December 19, 2015 An Islamic lesson in Virginia's Bible Belt creates a viral furor and shutters schools A teacher's lesson on Islam in Virginia's Bible Belt has sparked thousands of angry emails and social media postings.
December 18, 2015 Amid complaints, organizers of Virginia parade rethinking decision on Confederate flag The organizers of a Christmas parade in downtown Roanoke, Virginia, are having second thoughts about allowing a Southern heritage group to march in the parade with a Confederate battle flag.
December 12, 2015 Volunteers place more than 240,000 wreaths at graves at Arlington National Cemetery A nonprofit group says it has placed remembrance wreaths on the more than 240,000 headstones at Arlington National Cemetery.
December 12, 2015 NAACP members march, call for action in Virginia stun gun, police custody death case Black leaders in Virginia say they will march every week until they believe justice has been served in the case of a man who died in police custody after officers shocked him repeatedly with stun guns.
December 10, 2015 DNA test identifies Grateful Dead fan killed in 1995 car crash A car crash victim who became known as "Grateful Doe" because of two Grateful Dead ticket stubs in his pocket has been identified more than 20 years after he was killed, authorities said Thursday.
December 10, 2015 2 Virginia men accused of plotting to attack synagogues, black churches plead not guilty Two Virginia men accused of plotting to shoot up or bomb synagogues and black churches have pleaded not guilty.
December 9, 2015 Appeals court to hear Virginia transgender student's lawsuit over restroom use in January An appeal filed by a 16-year-old transgender student who is suing a Virginia county school district over its restroom use policy will be argued before a federal appeals court next month.
December 9, 2015 School: 8-year-old brought bullets to school to show classmates; parents asked to check bags A Virginia school is asking parents to check their children's backpacks and pockets daily after an 8-year-old boy brought bullets to class.
December 3, 2015 Former vice principal pleads to buying booze for student after 2014 homecoming dance A former vice principal at West Potomac High School has pleaded guilty to buying alcohol for one of his students after last year's homecoming dance.
December 1, 2015 Virginia farmer who found remains of '09 murder victim wonders if next grim discovery awaits Nearly five years after David Bass found the remains of a murdered Virginia Tech student on his farm, the 75-year-old looks out at his 700-acre property and wonders if the body of another missing woman lies somewhere out there, in a shallow grave, hidden within dense woods or left in some remote ravine.
