The Latest Breaking News from Virginia

'All the Parents Want Is a Chance To Make That Choice'

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears wants state education dollars "to follow the child instead of the brick building."

Reason · Mar 26, 2023

Even After Bodycam Footage Release, Questions Remain Around Alleged Shoplifter Killed by Virginia Police

One officer was fired and another was placed on restricted duty this week, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions.

Reason · Mar 24, 2023

Judge denies defense bid to prevent release of Otieno's body

A Virginia judge has denied a request from attorneys for one of seven sheriff’s deputies charged in the death of a mental patient to prevent the man’s body from being released until they decide whether to seek an independent autopsy

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

GOP operative who advised Youngkin moves to pro-DeSantis PAC

A top Republican operative who worked as an adviser on Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s winning campaign has signed on to work for a super PAC urging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

Family lawyer: police shooting caught on video was execution

The lawyer for the family of a Virginia man fatally shot by police after he allegedly stole a pair of sunglasses called the death “an execution.”

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Two inmates who escaped Virginia prison by digging a hole with toothbrush are found at IHOP

Authorities say two inmates in a Virginia jail used primitive tools to create a hole in the wall of their cell and escape and were found hours later at an IHOP restaurant nearby

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Teacher shot by boy, 6, 'thought she was dead' and will never forget look on his face

Abigail Zwerner, 25, has spoken publicly for the first time since a six-year-old boy took out a gun from his backpack and shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia, US on January 6

Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2023

They escaped from jail using a toothbrush — then were captured at an IHOP

Virginia police say two men used "primitive-made tools constructed from a toothbrush and metal object" to tunnel out of a cell wall on Monday. They were arrested 10 miles away the next morning.

WEKU · Mar 22, 2023

Virginia prisoners who used toothbrush to escape caught at pancake restaurant

Two inmates dug their way out of cell using toothbrush but were apprehended within hours at Ihop branch

The Guardian - US · Mar 22, 2023

2 escape jail and go to IHOP, where patrons report them

Authorities say two inmates in a Virginia jail used primitive tools to create a hole in the wall of their cell and escape and were found hours later at an IHOP restaurant nearby

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023