Virginia
Judge rules in favor of mom whose child was suspended by Virginia school for not quickly reporting classmate with a bullet
A Virginia Judge has ruled in favor of a sixth-grader’s mom who filed a lawsuit against a private school for suspending her child who did not quickly report that his classmate brought a bullet to class. Judge Vivian Henderson of Virginia Beach deemed the decision of the school “appalling” after the suspension of the sixth-grader…
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Virginia parents charged after their third-grade son unintentionally fired a gun he brought to school
Authorities in Virginia have brought charges against the parents of a third-grade student after...
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Cops find father and son dead in Virginia river hours after they went fishing
Police have revealed that a father named Danny Summer and his six-year-old son Donovan tragically...
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Police say Virginia man dressed in a Spider-Man costume stole $10K worth of anime trading cards
Police have revealed that a man who wore a Spider-Man costume allegedly stole close to $10,000...
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White couple gets maximum sentence for enslaving adopted Black children on their farm
A white couple from West Virginia has been sentenced to a combined 375 years in prison for enslaving their five adopted Black children, forcing them into grueling labor while subjecting them to racial...
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Brazen baton attack in high-school race leaves spectators in shock
A brazen attack at the indoor track championships in Virginia saw a female runner use her baton in her relay race to strike her opponent many times, leaving spectators shocked. The unexpected attack unfolded...
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Fractured leg of Black newborn at Virginia hospital triggers child abuse investigation
Noah Hackey, a premature African American newborn from Henrico County, Virginia, suffered a fractured tibia while in the NICU at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital in September 2023. His parents, Tori and...
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Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears launches historic bid for Virginia governor
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is poised to make history as the first Black woman to serve as governor of any U.S. state. This potential achievement follows her official campaign launch for the governorship...
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John Lewis statue replaces Confederate monument which stood in town square for over 110 years
A 12-foot bronze statue of the late civil rights leader and Georgia congressman John Lewis was installed Friday in a town square where a Confederate monument stood for over 110 years before its removal...
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Rising teen rapper accidentally shoots himself dead while filming music video for social media
A 17-year-old Virginia rapper, Rylo Huncho, shot himself while attempting to film a profane music video for social media. The video, posted on his Instagram story, showed him waving a handgun with a green...
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101-year-old Virginia woman set to graduate from college alongside her granddaughter
A 101-year-old resident of Virginia, Sarah Simpkins, is set to graduate from college alongside her granddaughter. Having dropped out of school 81 years ago due to pregnancy, Simpkins took the challenge...
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Breaking Barriers of Love: the inspiring story of the couple who helped lift the ban on interracial marriage
Interracial marriage was illegal prior to 1967. However, one bold couple turned things around and paved the way for its repeal in Virginia and other states in the United States. Though Mildred was black...
