May 3, 2016 Liberty University president urges students to arm themselves to 'end those Muslims' The president of Liberty University has urged students at the Christian school to carry concealed weapons on campus to counter any possible armed attack, saying that "we could end those Muslims before they walked in." "Let's teach them a lesson if they ever show up here," President Jerry Falwell Jr. told students Friday.
May 3, 2016 Man convicted of displaying noose back in jail, accused of posting racially inflammatory sign A Virginia man awaiting sentencing for hanging a black-faced dummy in his front yard is back in jail, accused of posting a racially inflammatory sign.
May 3, 2016 Ex-Russian soldier convicted of terror-related charges in attack on US forces to be sentenced A former Russian military tank commander convicted of leading a Taliban attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan is set to be sentenced.
May 3, 2016 Federal grand jury indicts 3 Virginia men in alleged plot to bomb synagogues, black churches A federal grand jury has indicted three Virginia men accused of plotting to shoot up or bomb synagogues and black churches.
May 3, 2016 African general, former president of Guinea, pleads guilty to smuggling cash into US An African general who briefly served as the president of Guinea has pleaded guilty to smuggling tens of thousands of dollars in cash into the U.S.
May 3, 2016 Police: Bus with college students aboard overturns in Virginia; 1 serious, 34 minor injuries Virginia State Police say a chartered bus carrying 51 people, mostly college students, has overturned near Richmond and one person has been seriously injured and 34 others suffered minor injuries.
May 3, 2016 Brief bandits: Authorities say addicts steal, then resell underwear to pay for drugs Virginia authorities say they have noticed a rise in people trying to steal underwear in order to earn money to buy drugs.
May 3, 2016 Appeals court rules EPA administrator doesn't have to give deposition in coal company lawsuit A federal appeals court says U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy doesn't have to give a deposition in a coal company's lawsuit over the impact of regulations on jobs.
May 3, 2016 Trial postponed for former police officer charged with murder in 2013 on-duty shooting A trial has been postponed in Virginia for a former Fairfax County police officer charged with murder in the 2013 shooting death of an unarmed Springfield man.
May 3, 2016 Virginia man convicted of murdering sheriff's wife, two others in their homes A jury has convicted a man of murder in a case where he was accused of shooting and killing three prominent residents of Alexandria in their homes over the course of a decade as part of a longstanding grudge against the northern Virginia city.