RICHMOND The U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia is stepping down from the job this month.

Chuck Rosenberg informed President Bush of his intentions in a Sept. 30 letter. Rosenberg has held the job since 2006.

RICHMOND Elizabeth Edwards calls Republican presidential candidate John McCain's health care plan a "perfect storm" for working families.

Today is the Virginia deadline for registering to vote in the Nov. 4 election.

Applications must be in the voter registration office or postmarked by today’s date, according to the state registrar’s Web site.

RICHMOND Should campaign promises be broken? That's a question that is central to this fall's U.S. Senate race between Republican Jim Gilmore and Democrat Mark Warner, and it stems from when they were back-to-back governors.

By Hank Kurz Jr. CHARLOTTESVILLE Marc Verica threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Virginia finally clicked on offense and pounded Maryland, 31-0 on Saturday night.

BLACKSBURG Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer wanted to "clean some things up" Saturday against Western Kentucky before heading into an off week and a tough stretch of ACC games. So much for that. The Hokies' 27-13 victory was a major mess.

BLACKSBURG Kenny Lewis Jr. has started every game for Virginia Tech this season, but probably isn't Virginia Tech's top tailback. That distinction likely belongs to redshirt freshman Darren Evans, who has 415 yards and eight touchdowns in six games sharing time in the backfield. But Lewis, a junior with 237 yards and three touchdowns, holds another title among his teammates and coaches.

RICHMOND With a little more than one year left in the term of Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, his stewardship is viewed positively by a majority of Virginians, according to a recent statewide poll of likely voters. The same survey, however, shows that while Kaine's favorable rating remains steady, his disapproval numbers have risen.

Last week week, Attorney General Bob McDonnell advised the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation that it does not have the authority to restrict firearms in state parks, potentially upending rules that have been in place at least 30 years.

RICHMOND Retiring U.S. Sen. John Warner on Saturday voiced disappointment in fellow Republican Jim Gilmore's efforts to succeed him this fall and declined to endorse him. Instead, Warner suggested that he may wind up backing Democrat Mark Warner in the race. The two Warners are not related.