Virginia

Virginia man wins lottery with 2 Powerball tickets in same drawing

Ben Baker bought a total of 10 tickets with two of them having the winning the numbers.

March 18

Student, 13, dies days after choking on meatball during lunch at school

The seventh grader’s mother says her son was a “good boy” who was “well-educated and loving.”

February 24

Feds wants funds seized from man convicted in 2017 Charlottesville car attack

James Alex Fields Jr. was convicted of running over a counter-protestor during the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

February 20

Watch NASA launch 2 small rockets from Virginia's Wallops Flight Facility

The launch is currently scheduled for Friday, Feb. 10 and the two Improved-Orion suborbital sounding rockets will be sent beyond the stratosphere between 8-10 a.m. EST.

February 10

Virginia school where boy shot teacher reopens with stepped-up security

Nervous parents and students expressed optimism Monday as they returned to Richneck Elementary School in Newport News.

January 30

Virginia school downplayed warnings from teacher before 6-year-old boy shot her: report

The teacher warned the boy had said he wanted to light a teacher's body on fire and then watch her die.

January 21

Lawyer: Gun used by 6-year-old who shot teacher was ‘secured’

A statement released by the family of the boy who shot the teacher did not elaborate on where the 9mm handgun was kept. The shooting occurred on Jan. 6 as teacher Abigail Zwerner taught her first grade class at a Virginia school.

January 19

Dog struggles to survive shooting that left owner dead: ‘We need another miracle’

The shooting happened inside a Virginia home. A shelter said the dog was found clinging to life 20 hours later.

January 16

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.

January 7

Chesapeake Walmart shooter Andre Bing left a 'death note,' officials say

The Chesapeake, Virginia Walmart employee who shot and killed six people before turning the gun on himself Tuesday night wrote a "death note" prior to the attack, according to officials.

November 26, 2022

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.

November 23, 2022

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.

November 19, 2022

UVA Shooting: Suspect in custody after 3 dead, 2 injured in on-campus massacre

Authorities say Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. has been taken into custody after he allegedly opened fire inside a bus on the University of Virginia campus late Sunday night killing three members of the football team and injuring two others.

November 14, 2022

Photos: Flying squirrel found swimming inside Virginia couple’s toilet

Now that’s not something you see every day.

October 28, 2022

Ian aftermath: At least 47 dead in Florida as long recovery begins

At least 30 people were confirmed dead Saturday as rescuers continue to search for survivors among the ruins of Florida's flooded homes from Hurricane Ian.

October 1, 2022

Elderly couple forced into linen closet at gunpoint during home invasion caught on video: police

Authorities are searching for two men they say were caught on video forcing an elderly couple into a linen closet at gunpoint inside their own home during a robbery in Virginia.

September 16, 2022