Despite panic, no evidence of shooting at movie theater
Authorities in northern Virginia say they have found no evidence that a shooting occurred at a movie theater that’s part of a popular mall. Reports of a shooting had prompted…
Liberty students protest in wake of reports about Falwell
Students at Liberty University in Virginia gathered Friday to protest in the wake of news reports containing allegations that school president Jerry Falwell Jr. improperly benefited from the institution and…
Virginia joins states suing owners of Purdue Pharma
Virginia has joined a growing number of states suing members of the family that owns Purdue Pharma for their alleged role in the nation’s opioid crisis. Attorney General Mark Herring…
Virginia man gets 5 years in prison for dog burned alive
A Virginia man will serve five years in prison without parole for the death of a pit bull that was tied to a fence, covered in accelerant and set on…
EQM stops some work on WV-VA Mountain Valley natgas pipe
(Reuters) – EQM Midstream Partners LP (EQM.N) told U.S. federal regulators the company would stop some work on its long-delayed Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Virginia…
DNA confirms remains are those of missing Virginia toddler
Police in Virginia have confirmed that human remains found at a trash incinerator earlier this month belong to a 2-year-old boy who went missing. Hampton police said in a brief…
Charlottesville Scraps Thomas Jefferson Holiday For Day Observing End Of Slavery
Instead of celebrating Thomas Jefferson’s birthday as an official city holiday, Charlottesville, Virginia, will hold a day of recognition and remembrance for the emancipation of enslaved Black people. The city…
Sentencing looms in Charlottesville attack; man seeks mercy
The self-avowed white supremacist who plowed his car into counterdemonstrators opposing a white nationalist rally in Virginia two years ago, killing one person and injuring dozens, has asked a judge…
Supreme Court Lets Virginia Use Election Map Redrawn To Fix Racial Gerrymandering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Republican legislators in Virginia a defeat, leaving in place a ruling that invalidated state electoral districts they drew because they…
Muslim Candidates Feel The Effect Of Trump Attacks On Ilhan Omar
President Donald Trump’s decision to vilify Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has had real, harmful effects not just on the first-year congresswoman, but on Muslim candidates running for public office at…