The estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing is $1.15 billion, potentially the fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history.

When Jeff Anderson mailed a Hallmark Christmas card to his mother Leta in 1974, it started a funny family tradition. He’s ...

For 2024, the National Consumer Law Center gave Virginia a rating of “D” in protection from debt collectors and creditors. Now the Virginia Poverty Law Center is advocating for new ...

Because of a reporting error, a story on Tuesday’s Page 1 incorrectly stated that members of Portsmouth Board of Elections ...

Two events that shaped our modern nation coincided with Christmas, a reminder of the triumphs that allow Americans to ...

David Anthony Runyon was found guilty in 2009 in the murder-for-hire slaying of Cory Allen Voss outside a Langley Federal ...

Letter writers discuss Elon Musk’s unelected role in government, Michael Vick’s hiring at Norfolk State, holidays bringing ...

Cartoon by Dana Summers for Dec. 25, 2024.

In other region/state news, Old Dominion guard Robert Davis Jr. has been selected as the Sun Belt Conference Player of the ...

The changes in the playoff system meant that Virginia Tech’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl matchup against Minnesota in Charlotte was ...

Essonie “Soni” Lennon was convicted in July of first-degree murder and other counts in the killing of 24-year-old Michael ...

Holiday lights may have religious roots, but today they also bring joy to people of all backgrounds, author Eli Federman writes in a Los Angeles Times column.