Republican leaders and only tepid support from Senate Democrats.

The earth behind a row of homes in Prince George’s County cracked open early Monday morning, sucking the backs of homes into the rift. Any closer and Vincent Gatto’s home might have been swallowed, too — or wiped out by a falling tree.

Gov. Tim Kaine had a conspicuous omission from the bundle of tax increases he rolled out Monday: No increase in the state gas tax.