Thomas Cullen, a Richmond native and former federal prosecutor, will become the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia following his confirmation Thursday by the U.S. Senate.

He joined the U.S. attorney’s office in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2006, and the Roanoke-based U.S. attorney’s office for the Western District of Virginia in 2010 and is a former deputy ...

The Western District of Virginia, which stretches from the Lynchburg area west to Lee County and north to Winchester, has never had a person of color as a district court judge, according to Julia ...

Though the DLCC backs candidates nationwide, Virginia is a centerpiece of its 2025-2026 Target Map of battleground states.

President Donald Trump’s decision on who he will appoint as Virginia’s two top federal prosecutors may be coming soon. And who he chooses could impact the state Legislature’s elections in ...

The chamber's prior GOP leader, former House Speaker Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, is a candidate to become the next U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia.

President Donald Trump pardoned a MAGA sheriff from Virginia who was convicted of accepting more than $75,000 in bribes.. Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Monday that he was issuing a ...

While there are no official "No Kings" demonstrations scheduled within Somerset County, there are several planned in ...

President Donald Trump pardoned Scott Jenkins, a former Virginia sheriff, who was recently sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted on charges of conspiracy, fraud and bribery.. The ...

When Jenkins was sentenced to 10 years in prison in March, the acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia said he "violated his oath of office and the faith the citizens of Culpeper ...

Tomorrow (Wednesday): Partly to mostly sunny and hot as highs rise to the upper 80s and low 90s. High humidity (dew points in ...