The Latest Breaking News from Virginia

West Virginians fight state officials to route highway around their towns

West Virginians fight state officials to route highway around their towns

WEKU · Nov 21, 2022

Supreme Court turns away school's appeal of sex-assault case

The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a Virginia school board that says it shouldn’t be held liable for the alleged sexual assault of a student by a classmate on a band trip

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

Laura Yuen: The Mall of America’s first Asian Santa Claus is coming to town

MINNEAPOLIS -- Yes, Virginia, there is an Asian Santa Claus.

Tribune News Service · Nov 21, 2022

Teams honor UVA football players with touching tributes across the country

Teams across the football world honor the lives of Virginia's D'Sean Perry, Lavel Davis Jr., and Devin Chandler.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 19, 2022

Trump’s racist rhetoric was blamed for a 145% rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. Now he’s at it again

Ex-president’s attacks against his former transport secretary and the governor of Virginia recall the kind of racist language he used during the Covid pandemic, John Bowden writes

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022

As Charlottesville mourns three UVA football players, we can’t forget their lives and legacies

As Virginia heals, the only way forward is to remember the three lives lost and ensure their legacies continue.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 18, 2022

Homicide investigation underway as Virginia shooting claims four people, including three children

Suspect was the father of two of the children and was previously in a relationship with the adult victim, police say

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022

UW’s Wayne Taulapapa preparing to play with a heavy heart after Virginia shooting

Wayne Taulapapa will play his final game inside Husky Stadium Saturday.

Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022

University of Virginia shooting suspect bought 2 guns after failing background check last year

A former student athlete accused of fatally shooting three University of Virginia football players was able to legally buy two guns after failing a background check last year and trying to get a handgun while underage four years ago, according to the gun shop that sold him the firearms.

Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022

Virginia football player Devin Chandler killed in sleep, prosecutor says

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Devin Chandler was fatally shot in his sleep as he and other University of Virginia classmates were on a bus returning to campus after a field trip, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022