Ana Ley

The decision came three days after Gov. Ralph Northam announced fully vaccinated Virginians can stop wearing masks indoors “in most situations.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had eased federal guidelines the day before.

Miss Vicki Prescott’s survival story so inspired her coworkers, they decked out an ambulance in the breast cancer awareness color: pink.

The state is planning to lift all coronavirus restrictions by May 28.

Candidates’ answers to the question: What do you realistically expect to achieve if you win the governor’s seat?

A look at Democratic primaries for delegate in a swing district, Virginia Beach’s 84th; and a solidly Democratic one, Norfolk’s 89th.

The Pilot asked two questions of each candidate in the Democratic primary. Here’s what they had to say.

Candidates for the Democratic nominations are Tracie Liguid and Kim Melnyk in the 84th and Jay Jones and Hannah Kinder in the 89th.

State law gives police wide latitude to keep such footage from the public, and it’s not clear that will change even with recent legislation passed by Democrats.

Under the legislation, people who can’t get a 401(k) or IRA through work would be enrolled in a state-backed IRA unless they opted out.

In a bill passed in February, legalization would not have come until 2024. Under mounting pressure from civil rights advocates, Northam proposed an amendment that would legalize possession of up to an ounce beginning of this year.

Every Virginian in the highest risk groups who has pre-registered for an appointment to get a shot has gotten one, the governor said.

Newport News will get another train in 2026. The added service is part of a just-finalized $3.7 billion deal that was first announced more than a year ago.

Racism against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders is complex and has remained historically invisible, according to guidance from the Asian American Journalists Association.

The new law, which kicks in Jan. 1, 2022, will affect nearly a million voters across Virginia

Alicia Hereford, 52, and Morgan Bazemore, 23, died near the Huntersville Community Center after a shooting late Thursday.

Kim Melnyk, a school board member, has been called a local Republican leader. Now she’s running in a Democratic primary for delegate, irking some in that party.

The $211 in per diem expenses during legislative sessions are meant to cover lodging, meals and "incidentals,” federal guidelines say. Democratic leaders note the payments are taxable this year due to the lack of travel.

One candidate, Amanda Chase, unsuccessfully sued the party over its plan to have a convention. She wanted a primary, arguing that a convention lets party insiders — rather than the people —choose candidates.

In full control of state government for the first time in a generation, Democrats have ended the death penalty and are on the verge of legalizing marijuana and more.

The ease of sharing a website address has led hundreds to sign up for events they weren’t eligible for, leading to lines and confusion.