The Latest Breaking News from Virginia

Virginia health officials projecting first decrease in overdose deaths since before the pandemic

NORFOLK, Va. — New data on fatal drug overdoses in Virginia suggests this year could be the first time there’s been a decrease in deaths since 2018.

Tribune News Service · Aug 27, 2022

D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo must be resentenced, Maryland's highest court says

The Maryland Court of Appeals said, however, it's very unlikely Malvo would ever be released from custody, because he is also serving separate life sentences for murders in Virginia.

WEKU · Aug 27, 2022

Maryland court rules DC-area sniper to be resentenced

Maryland’s highest court has ruled that Washington, D

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2022

This animal rights lawyer helped Meghan, Prince Harry adopt beagle rescued from Virginia plant

LOS ANGELES — In less than two months, Mamma Mia the beagle went from rags to royalty.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 26, 2022

July 4 shooting plot suspect pleads to immigration charge

A Guatemalan immigrant whom police have accused of helping to plot a mass shooting in Virginia's capital has pleaded guilty to an immigration charge

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

Robin Abcarian: 4,000 abused beagles were liberated from captivity. This one found a home in California

You would hardly guess that for most of her 5½ years, Nancy was kept in a cage at a notorious Virginia beagle breeding facility owned by Envigo, producing litter after litter of puppies destined for research laboratories around the country.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 25, 2022

Dems have momentum: Take it down-ballot

Our analysis shows a narrow path for Democrats to win back state-level power. It's crucial — but it won't be easy

Salon · Aug 24, 2022

Brickbat: Ticket to Ride

For Bob and Angie Shepherd, the news kept getting worse. First, Angie's car was stolen from their Alexandria, Virginia, home. Next, police in Prince Georgia's County, Maryland, told them it was used in a murder. And now, District of Columbia officials are demanding the Shepherds pay $400 in tickets accumulated…

Reason · Aug 24, 2022

Utility: Guarantee for large offshore wind farm 'untenable'

Dominion Energy Virginia says a ratepayer protection that state regulators included in a recent order approving the utility's application to build and recover the costs of a massive offshore wind farm will lead to the termination of the project

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

The Black Coaches Who Should Be on Decision-Makers’ Radars This College Football Season

To expand common avenues for Black coaches to receive more prominent coaching positions, the powers-that-be must be actually willing to give them a look.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 23, 2022