Posted: 5:23 PM A federal judge has ruled that Virginia's law regulating noisy, lewd and disorderly conduct at bars and restaurants is unconstitutional.

Posted: 6:33 PM A Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman says there's no reason for alarm about Virginia bridges in the wake of the Minneapolis tragedy.

Posted: 6:33 PM A Virginia woman who owned a company that provides in-home health care to poor people was convicted of using unqualified nurses and aides, and bilking Medicaid of more than $300,000.

Updated: 5:40 PM A former Arlington County school employee is accused of taking indecent liberties with a 13-year-old boy.

Updated: 5:40 PM Prince William County will surpass Virginia Beach as the states second-largest school system when classes begin next month.

Posted: 6:33 PM A bill that would allow the federal regulation of cigarettes is moving through the U.S. Senate.

Posted: 5:55 PM An Allegheny Energy subsidiary is seeking to gain easements for a proposed interstate transmission line, although the project hasn't yet won state approval.

Posted: 5:55 PM Fairfax County police are looking for a man they say groped a ten-year-old girl in a library and then exposed himself.

Posted: 5:55 PM A three-member team from NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton will oversee a portion of the Mars Phoenix mission, which is scheduled to launch Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Posted: 5:47 PM A veterinarian who specializes in treating horses says an ultrasound image shows an endangered green sea turtle found tangled in a buoy line in the Virginia Beach area is pregnant.

Posted: 5:47 PM An Arlington woman faces criminal charges and has been banned from an Arlington movie theater for life after being accused of videotaping 20 seconds of the movie "Transformers."

Updated: 5:47 PM A Fairfax County jury has found in favor of a private security firm in a case involving alleged misconduct in Iraq.

Posted: 3:33 PM Little Zach or Caitlin may have to give up their favorite toy. Fisher-Price is recalling almost a million toys because of excessive amounts of lead in their paint.

Posted: 2:49 PM The special fund set up after the Virginia Tech shootings was supposed to close for donations, but the university says it will stay open for now.

Posted: 12:07 PM Police say 30 people suffered minor injuries when a speeding Greyhound bus headed for Richmond overturned on Interstate 440 exit ramp in North Carolina.

Posted: 12:06 PM Barack Obama is coming under renewed criticism from his Democratic rivals, after delivering a warning to Pakistan.

Updated: 10:44 AM A newspaper reporter who said Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick would have been "better off raping a woman" than being charged with dog fighting has apologized.

Updated: 12:25 PM Gas prices don't usually drop during the peak of summer driving season. But they are this year.

Posted: 5:35 PM A man who was driving drunk when his van slammed into another vehicle in Franklin County has pleaded guilty. Two people were killed in the accident.

Posted: 5:33 PM Presidential contender John Edwards helped Virginia Democrats raise about $42,000 over a quick lunch for House of Delegates candidates in a pivotal legislative election year.

Updated: 10:55 AM The Dave Matthews Band is one of four acts giving a free concert intended to promote healing at Virginia Tech.

Updated: 12:19 PM Norfolk officials are ignoring a state attorney general's opinion and moving ahead in their effort to ban smoking in restaurants and bars.

Posted: 5:28 PM An Illinois college student accused of threatening a rampage like the one at Virginia Tech wants his bond lowered.

Posted: 5:16 PM You may be unaware of them, but they can kill you.

Posted: 5:07 PM Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is taking no personal responsibility for the military's bungled response to Pat Tillman's friendly-fire death in Afghanistan.