3 times a bridesmaid at Kingsmill, Ochoa shoots 7-under 64 to take first-round lead

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Lorena Ochoa shot a 7-under 64 and took a one-shot lead after the first round of the Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill.

Va. gov: State won’t pay $10 million ransom to hacker who accessed prescription records

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine says the state won’t pay a $10 million ransom to the hacker or hackers who accessed millions of personal records from the state’s prescription drug database.

American Idle: Obama & Biden wait in line with others to grab burgers in a Virginia suburb

ARLINGTON, Va. — It’s like this: When you want a burger, you have to have a burger.

Obama and Biden wait in line with others to grab burgers in a Virginia suburb

ARLINGTON, Va. — It’s like this: When you want a burger, you have to have a burger. In this state of mind, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took a short — but wholly noticeable — motorcade ride from the White House to Virginia and pulled into a small, independent burger joint called Ray’s Hell Burger.

Give you a slow burn? Obama & Biden go and grab burgers and you weren’t along for the ride

ARLINGTON, Va. — It’s like this: When you want a burger, you have to have a burger.

At first shareholder meeting since spinoff, Philip Morris says new cigarettes will help growth

RICHMOND, Va. — At its first shareholder meeting since the spinoff from Altria Group Inc., Philip Morris International Inc. said new products in its key brands like Marlboro will help grow cigarette sales overseas, its core market.

Obama, Biden head to Ray’s Hell Burgers for lunch

ARLINGTON, Va. — It’s like this: When you want a burger, you have to have a burger.

House on sale for $1 in Va. attracts attention from as far as Britain _ but there’s a catch

LEESBURG, Va. — A two-story farmhouse on sale for a dollar in northern Virginia is drawing attention from prospective buyers as far as Alaska and Great Britain. There is a catch, however. The land is not for sale, and the buyer will have to pay to have the house carted away.

New exhibit center gives rich picture of Jefferson’s life, home, ideals

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Partially built into the base of a mountain and largely surrounded by trees, Monticello’s new visitor center blends into the central Virginia landscape.

Actor Duvall takes center stage in fight to keep Wal-Mart away from famed Virginia battlefield

LOCUST GROVE, Va. — Academy Award-winning actor Robert Duvall has fired a verbal salvo against plans to build a Wal-Mart Supercenter near a Virginia Civil War battlefield where Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee first fought the Union’s Ulysses S. Grant.

Mandatory LPGA Summit highlights players’ need to be accessible and bring in sponsors

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The sagging economy and its role in the shrinking LPGA Tour schedule prompted a mandatory meeting of players and officials.

Busch grabs 50th career win to set sights on 200 victories in NASCAR’s top 3 series

RICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Busch raised a few eyebrows when he casually mentioned he’d like to collect 200 victories in his NASCAR career.

Kyle Busch sweeps races at Richmond - including Sprint Cup event - on 24th birthday

RICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Busch planned to open the bulk of his birthday presents when he returned home from Richmond International Raceway. “What do you get a guy who has everything or buys anything he wants?” he wondered. How about a trip to Victory Lane?

Kyle Busch sweeps Richmond races to celebrate 24th birthday

RICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Busch planned to open the bulk of his birthday presents when he returned home from Richmond International Raceway.

Rescuers find hiking magazine editor who vanished from Va. Appalachian Trail in good condition

RICHMOND, Va. — A legally blind hiking magazine editor who went missing along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia has been found in good condition.

Kyle Busch leads 4 times, including last 22 laps, and beats Carl Edwards at Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Busch passed Carl Edwards on the first lap of a restart with 22 laps to go and won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Friday night at Richmond International Raceway.

Busch leads 4 times, including last 22 laps, after overtaking Edwards at Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Busch passed Carl Edwards on the first lap of a restart with 22 laps to go and won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Friday night at Richmond International Raceway.

Something about Richmond? Vickers wins pole for second time at Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. — Brian Vickers turned a lap at 127.131 mph to win the pole position for Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway.

Edwards and Roush go to Daytona to talk safety with NASCAR

RICHMOND, Va. — Carl Edwards has had a busy week since his last-lap wreck at Talladega Superspeedway, where his car sailed into the frontstretch the one that sent his car sailing hard into the fence that protects the fans.

Crews searching Appalachian Trail in Va. for hiking magazine editor who disappeared days ago

RICHMOND, Va. — More than 100 people are searching for a visually impaired man from Michigan who disappeared while hiking the Appalachian Trail in Virginia.

Feds move to dismiss espionage-related charges against former pro-Israel lobbyists

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Prosecutors moved Friday to dismiss all charges against two former pro-Israel lobbyists accused of disclosing U.S. defense secrets, ending a four-year legal battle that promised to put former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other Bush administration insiders on the witness stand.

Feds move to dismiss espionage-related charges against former pro-Israel lobbyists

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Federal prosecutors moved Friday to dismiss espionage-related charges against two former pro-Israel lobbyists accused of disclosing classified U.S. defense information, ending a tortuous inside-the-Beltway legal battle rife with national security intrigue.

Jeff Gordon has MRI in search for answers to aching back

RICHMOND, Va. — Chronic back pain sent Jeff Gordon back to the doctor this week, and the four-time NASCAR champion is hopeful he’s moved a step closer to diagnosing his problem.

NASCAR’s newest winner Keselowski negotiating a long-term deal with Hendrick Motorsports

RICHMOND, Va. — Brad Keselowski wants to race full time next season in the Sprint Cup Series, he’s just not sure where he’ll find the seat.

Feds move to dismiss espionage-related charges against former pro-Israel lobbyists

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Federal prosecutors moved Friday to dismiss espionage-related charges against two former pro-Israel lobbyists accused of disclosing classified U.S. defense information, ending a tortuous inside-the-Beltway legal battle rife with national security intrigue.

Feds move to dismiss espionage-related charges against former pro-Israel lobbyists

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Federal prosecutors are moving to dismiss espionage-related charges against two former pro-Israel lobbyists who had been accused of disclosing classified defense information.

Facebook and Twitter among Pentagon’s newest tools to reach out to younger Americans

FORT MONROE, Va. — You don’t often hear a three-star general using the word “friend” as a verb.

A few good friends: Facebook, Twitter all the rage as Pentagon reaches out to new generation

FORT MONROE, Va. — You don’t often hear a three-star general using the word “friend” as a verb.

You say ‘Simeon,’ I say ‘Simyon’: Caps’ rookie goalie Varlamov making a name for himself

ARLINGTON, Va. — Simeon Varlamov figures if people are saying his name more often, they might as well get it right.

Cigarette maker Reynolds American 1st-qtr profit skids lower; adjusted results beat forecasts

RICHMOND, Va. — Reynolds American Inc., the nation’s second-largest cigarette company, said Wednesday raising its prices and cutting its costs helped it offset industrywide sales declines in the first quarter.