Llama on the loose in Fairfax County, VA reunited with owner

A llama found loose in Fairfax County on Tuesday has been reunited with its owner, according to the Fairfax County Animal Shelter.

'Sad cat’ named Ellie surrendered by owner because animal 'wanted to cuddle,' then goes viral

A tweet featuring Ellie, a black-and-white cat living in Virginia, went viral after it revealed an owner surrendered Ellie for being too cuddly. Ellie is now set to be adopted.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin bans TikTok, WeChat on state devices

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is following in the footsteps of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and banning TikTok for some government officials. 

How artificial intelligence could be used to fight wildfires

A tech company is developing a new type of artificial intelligence to fight wildfires by using predictive analysis before the fires even start and AI logistics to help contain them.

Richmond removes its last city-owned Confederate statue

It took just minutes to free the statue of Confederate Gen. A.P. Hill from its base before a crane using yellow straps looped under the statue’s arms lifted it onto a bed of tires on a flatbed truck.

UVA awards posthumous degrees to football players killed in shooting

The University of Virginia is awarding undergraduate degrees to the three students killed on campus during the Nov. 13 shooting.

Former VA state trooper 'catfish' killings: family and law enforcement provide new details | LiveNOW from FOX
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Loved ones of a slain family in California are speaking out for the first time at a news conference with authorities as the investigation continues into the events that led up to an ex-Virginia law enforcement officer driving across the country to meet a teen girl police say he catfished online before killing her mother and grandparents.

Breaking down the physics of soccer amid World Cup
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As the World Cup continues in Qatar, LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow spoke with Eric Goff, a professor of physics at University of Lynchburg, about the role science plays in soccer.

Former VA state trooper 'catfished' teen girl before murdering family in CA, according to police
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A former Virginia state trooper was killed in a shootout with deputies after he traveled across the country and allegedly killed the mother and grandparents of a teenage girl he "catfished" online, police said. Police say the suspect, 28-year-old Austin Lee Edwards of North Chesterfield, Virginia, may have also set the family's home on fire after killing them. Officials said Edwards had worked for the Virginia State Police and until recently was employed at the Washington County Sheriff's Office in Virginia. The Virginia Police Department has since released a statement saying Edwards was hired and entered the academy July 6, 2021. He graduated Jan. 21, 2022 as a trooper and was assigned to Henrico County, which is within the Richmond Division, the department said. Edwards resigned on Oct. 28, 2022, according to Virginia PD.

'Death note' found on Va. Walmart shooter's phone, police say
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Chesapeake, Va. police released a copy of the 'death note' they said they found on the phone of the Walmart supervisor who shot and killed 6 people, and wounded multiple others, before turning the gun on himself.

Walmart shooter's 'death note' released by police
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Chesapeake, Va. police released on Friday the 'death note' found on the phone of the gunman, who shot and killed six people inside of the store on Tuesday night.

Walmart mass shooting: Suspect who killed at least 6 was employee at store: New details
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A shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, has left at least six people dead and others injured after a suspect entered the store and opened fire. The suspect, who police said was an employee at the Walmart, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. Police have not released any details on the victims or the possible motive of the suspected shooter.

WORLD CUP: Breaking down the tournament's soccer ball
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How is the soccer ball for the World Cup chosen? What role does science play? Eric Goff, a physics professor at University of Lynchburg, spoke with LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow about how science can make or break a match.

VA employee sentenced to 16 years for orchestrating $19M health care scheme
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Authorities said Joseph Prince worked for a program designed to cover the medical needs of children with spina bifida who were born to Korea and Vietnam war veterans.

Woman pleads guilty to defrauding VA out of $1.7M
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Claudia Ann Merrill admitted to submitting false applications in veterans? names and their surviving spouses? names, federal prosecutors said.