At present select localities can adopt optional tree replacement, conservation rules.

Hampton Roads and Camp Lejeune in North Carolina are on the list as the Marines respond to complaints of substandard conditions.

The Virginia Senate on Tuesday passed a bill requiring school boards to notify gun-owning parents annually of their responsibility to safely store firearms to keep them away from their children.

As another city meeting comes and goes without new casino plans, questions about its fate remain unanswered.