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)."

Canadian wildfires pose recurring threat to DC, Maryland, Virginia air quality

Right now, wildfires are burning across Canada, and over the course of the summer, that could be problematic for the District, Maryland, and Virginia.

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.

Slaughterhouse cleaning company fined $649K for child workers, some as young as 13

Federal investigations found 24 children, some as young as 13, doing “dangerous" work at slaughtering and meat packing facilities in Iowa and Virginia.

Virginia woman’s first lottery ticket wins big

A young Virginia woman’s decision to do something she’s never done before paid off in a big way.

Virginia community rallies to reunite Canadian truck driver with lost dog

A Canadian truck driver is thanking a Virginia community for coming together and helping to find his lost dog, who disappeared at a rest stop. 

John Wayne Bobbitt, whose wife sliced off his manhood, loses toes due to toxic water at Camp Lejeune

John Wayne Bobbitt, whose wife Lorena Bobbitt infamously chopped off his penis with a kitchen knife in 1993, has lost all of his toes due to side effects from an illness he claims he sustained while based at Camp Lejeune in the 1980s.

DoorDash launches drone delivery pilot program in US

Residents living in Christiansburg, Virginia, and within range, will get a chance to try out the drone delivery option when they order from Wendy's.

Supreme Court upholds admissions policy at elite Virginia high school

The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place the admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia that some parents claimed discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans.

Sterling house explosion: 1 firefighter dead, 9 others injured in Virginia

A firefighter died when a house exploded in Loudoun County Friday night, and authorities say at least nine other first responders were injured in the blaze. 

Decades-lost bridal photos discovered at auction, returned to 85-year-old bride

Lost bridal photos, missing for over 30 years, have been rediscovered and returned to their owner, Harriet Galbraith, by a Virginia woman named Sandra Poindexter. Poindexter found the photos at an auction while searching for vintage picture frames.

Morbidly obese cat 'Frosty' finds forever home after rescue by animal shelter

A morbidly obese cat named "Frosty" has been rescued and found a forever home by a Virginia animal shelter. Weighing 28.5 pounds, Frosty became a social media sensation after Richmond Animal Care and Control shared the story on Facebook.