(AP) — A Virginia appellate court ruled Tuesday that a U.S. Marine should never have been granted an adoption of an Afghan war orphan and voided the custody order he’s relied on to raise the girl for ...

Citing the "working papers" exemption of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, state officials withheld an email attachment related to policies concerning transgender students. Like every other ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A Virginia appellate court ruled Tuesday that a U.S. Marine should never have been granted an adoption of an Afghan war orphan and voided the custody order he’s relied on to ...

Legislation that would shield thousands of past court cases from public view could violate the First Amendment’s right of access to judicial records, according to two Virginia attorneys who handle ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia NAACP plans to sue Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration to obtain public records on the state's office for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the civil rights ...

Faced with a federal mandate to reduce the time children spend in foster care and to boost adoptions, Virginia has raised its rate of adoptions from foster care by 66 percent, according to a recent ...