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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments on whether he should toss out a libel lawsuit filed by Virginia's lieutenant governor. Justin Fairfax sued CBS in federal court in Alexandria after it aired interviews with two women who have accused him of sexual assault. The...

(Matt Demlein, WRVA) RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax says he's asked prosecutors in Boston and North Carolina to investigate sexual assault allegations two women have made against him. Speaking at a Wednesday news conference, Fairfax again said the allegations are untrue and...

Baltimore, MD _ More than 150 alumnae of The Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Maryland have signed a statement of support for their fellow alumna, Meredith Watson, who has accused Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax of sexual assault. The statement reads as follows: "We are alumnae of The Bryn Mawr...

Richmond, VA _ The second woman who accuses Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax says she would be willing to testify at any impeachment hearings. That word comes after Fairfax called Saturday for an FBI investigations into sexual assault allevations by both Meredith Watson and Vanessa Tyson...

Richmond, VA _ A second woman has come forward to accused Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax of sexual assault, an allegation Fairfax is denying. The Attorney for Meredith Watson issued the following release: "Request for Resignation of Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax We serve as counsel for Meredith Watson,...

Richmond, VA _ Amid a seemingly endless array of scandalous revelations at the state capitol, Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Kirk Cox issued the following statement on Wednesday: “The last seven days have been tumultuous for our Commonwealth. The revelations against and admissions by the...

Richmond, VA _ There are reports by @NBCPolitics that Virginia Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax used expletives during a private Monday night meeting in referring to the woman who has accused him of a 2004 sexual assault. Fairfax's chief of staff Lawrence Roberts says he was at tht...