4 inmates escape from Virginia federal prison camp

The four inmates were discovered missing from the Federal Correctional Complex in Hopewell, Virginia, around 1:45 a.m. Saturday.

Johnny Depp verdict: Amber Heard must pay over $10 million, Depp must pay $2 million

After weeks of testimony, a jury ruled partly in favor of both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard — saying that both actors defamed the other with claims of domestic abuse.

James Madison University cancels softball season following player's death

The remainder of the season for the James Madison University softball team was canceled, the school announced Monday, following the death of star player Lauren Bernett.

Virginia woman digs $110K winning lottery ticket out of trash

It got messy for a Virginia woman who had to dig through the trash to find a winning lottery ticket that was worth $110,000.

7 Virginia children hospitalized after taking prescription pills

Authorities in Virginia on Thursday were still trying to piece together what happened and whether any adults will face criminal charges after seven children took prescription medicine and ended up in the hospital.

Virginia-born astronaut to ride Russian spacecraft home amid tensions

U.S. astronaut and Fairfax County native Mark Vande Hei has made it through nearly a year in space, but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth in the midst of deepening tensions between the countries.

Journalist killed in overnight shooting in Virginia

Sierra Jenkins, 25, who covered education and schools for The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, died at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital after the shooting outside Chicho’s Pizza Backstage, according to officials.

Ban on school mask mandates passed by Virginia House; Gov. Youngkin plans to sign

The Virginia House of Delegates banned school mask mandates Monday, handing a victory to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin after his effort to impose the ban by executive order stalled in court.

Virginia deputy attorney general resigns after social media posts praising Jan. 6 rioters surface

A deputy Virginia attorney general resigned Thursday, a state official said, after The Washington Post raised questions about social media comments the newspaper reported she made about the 2020 election, Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and other matters.

2 inmates dead, 1 at large after escaping through air vent, Tennessee officials say

The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee said Tobias Wayne Carr, Johnny Shane Brown and Timothy Allen Sarver escaped last week from the local jail.

1st Black female lieutenant governor presides over Virginia Senate

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears has taken her seat for the first day presiding over the Virginia Senate as the state’s first woman to serve as lieutenant governor and the first Black woman to hold statewide office.