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.

A very drunk raccoon passed out on the bathroom floor of a liquor store after an early morning break in.
National Guard members stand together behind yellow tape, after two National Guard members were shot near the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 26, 2025.

Surviving Guardsman gives thumbs up after Washington shooting, but remains in serious condition

Jewish students at El Camino Real Charter High School walk out to protesting antisemitic incidents at the Los Angeles school on Feb. 27, 2024.

Jewish family settles discrimination case after gifted school expulsion

Illustrative, NYC mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani and US President, Donald Trump.

US elections: New Jersey, Virginia, NYC mayoral race test voter sentiment on Trump’s presidency


Suspect in shooting of female U.S. sailor killed at naval base

It was not immediately clear how the victim and the suspect knew each other or where the victim was being treated.

Guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) pulls into Naval Station Norfolk, Va., the largest naval base in the world in this July 7, 2011 U.S. Navy handout photo obtained by Reuters March 1, 2013. The Department of Defense announced planned cuts of $271 million in maintenance at the shipyards at th

Virginia House candidate accuses opponent of hating Israel

The district is likely to lean Republican, according to reports.

Leslie Cockburn

19 swastikas painted on North Virginian Jewish Community Center

"All the 'globalist' and 'Soros' code wording matters," writes reporter.

A neo Nazi attends a rally in Budapest October 23, 2009. The words, the motto of the S.S., read "my honor is my loyalty"

Anti-Israel conspiracy author accuses opponent of 'Bigfoot erotica'

Cockburn's book unfavorably characterizes Israel's relationship with the United States, claiming Israel secretly controls U.S. policy.

Leslie Cockburn

Republican party leader says only Christians should run for office, ousted

Top Republicans in the state had called for his removal, noting his history of making controversial comments.

Virginia Republican party leader Fredy Burgos wearing a "Build the Wall" hat at an event to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month hosted by US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington

Racist, antisemitic fliers dropped in Virginia neighborhood before MLK Day

One of the fliers reads “Join the United States Army and Fight for Israel.”

Members of the Ku Klux Klan face counter-protesters as they rally in support of Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. July 8, 2017

KKK leaves its propaganda in candy bags outside Virginia homes

Police said the materials seemed to be part of a recruitment effort.

A female and male member of the Virgil Griffin White Knights, a group that claims affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan.