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(Updated at 1:20 am) Newcomer Roland Taylor appeared to be edging out Vice Mayor Sheila Olem in the Town of Herndon's mayoral race according to preliminary state elections results through 10 p.m. today. But as the final precinct result from today's votes poured in, Olem boasted a double-digit lead over Taylor with 61.5

RICHMOND — As it does every year in Virginia — one of just four states in the U.S. to hold general elections every single year — Election Day has arrived.

Though the VA shows a drop in veteran suicides for the second year in a row in the most recent data from 2020, another group has used a different method in a portion of U.S. states and found the rate of veteran suicides could be much higher than calculated.

In Virginia, 181 veterans died by suicide in 2020 with four of five using firearms, according to the VA.

The ceremony was held in the Virginia War Memorial’s Shrine of Memory for the first time. The shrine includes the names of 175 Virginians who died during the global war on terrorism.

Registration is now open for the 2022 Virginia Veterans & Military Affairs conference to be held Wednesday, Sept. 14 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.

Twitter flamed Financial Times associate editor Edward Luce for claiming that Republicans are the most 'dangerous' 'political force' on earth by far.

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services will recognize the more than 230,000 Virginia men and women who served in the Vietnam War next week.

More than 840 bills were passed by the General Assembly this year and are waiting for the governor’s veto or signature, according to a Youngkin aide.

Thailand is welcoming back overseas tourists, but destinations like Khaosan Road, the partying hub immortalised in The Beach, may never be the same.