Virginia
Party animal: Drunk raccoon behind viral liquor store break-in honored with cocktail namesake
The drunken shenanigans of the raccoon have also inspired a fundraising campaign for the Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.
Surviving Guardsman gives thumbs up after Washington shooting, but remains in serious condition
Jewish family settles discrimination case after gifted school expulsion
US elections: New Jersey, Virginia, NYC mayoral race test voter sentiment on Trump’s presidency
Virginia festival cancels Menorah lighting due to Israel-Hamas war
"At a time of well-documented, rising antisemitism, the singling out and targeting of Jews is dangerous and harmful, serving to further exclude and alienate our community."
Stolen child reunites with birth mother after 42 years apart
Jimmy Lippert Thyden from Virginia reunited with his Chilean birth mother last week after an entire life of separation.
Elderly Virginia man imprisoned for conspiring with Iran
The 72-year-old had set up an elaborate network of businesses across the US, Iran and the UAE to ship controlled petroleum substances.
Jewish University of Virginia star Jake Gelof selected in second round of MLB Draft
Gelof joins a talented group of Jewish prospects who have been drafted in recent years.
Two people killed in Virginia high school graduation shooting
The deceased were men aged 18 and 36, Edwards said. He did not confirm a WWBT television news report that the victims were father and son.
Court orders defendants in Charlottesville neo-Nazi lawsuit to pay nearly $5m.
Magistrate Joel Hoppe cited the massive amount of research that the plaintiffs’ legal team put into establishing that a conspiracy led to the deadly violence in the Virginia college town.
Six-year-old boy shoots and gravely wounds teacher in Virginia school
The injury to the teacher was considered life-threatening, though she had shown some improvement in the hospital.
Judge slashes Charlottesville penalties by 90%
Victims in the case, brought by two Jewish attorneys who have made it their mission to hit neo-Nazis in their bank accounts, are entitled to $2.35 million, not the $26 million that a jury awarded.
Virginia Attorney General condemns the rise of antisemitism
"Religious discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated by my office," Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said.
Virginia antisemitism commission blasts Israel boycotts, indirectly critiques Trump
The commission was chaired by Jeffrey Rosen, who is Jewish and served as the acting US Attorney General in the final month of the Trump administration.
