Virginia

Five shot outside Virginia State University residence halls, one critically wounded

Five people were wounded, one critically, in an early-morning shooting outside residence halls at Virginia State University.

This December 13, 2012 photo shows the patch on the sleeve of a Virginia State Police officer during an event at the US Department of Transportation in Washington, DC.
FBI agents monitor suspicious activity; illustrative.

Former FBI agent charged with stealing nearly $1m in crypto from Russian target

(Illustrative) Gold bars of different sizes are displayed at the Austrian Gold and Silver Refinery (Oegussa) in Vienna, Austria, on February 3, 2026. European and Asian stock markets struggled for direction February 4, 2026.

Ex-CIA official stole $40 million in gold bars from agency, prosecutors allege

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, after record deployment. May 16, 2026.

Pete Hegseth welcomes USS Gerald R. Ford home after record deployment


Violins recovered from Holocaust to be played in special show

Thanks to the Violins of Hope project, the show in Roanoke, Virginia, will feature violins restored after the Holocaust, on which the works of Jewish composers who died in the war will be played.

Albert Einstein's violin is displayed at Bonhams auction house in New York, US, March 6, 2018

GOP flier in Virginia depicts Jewish Democrat with pile of gold coins

The flier was distributed this week by Dan Helmer’s Republican challenger, Howard Pyon.

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Virginia Republican apologizes for mocking Jewish House speaker's nose

In his apology, Hahns Copeland said the comment mocking House speaker Eileen Filler-Corn's nose was not meant to be antisemitic.

 Democratic delegate Eileen Filler-Corn speaks after being sworn in as the first woman Speaker of Virginia's House of Delegates, as the General Assembly convenes in Richmond, Virginia, US.

Virginia House GOP candidate likens being conservative to Nazi Germany

A number of Republicans over the last year, including the prominent House Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, have likened coronavirus restrictions to the Nazi treatment of Jews.

A sign reading "Hate Has No Home Here" hangs by the statue of Civil War Confederate General Robert E. Lee, ahead of the one year anniversary of 2017 Charlottesville "Unite the Right" protests, in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., August 10, 2018

Idaho and West Virginia pass anti-Israel boycott laws

Idaho’s Anti-Boycott Against Israel Act states that public entities cannot do business over a total of $100,000 with companies that do not expressly oppose the BDS movement

The Idaho House of Representatives Room in Idaho State Capitol Building

Virginia Republicans won’t move convention voting off Shabbat

A majority of the State Central Committee voted Thursday for a religious exemption to voting at the convention taking place on May 8, a Saturday.

GOP Convention July, 2016

Two dead, eight injured in at least two shootings in Virginia Beach

“What you can see is we have a very chaotic incident, a very chaotic night in the Beach,” Police Chief Paul Neudigate told local news. “Many different crime scenes.”

A resident places flowers at a makeshift memorial outside a municipal government building where a shooting incident occurred in Virginia Beach, Virginia, US June 1, 2019.

New study sheds light on the causes of cold sores, herpes flare-ups

Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is one of the most common human pathogens in existence, present in approximately 40–90% of the population worldwide.

Neurons infected with herpes simplex virus 1

Virginia residents warned following reappearance of poisonous caterpillar

The creature, known as the puss caterpillar, measures just under an inch and a half, including the fur-like venomous spines it has on its body.

The puss caterpillar

Trump rally moves as venue ex-employee arrested for terrorism

"There is no doubt the kid is a knucklehead."

US President Donald Trump takes off his face mask as he comes out on a White House balcony to speak to supporters gathered on the South Lawn for a campaign rally at the White House. October 10, 2020.