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.
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.
Shooting by 6-year-old in Virginia raises complex cultural questions
A 6-year-old in a first-grade class pointed a gun and shot his teacher on Jan. 6. A psychology expert says the case hits differently because it violates society's expectations for school shootings and childhood itself.
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.
Police: Single bullet struck teacher's hand, chest after 6-year-old opened fire
Newport News authorities said Monday that a wounded elementary school teacher helped usher other students out of her classroom after a 6-year-old boy intentionally shot her last week.
Henrietta Lacks' hometown to build statue of her to replace Robert E. Lee monument
Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer and received treatment from doctors, who removed and studied her cells without her permission. Lacks was the source of a living cell line used in medical research, known as "HeLa" cells.
UVA awards posthumous degrees to football players killed in shooting
The University of Virginia is awarding undergraduate degrees to the three students killed on campus during the Nov. 13 shooting.
Patriots team plane flies UVA football players to teammates' funerals
The New England Patriots arranged for UVA players and staff to attend all three out-of-state funerals of the three football players.
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.
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 football game against Coastal Carolina canceled in the wake of fatal shooting
The Virginia athletics department announced Wednesday that the University of Virginia Cavaliers' football game against Coast Carolina has been canceled.
Photos: Flying squirrel found swimming inside Virginia couple’s toilet
Now that’s not something you see every day.
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.
VCU, victim's family reach settlement in hazing death
The agreement with the family of Adam Oakes also requires the Richmond university to make additional changes to its fraternity and sorority life.
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.
US Capitol rioter who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt sentenced to prison
A Virginia man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing an antisemitic “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt over a Nazi-themed shirt was sentenced on Thursday to 75 days of imprisonment.
Virginia man wins $1M lottery after thinking he won $600
When Jose Flores Velaquez went to redeem his scratch-off ticket, he was happy to claim what he thought was a $600 prize. But when lottery staffers looked at it, they quickly discovered the ticket was worth a whole lot more — it was a $1 million winner.
Norfolk, Virginia off-campus shooting leaves 7, including college students, wounded
Norfolk State University tweeted that several of its students were the victims of the shooting.
Virginia man catches 66-pound blue catfish, breaks state record
The fish – which Jason Emmel caught with a bow and arrow in the Pamunkey River on Monday – was 3 feet, 6 inches long.
VIDEO: Chicken takes ride on boogie board over West Virginia floodwaters
A chicken was caught on camera taking a brief journey on a boogie board after residential areas of Tornado, West Virginia, were flooded after a storm.