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
Even minor brain injuries have hidden long-term effects - new research
The research also sheds light on traumatic brain injuries.
Bomb threat left on Virginia synagogue's voicemail
A police K-9 search of the area did not turn up any bombs.
What unsolved mystery hides in the middle of the CIA headquarters?
Artist Jim Sanborn knew that some of the world's greatest intelligence officers of the time would be passing by his piece every day, so he decided to create a work of art that would challenge them.
Activists light up Confederate statue with LGBT Pride flag
Many other statues have been the target of similar vandalism, with some protesters outright toppling them, as demands for greater racial sensitivity become more vocal throughout the US.
Protesters topple another Confederate statue in Virginia's state capital
The monument stood along Richmond's Monument Avenue, which is lined statues of several prominent Confederate figures. The city served as capital of the Confederacy for almost all of the war.
VA PD and FD provide conflicting accounts over start of house fire
The child survived, and everyone was evacuated safely. However, Richmond's police chief was visibly shaken, holding back tears describing the scene at a press conference on Sunday.
Virginia Beach to suspend school calendar that starts on Rosh Hashanah
The board voted to approve the calendar late last month, though one board member pointed out that the first day of school would fall on the Jewish New Year, drawing complaints from Jewish parents.
Neo-Nazi leader quotes Hitler in motion filed in federal court
Cantwell is one of about 25 defendants in a lawsuit filed against the organizers of the 2017 neo-Nazi “Unite The Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
3 neo-Nazis who planned to bring guns to rally arrested by FBI
The rally is scheduled for the Martin Luther King Day holiday on Monday to protest gun control measures proposed by the state legislature and its new Democratic majority.
Donald Trump says the 2nd Amendment is under 'serious attack' in Virginia
The Virginia Senate passed bills to require background checks on all firearms sales, limit handgun purchases to one a month, and restore local governments' right to ban weapons from public spaces.