The Latest Breaking News from Virginia

Teacher shot by six-year-old student was trying to take the gun away from him

Abby Zwerner, 25, was shot while teaching her first-grade class at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

Vigil planned for teacher who police say was shot by student

Authorities plan to offer updates on the shooting of a Virginia elementary school teacher by a 6-year-old student, and the community will later hold a candlelight vigil

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023

First grader shoots Virginia teacher

A criminal justice expert discusses the implications of the shooting, and what it means for school safety in the US

Salon · Jan 9, 2023

Dutton stands by subs call amid criticism

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton maintains America should sell Australia Virginia-class submarines, despite calls that it might kill the US submarine industry.

AAP · Jan 8, 2023

Furious British parent at Virginia school where 6-year-old shot teacher calls for change: ‘Why is it so bad?’

‘Guns, OK, that’s the biggest problem in this country’

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2023

Teacher shot by 6-year-old no longer in critical condition as she’s hailed a hero for helping pupils flee

A Richneck Elementary School teacher identified as Abby Zwerner is listed as stable after allegedly being shot by a student

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2023

Six-year-old boy 'intentionally shoots teacher' at school leaving her seriously injured

The boy opened fire at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia on Friday and hit Abby Zwerner who is believed to have been left with life-threatening injuries.

Daily Record · Jan 7, 2023

Age of Virginia class shooter presents rarity, legal hurdle

A school shooting that Virginia police said was committed by a 6-year-old student represents an extremely rare occurrence of a child that young bringing a gun into a school and wounding a teacher, according to experts who study gun violence

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2023

Trial set for Black soldier suing police over violent stop

A U.S. Army lieutenant who was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed by police in Virginia but never arrested will argue to a jury next week that he was assaulted and falsely imprisoned and that his vehicle was illegally searched

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2023

David Murphy: Don’t step on the shovel again: Phillies bullpen must be seen to be believed

PHILADELPHIA — Relievers in the hot stove and oven mitts in hell. Some things are just easier to sell. Six weeks from now, the Phillies equipment truck will begin the long drive south to Clearwater, Fla. Following closely in the rearview mirror will be a storyline that’s as predictable as…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 7, 2023