The Latest Breaking News from Virginia

Walmart shooting claims teen, young woman, father, mother

Six families are mourning loved ones who were killed in the mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

US mass shooting survivor files $50m lawsuit against Walmart

Lawsuit alleges Walmart failed to respond to warnings about attacker who opened fire in Virginia store, killing six.

Al Jazeera · Nov 29, 2022

A survivor of the Virginia mass shooting files a $50 million lawsuit against Walmart

A Walmart employee who survived last week's mass shooting is suing the company for allegedly continuing to employ the shooter — a store supervisor — "who had known propensities for violence."

WEKU · Nov 29, 2022

‘Tireless fighter’ for social justice Rep. Donald McEachin dies at 61

Since coming to Congress in 2017, one of McEachin’s main priorities was to reduce the impact of climate change on marginalized communities.

Roll Call · Nov 29, 2022

Commentary: More guns lead to more shootings. Let’s challenge what gun ownership means

The mass shootings in Virginia and Colorado again call attention to the nation’s gun problem, but how deeply guns are embedded in everyday life can be seen from other random news reports:

Tribune News Service · Nov 29, 2022

US Rep. Donald McEachin, reelected this month to Congress in Virginia’s 4th District, dies at 61

Rep. Donald McEachin, a Richmond Democrat who represented Virginia’s 4th Congressional District, died Monday of the secondary effects of colorectal cancer, according to a statement released by his office. He was 61.

Tribune News Service · Nov 29, 2022

Virginia Rep. McEachin dies at 61 after cancer battle

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The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Robert Kraft arranged for Virginia to attend slain players’ services via Patriots plane

Robert Kraft with a great gesture to the University of Virginia after 3 football players were slain

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 28, 2022

The first mass extinction event was from a lack of oxygen, researchers find

Scientists have speculated for years that the world is coming up on its sixth mass extinction, when a majority of the Earth’s creatures become extinct. But a couple of Virginia Tech researchers are studying what happened in the first extinction in hopes of avoiding another.

Tribune News Service · Nov 28, 2022

Pusha T on Kanye West, perfecting coke rap and the Grammys and hip-hop

The most vicious, masterful street-rap album of the year was written by a 45-year-old Virginia dad who can't wait to get home to his family after work.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 28, 2022