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Updated: 2022-11-23 12:42:00

6 people and the gunman are dead in a shooting at a Walmart in Virginia

A shooter opened fire in at a Walmart Supercenter in Virginia late Tuesday, leaving six people dead and four hospitalized

By The Associated Press

The UVA shooting suspect is in custody after 3 football players were killed

Three football players were killed and two more people were injured following a shooting at the University of Virginia on late Sunday night

By NPR

Virginia has moved to restrict the rights of trans students in its public schools

The revamped rules explicitly state that students must only use bathrooms and locker rooms associated with the sex assigned to them at birth.

By NPR

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Republican Glenn Youngkin wins Virginia’s governor race, dealing Democrats a blow

The victory ends a long losing streak for Virginia Republicans who haven’t notched a statewide election win since 2009.

By NPR

Here’s why the other 48 states care who’s governor of Virginia and New Jersey

These states have come to attract far more attention for these votes than they would otherwise receive.

By NPR

Va. attorney general investigating Windsor Police Department over traffic stop involving Black Army officer

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced an investigation into whether there has been an unlawful pattern of misconduct with these particular officers or more broadly with the Windsor Police Department.

By NPR

Black Army lieutenant sues Virginia police officers for excessive force

The complaint alleges that the officers’ behavior is “consistent with a disgusting nationwide trend of law enforcement officers, who, believing they can operate with complete impunity, engage in unprofessional, discourteous, racially biased, dangerous, and sometimes deadly abuses of authority.”

By NPR

Virginia community hopes for Appalachian Trail festival despite COVID-19

Trail Days, a popular festival that features a parade, auction, music and more, was canceled last May in Damascus, a small town of about 1,000 near Virginia’s border with Tennessee.

By Staff


Massive Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Va., will be removed

“Yes, that statue has been there for a long time. But it was wrong then, and it is wrong now — so we’re taking it down,” Gov. Ralph Northam said.

By NPR
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