After Wednesday night's vote in Congress, the federal government is on its way to reopening. And that means a return to work for hundreds of thousands of Virginia’s federal employees ... A nonprofit group has purchased the estate of James Monroe, America's fifth president, in western Loudoun County with hopes of turning it into a state park ... A group of Chesterfield County parents are asking that a new holiday be added to the school calendar ... Endings and beginnings highlighted the political talk over the past few days with Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope