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The new roller coaster is set to open at the Doswell, Virginia, amusement park in 2025.

Kings Dominion has news for thrill-seekers: The amusement park outside Richmond, Virginia, will unveil the world’s tallest and longest launched wing roller coaster, meaning riders will be positioned on either side of the track.

Authorities are investigating the death a Virginia woman who appeared on the MTV reality show “16 and Pregnant.”

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the Democratic lawmakers who control the Virginia General Assembly have spent months at odds over taxes. The governor now says the way to find a compromise and get a new two-year budget done on time is to stick with the tax policy status quo. Youngkin during a speech on Monday outlined a lengthy package of...

Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy is on its way to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who hasn’t said whether he supports it. The Richmond-based women’s group was established after the Civil War and helped erect many of the country’s Confederate monuments. A bill that reached final passage Monday would end an exemption...

Virginia’s state-run fine arts museum is returning 44 ancient pieces of art to their countries of origin after law enforcement officials presented the institution with what it called “irrefutable evidence” that the works had been stolen or looted. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announced in a news release Tuesday that it had “safely delivered” the pieces to the Manhattan...

Current Richmond mayor Levar Stoney announces his candidacy for the 2025 Virginia governor election. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

Democratic Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has announced he is running for Virginia governor in 2025. In a campaign video released Monday, Stoney says he wants all Virginians to have a fair shot at success. Stoney, who is in his second term as mayor, touts his efforts to improve residents’ lives by improving the city’s finances, fixing its roads, building new...

Naseem Roulack escaped from two Virginia Department of Corrections security officers at Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital in the Richmond area about 5:50 a.m. Saturday.