6-year-old shoots teacher at Newport News elementary school: police
A 6-year-old boy is in custody and an adult hospitalized after a shooting at an elementary school in Newport News, VA, according to police.
Virginia Walmart Shooting: 31-year-old employee Andre Bing accused of killing 6 people, himself
A Chesapeake, Virginia Walmart employee shot and killed six people before turning the gun on himself Tuesday night in a mass killing that struck the nation just before the Thanksgiving holiday.
UVA holds memorial service to honor 3 football players shot and killed
The University of Virginia held an on-campus memorial service on Saturday for the three football players who were shot and killed by an alleged gunman after a school field trip last weekend.
Aspiring model paralyzed in deadly car crash on birthday
Diamond “Donna” Jonise is also a mental health advocate after suffering from depression in high school.
Dozens missing now accounted for after flash flood washes away homes in rural Virginia town
Officials believe more than 100 homes were either damaged or destroyed by the flooding in the rural mountainous region of western Virginia.
4,000 beagles rescued from Virginia breeding facility in need of new homes
Roughly 4,000 beagles are being rescued from an Envigo breeding facility in Virginia after the Humane Society and Department of Justice worked out a removal plan.
Richmond police: 2 men arrested in July 4 mass shooting plot; guns, 223 rounds of ammo found in home
Richmond Police said two non-U.S. citizens have been arrested after officers received a tip about a planned July 4 mass shooting.
Virginia man wins $250K lottery prize with numbers he saw in dream
Alonzo Coleman picked the unusual sequence of numbers 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, that he said came to him while he was sleeping.
John Hinckley Jr., who shot Reagan, says thanks after winning full freedom
John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, sings and plays guitar and hopes to pursue a music career.
Johnny Depp verdict: Amber Heard must pay over $10 million, Depp must pay $2 million
After weeks of testimony, a jury ruled partly in favor of both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard — saying that both actors defamed the other with claims of domestic abuse.
Johnny Depp Trial: Amber Heard expected to testify this week
Actress Amber Heard is expected to testify this week in Johnny Depp's defamation trial that continues in a Fairfax County, Virginia courtroom just days after she abruptly fired her PR team. Heard is expected on the stand to respond as the first witness in the defense's case.
James Madison University cancels softball season following player's death
The remainder of the season for the James Madison University softball team was canceled, the school announced Monday, following the death of star player Lauren Bernett.
3 toddlers exposed to THC at Virginia daycare; owner arrested
A daycare owner has been arrested in Stafford after three toddlers were exposed to THC, according to police.
Virginia parent arrested after threatening school board with armed response over mask mandate
The Luray Police Department has charged Amelia Ruffner King with a violation of the Code of Virginia: Oral Threat While on School Property.
Uber driver stranded on I-95 buys teen passenger hotel room, offered new job
Uber driver DaVante Williams was stranded with a teenage passenger for hours on the snowy I-95 and is being praised for going “above and beyond” to get her home safe.
Virginia dad wins $1M jackpot while on chocolate milk run for kids
Dennis Willoughby stopped at a 7-Eleven store in Richmond to buy the drinks and to buy a $1 million Platinum Jackpot scratch-off ticket.
134-year-old time capsule possibly found in base of removed Robert E. Lee statue
The 1887 time capsule, believed to be found buried in the pedestal under the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, is believed to contain Confederate artifacts.
Virginia police officer fired after accused of excessive force in traffic stop of Black Army officer
Officials in Virginia say a police officer accused of using excessive force during a traffic stop of a Black Army officer has been fired hours after the state's governor called for an independent investigation into the incident.
Robert E Lee statue removed from US Capitol, Virginia governor says
A Robert E. Lee statue that stood for more than 100 years in the U.S. Capitol has been removed, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Monday.
3 denied bond in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
A federal judge has ordered three of the five Michigan men accused of plotting to kidnap Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to held without bond before trial