Woman shot by Virginia police was holding fake gun
Norfolk police say 25-year-old India M. Beaty made threatening motion with a replica handgun before officers shot and killed her
Virginia
Va. father charged with murder in death of baby
Accused of killing his 7-week-old daughter, Trinitie, father Diquan Burns was booked and then released on bond Wednesday
Subway shutdown cripples commute for D.C. workers
Hundreds of thousands of commuters in nation's capital forced to turn to Plan B during unprecedented daylong shutdown
American who defected from ISIS left D.C. area in mid-December
In Virginia, defector's father turned a water hose on reporters, saying he'd lost touch with his son
5th graders on the 2016 campaign, and Donald Trump
We ask a group of students in bellweather state Virginia what they think of the mud-slinging, venom-spitting race for the White House
Cops: Teen charged for killing man attacking mom
A police spokesman said the man and his girlfriend got into an argument early Tuesday and he began attacking her
Virginia is 1st state to legalize, regulate fantasy sports
Fantasy sports have been under fire and attorneys general in New York, Illinois and Texas have issued opinions that the games are illegal
Questions over whether alleged killer of rookie cop should have had gun
"He was not the kind of person who should have had access to guns" police said of the Army staff sergeant suspect
Satellite built by Virginia students to be deployed in space
CubeSat school project launched on a rocket in December and is now aboard the International Space Station
Second daycare teacher convicted of cruelty in "baby fight club"
Two other Virginia teachers testified the woman systemically mistreated the toddlers, including encouraging twin sisters to fight
Soldier accused of killing rookie cop on her first patrol
Staff Sgt. Ronald Hamilton allegedly shot and killed rookie officer and military veteran Ashley Guindon
Man to plead guilty in slayings of 2 Va. students
Jesse Matthew Jr. is charged with murder in the deaths of 18-year-old Hannah Graham and 20-year-old Morgan Harrington
U.S. Secret Service agent tussles with media at Donald Trump rally
Ahead of the Virginia primary, the GOP front-runner's rally turns chaotic
Army sgt. admitted shooting wife, cops, records show
Ronald Hamilton charged with capital murder and first-degree murder; Virginia cop who was killed was on her first day on the job
2 charged in death of Va. man who shielded brother
Dontavia Shaw was injured in the shooting Sunday, but said his brother DeShawn died saving his life
Army staff sergeant blamed for Va. cop's shooting death
Ronald Hamilton, assigned to the Pentagon, is the main suspect in domestic violence call that killed his wife, and a just-sworn-in female cop
Tragic end to domestic dispute for brand new Va. cop
Ashley Guindon had just been sworn in when she responded to a "verbal argument"; civilian also killed; military serviceman arrested
New Virginia police officer killed in line of duty
Prince William County officer Ashley Guindon, sworn in Friday, was shot and killed during a domestic violence call; 2 other cops wounded
States digging out from deadly tornadoes
In Waverly, Virginia, three people were killed when a tornado demolished a mobile home; more than a half-dozen suspected tornadoes in the state
Poll: Trump and Clinton lead in Virginia
Virginia Democratic and Republican primaries will be held on Super Tuesday, Mar. 1
Efforts intensify to curtail child marriage in the U.S.
Bills have been introduced in Virginia, Maryland and New York, all states where children under 16 can currently marry with court approval
Woman charged with murder of son found in trunk
Quincy Davis hadn't been seen for more than a decade, before his body was found in Tonya Slaton's car in June 2015
Ex-Sen. Jim Webb rules out independent presidential bid
His decision comes nearly four months after he dropped out of the Democratic presidential race
U.S. WWII vet reunites with wartime love after 70 years
Norwood Thomas was a 21-year-old paratrooper when he met 17-year-old Joyce Morris in London shortly before D-Day
WWII vet in Va. reuniting with war girlfriend in Australia
Norwood Thomas, 93, said he would rather die traveling 10,500 miles than sit at home wondering still after 70 years: "what if?"
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House debates funding bill ahead of final vote to end shutdown
The House is in session to debate a funding package that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Follow live updates here.
Democrat Adelita Grijalva sworn in 7 weeks after winning House election
Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in as a member of Congress on Wednesday afternoon, seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona.
Epstein petition secures final signature to force House vote on releasing files
An effort to force a House vote on compelling the Justice Department to release materials related to Jeffrey Epstein secured the final signature it needed Wednesday.
Epstein said Trump "knew about the girls" in 2019 email, House Democrats say
The three emails appear to be exchanges between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as the author Michael Wolff and Epstein.
UPS plane crash victims include a man and his 3-year-old granddaughter
The full list of victims in the UPS plane crash has been identified. Mayor Craig Greenberg said the final death toll was 14.
Judge orders hundreds detained by ICE in Chicago released over next week
A federal judge has ordered that hundreds of people detained by ICE be released from federal facilities in the next week because their arrests were possibly unlawful and in violation of a federal court order.
Fetterman defends his voting record: "Maybe our party has a bigger problem"
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman defended his voting record and addressed the criticism he's received from some in his own party for meeting and sometimes voting with President Trump.
Israeli president says he can't pardon Netanyahu on Trump's request alone
Israel's president says Trump sent him a letter asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who's on trial in three separate corruption cases.
County apologizes for raid on newspaper, agrees to pay $3 million
The Marion County Record editor's mother Joan, who co-owned the paper, died of a heart attack the day after the raid.