Virginia retiree adopts 40 pound cat

Patches was available for adoption for less than a day before a pet lover snatched him up.

Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher arrested in Virginia

The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot his first-grade teacher inside a classroom earlier this year has been arrested, the Newport News Police Department says.

Mother of 6-year-old student shooter indicted

The mother of a 6-year-old student who shot a teacher at an elementary school in Newport News, VA, has been indicted on two charges. 

Woman dead after shootout between suspected abductor, police on I-95 in Virginia

Authorities say a woman they believe was the victim of an abduction is dead after a chase and shootout between police and her suspected kidnapper along Interstate 95 in Virginia.

Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit

The lawsuit accuses school administrators of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings on the day of the shooting that the boy had a gun and was in a “violent mood."

Surveillance footage released after deputies charged in Irvo Otieno's death

The video shows a group of sheriff’s deputies and employees at a Virginia mental hospital pinning Irvo Otieno to the floor until he was motionless and limp as they tried to resuscitate him.

Firefighters rescue man pinned underneath 2,000-pound safe

First responders said the man became pinned underneath the safe after it had fallen while being unloaded.

7 Virginia deputies charged in man's death at mental hospital

Seven Virginia sheriff's office employees have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a 28-year-old man at a state mental hospital last week, a local prosecutor said Tuesday.

Jennifer McClellan becomes 1st Black woman for Virginia in Congress

Jennifer McClellan, holding the receipt for a poll tax her father once had to pay tucked into the pages of a family Bible, was sworn into the U.S. House on Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress.

Sheriff: Naked woman shot after attacking homeowner with frying pan

Authorities in Virginia said the woman broke into the home and wouldn't leave the property after the homeowner pushed her out.

Amazon delays construction on second phase of HQ2 in Arlington

Amazon is pausing construction of its second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia following the biggest round of layoffs in the company’s history and shifting landscape of remote work.

The Grinch visits terminally-ill Fredericksburg child

A home in Virginia transformed into a Whoville wonderland in hopes of creating some happiness for a Grinch fan with a terminally ill and rare genetic disease.