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Jason Allen Glidewell II, 19, is wanted in a shooting, August 28, 2025, on Interstate 85 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, that left a 20-year-old driver dead and his female passenger injured./ (Virginia State Police) (NEW YORK) — A manhunt for the suspect in a Virginia freeway shooting that left a 20-year-old driver dead and his passenger injured […]

Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, 29, is shown in this booking photo. Danville Police Department (DANVILLE, Va.) — The man who allegedly set fire to a Virginia councilman in an apparent personal attack has admitted to the crime, according to court documents. Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes allegedly confronted Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler, 38, at his office […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The family of Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most well-known victims, said it was outraged at comments made by President Donald Trump about her and Ghislaine Maxwell, the Epstein associate convicted of sex trafficking. Trump on Wednesday told reporters that Giuffre, who died by suicide in April, may […]
ABC News (DANVILLE, Va.) — A Virginia councilman was set on fire in an apparent personal attack on Wednesday, authorities said. The suspect, Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, allegedly confronted Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler, 38, at his office, at Showcase Magazine, and covered him with a flammable liquid, the Danville Police Department said. Both went […]
Jay Paul/Getty Images (NEWPORT NEWS, va.) — The former assistant principal of Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, where a 6-year-old shot his teacher in January 2023, has been indicted for child abuse, according to court documents. Ebony Parker is charged with eight counts of felony child abuse with disregard for life for the […]
ER Productions Limited/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill Monday that will eliminate school vaccine requirements for those who claim religious exemptions, but only for some schools. Last week, the House began considering the bill, known as HB 5105, which proposed eliminating vaccine requirements for public virtual schools […]
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (MERRIMAC, Va.) — A 20-year-old Virginia Tech student has been reported missing after he vanished days ago, according to the university. Johnny Roop, a senior at the school’s business college, was last seen on Friday at his apartment complex in Merrimac in Montgomery County, just south of the Virginia Tech campus, […]

Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (AMHERST, Va.) — Several Virginia elementary school students needed medical attention Tuesday after eating gummy bears laced with what authorities said was fentanyl. The Amherst County Sheriff’s Office said seven children at Central Elementary School in Amherst, Virginia, “experienced a reaction to ingesting gummy bears” while at school. School administrators immediately notified […]
John C. Clark/For The Washington Post via Getty Images (RICHMOND, Va.) — After winning full control of the state’s General Assembly two weeks ago, Virginia Democrats are wasting no time exercising their power. On Monday, the party introduced four bills including legislation to create a constitutional amendment that would codify abortion access in the state. “Virginia […]
The Virginian Pilot/TNS via Getty Images, FILE (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — The mother of the 6-year-old boy accused of shooting his first grade teacher during class in Newport News, Virginia, in January was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 months in prison on federal charges. Deja Taylor was charged with using marijuana while in possession of […]