On the weekend, we review the top stories and headlines from across Virginia. Here's a roundup of some of the biggest stories across the state. You can also find your local Patch and catch up on those stories by clicking here.
Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas allegedly used her political influence to help secure a marijuana retail license for a business in which she had a financial interest while overseeing an illegal drug operation involving relatives and business associates, according to a newly released federal indictment.
At the trial of a Manassas Park man accused of murdering his wife, prosecutors showed videos of a man they say is the suspect visiting multiple trash compactors and dumpsters and a witness explained why he gave police a band saw the suspect had given him.
A Richmond man is accused of tying his wife to a chair in the basement while he watched football upstairs, according to reports cited by the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Dominion Energy is suing the Prince William County Board of Supervisors over what it calls the board's unlawful denial of Dominion's application for a special use permit to upgrade its electrical substation located on Vint Hill Road.
A four-year-old boy was killed in a dog attack in Louisa County last weekend, according to county authorities.
The Leesburg office of U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam was evacuated Monday morning after the office received an envelope containing a suspicious substance, the Congressman confirmed on Monday.
A Prince William County teacher has been arrested and charged with assault and battery after being accused of assaulting a seven-year-old boy, police say.
Clarendon Ballroom is among 11 businesses nationwide facing copyright infringement lawsuits filed by a music licensing organization that claims the establishments repeatedly played copyrighted songs without permission.
Arlington County has sued the Trump administration to block armed federal agents from appearing at polling places, arguing that immigration and law enforcement operations at voting sites would violate federal law and could intimidate voters ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Supervisor Drew Mullins is continuing to post remarks about women and minorities on social media after apologizing to residents and promising to "do better," the Fredericksburg Free Press reported.
A Stafford man has been charged with felony destruction of property after police say he knocked the head off the Iwo Jima Statue near the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, police say.
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