RV camper swept away in Virginia river flooded by Helene

A recreational vehicle was captured on video being swept away by a gushing river in Virginia as remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding last month.

Virginia adopts statewide 'bell-to-bell' cell phone ban in public schools

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has released its final guidance on a "bell-to-bell" cell phone-free policy for K-12 public schools across the state, in response to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 33. 

Mamta Kafle Bhatt’s husband accused of murdering her, dragging body from home: court documents

Criminal complaint documents obtained by FOX 5 reveal gruesome details, accusing Naresh Bhatt of murdering his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a missing Virginia mother presumed dead, and dragging her body from their Manassas Park home.

Virginia Amber Alert: 1-year-old girl killed in crash following Amber Alert pursuit

A 1-year-old girl was killed, and her two older siblings were hospitalized, after a domestic stabbing incident involving their father at their Virginia Beach home triggered an Amber Alert that ended in a police pursuit and deadly crash in Maryland.

Virginia man, Frank Carillo, threatened to kill Kamala Harris: FBI

A Virginia man has been arrested on federal charges for making numerous online threats against top U.S. officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris. 

Pig hearts and kidneys: Barns may be future of organ transplantation

Some of the world's cleanest pigs are being raised in the Virginia mountains to supply kidneys and hearts for animal-to-human organ transplants.

Virginia voters split between Trump and Biden, poll reveals

Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are in a close race for support among Virginia voters, according to a new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey.

Elementary school teacher assaults 3 kids in Virginia: police

A Fairfax County Public Schools special education teacher has been charged with seven misdemeanors for allegedly abusing multiple students.

Beagle breeder in Virginia fined $35M after 4,000 dogs rescued

A beagle breeder in Virginia received the largest ever animal-welfare fine this week after thousands of neglected dogs were rescued from its medical breeding facility in 2022.

UVA to pay $9 million to families of football players killed in 2022 campus shooting

The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement related to a 2022 campus shooting that killed three football players and wounded two students, a lawyer representing some of the victims and their families said Friday.

Tech company with 'whites only' job ad settles discrimination claims

Arthur Grand Technologies, a tech company in Ashburn, Virginia, will pay a $38,500 settlement after posting a job ad in March 2023 seeking "Only Born US Citizens (White)."

Virginia board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools

The Shenandoah County School Board in Virginia voted 5-1 to revert two schools, previously renamed for racial justice, back to their original Confederate-associated names, Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby Lee Elementary.