Four of those who died were in an Acura that caught on fire. The occupants included a 45-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman, a 13-year-old girl, and a seven-year-old boy from Greenfield, Mass.
- KEITH EPPS The Free Lance–Star
Stafford man gets total of 44 years in two road-rage shootings
- SEAN JONES Richmond Times-Dispatch
Tobin said he emerged covered in blood from other passengers. Wright said one man’s teeth had been knocked out.
Katie Brady with Stafford County Fire and Rescue speaks about a bus crash Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
- MATT CASE The Roanoke Times
The Palmer family filed a preliminary injunction to allow their son to compete at Northside High while their lawsuit against the VHSL and Roanoke County School Board proceeds
- ETHAN HUNT The Roanoke Times
Next week, Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors will consider adopting a definition of antisemitism that classifies some criticism of Israel as antisemitic.
Talk that the General Assembly might use a stalled state budget to enact vetoed ideas would be an abuse of the Virginia way, Gov. Abigail Spanberger said Tuesday.
Virginia Tech Board of Visitors Rector John Rocovich was removed from the board Wednesday by Gov. Abigail Spanberger, who cited violations of ethics and conduct codes and said he acted against the university’s best interests.
The state’s housing market, meanwhile, will see continued declines in sales and new permits even as sales prices and rents rise in a state suffering an affordable housing shortage.
Greene County has accepted a six-figure sum from the Department of Homeland Security, even as questions remain about an immigrant roundup there just weeks ago.
The Trump DOJ's decision to suggest Unite the Right was a false flag operation has left those on both sides of the violence in 2017 with questions.
Lawrence Toler’s family says the 39-year-old died in custody after months of medical issues tied to a 2024 police shooting.
William Harlow was booked at Charlottesville's jail on a Wednesday. He was dead three days later. No one — neither official nor family — knows what happened.
Smith Mountain Lake saw very few boaters over the usually bustling holiday weekend. Wet weather and low lake levels kept most boats docked and off the water.
Rocky Mount's Bald Knob Area Preserve unveiled a public access area on Friday. Visitors can now see the unique environment with large stone features and an extremely rare flower seen almost nowhere else.
Riverbend baseball goes back to back; Guys & Dolls onstage
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Four of those who died were in an Acura that caught on fire. The occupants included a 45-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman, a 13-year-old girl, and a seven-year-old boy from Greenfield, Mass.
Stafford man gets total of 44 years in two road-rage shootings
Tobin said he emerged covered in blood from other passengers. Wright said one man’s teeth had been knocked out.
"Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it," U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper wrote.
The Justice Department announced the creation of an "Anti-Weaponization Fund" last week as part of an agreement to settle Trump's lawsuit against the IRS.
President Donald Trump could appear on a proposed new U.S. $250 bill, the first time a living person’s image would be added to U.S. currency in more than 150 years.
The DOJ investigation comes as Trump is running out of options to avoid paying as much as $88 million in damages, plus interest.
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Lawrence Toler’s family says the 39-year-old died in custody after months of medical issues tied to a 2024 police shooting.
A Franklin County man was sentenced to three active years in prison in connection with a 2024 crash that killed a Martinsville man and seriously injured two children.
Rocky Mount police executed search warrants at three vape shops on Thursday for potentially selling products exceeding legal THC limits.
Kipps Elementary Principal Mark Crummey was among 17 men arrested at a Christiansburg hotel last week.
Talk that the General Assembly might use a stalled state budget to enact vetoed ideas would be an abuse of the Virginia way, Gov. Abigail Spanberger said Tuesday.
Greene County has accepted a six-figure sum from the Department of Homeland Security, even as questions remain about an immigrant roundup there just weeks ago.
The Trump DOJ's decision to suggest Unite the Right was a false flag operation has left those on both sides of the violence in 2017 with questions.
Virginia has less than six weeks to adopt a new, two-year state budget, but the members of the General Assembly appointed to negotiate an agreement haven't met as a group since March 6.