College football player accused of beating Tinder date to death
Etute said he visited a man's apartment in April after he was matched with someone named “Angie” on Tinder, and returned on May 31 to determine whether his match was male or female. He allegedly groped the victim before repeatedly punching the victim.
Civil trial underway for Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' rally planners
Jury selection has begun at a civil trial in Charlottesville, Virginia to determine whether white nationalists who planned the so-called “Unite the Right” rally will be held responsible for the violence that erupted.
Virginia teen was wearing ankle monitor for prior sexual assault when he groped girl: prosecutors
A Virginia teen was wearing an ankle monitor for a prior sexual assault at his previous high school in Ashburn when he allegedly forced a girl into an empty classroom and groped her at a new school, according to prosecutors.
Elderly man didn't like home he bought so he killed real estate agent
An 84-year-old man killed his real estate agent and then turned the gun on himself because he was upset over the home he’d just bought.
Video shows Virginia policeman saving fellow officer from oncoming car
A Gate City, Virginia officer pulled a colleague out of an oncoming vehicle’s path, likely saving both from major injuries.
2 Virginia children die from COVID-19 within 3 days
A child under the age of 10 in eastern Virginia is the second fatal juvenile case this week.
John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate Reagan, to be freed from oversight
A federal judge says the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan four decades ago can be released unconditionally from the restrictions he's been living under next year if he remains mentally stable.
Salmonella: CDC investigating outbreak linked to unknown food source
The CDC says a salmonella outbreak has been reported in at least 29 states from an unknown food source.
National Park Service oldest park ranger celebrates 100th birthday
The oldest active ranger in the National Park Service and well-known activist Betty Reid Soskin is celebrating her 100th birthday.
15-year-old male charged with shooting 2 students at Newport News high school
A 15-year-old male has been charged with shooting two 17-year-olds at Heritage High School in Newport News, Virginia.
Drone drops bag of drugs into schoolyard instead of prison grounds: Cops
Wrong stop. A drone making a "delivery" for prisoners at a jail in Virginia erroneously dropped the package full of contraband in a neighboring schoolyard, according to police.
26 of nation’s 50 largest public university campuses not requiring vaccination
Where mandates face political opposition, schools are relying on incentives and outreach to get more students vaccinated.
Wisconsin, Virginia report measles cases among Afghan refugees
Six people who recently traveled to the United States, housed at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin and in Virginia, after fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan have been diagnosed with measles.
9/11 remembered at the Pentagon 20 years after deadly attack
Nearly 200 people died in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon.
Robert E. Lee statue removed in Richmond
Virginia brought in a deconstruction crew surrounded by a heavy police presence on Wednesday to remove one of the nation's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
Richmond Robert E Lee statue coming down Wednesday
Richmond’s controversial Robert E. Lee monument will finally be removed on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.
Robert E. Lee statue to be removed from Richmond Wednesday
A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is expected to come down from a place of honor in Virginia's capital city.
Jill Biden returns to classroom as 1st first lady with paid job outside White House
First lady Jill Biden resumes teaching in-person Tuesday from a classroom at Northern Virginia Community College, where she has worked since 2009.
Body of missing Virginia woman found in 'steep and rocky area' at Glacier National Park
Jennifer Coleman, a 34-year-old who was reported missing last week at Glacier National Park, has been found dead, officials said.
7 Black men executed in 1951 rape case granted posthumous pardons
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has granted posthumous pardons to seven Black men executed in 1951 for the rape of a white woman. At the time, the case attracted pleas for mercy from around the world.