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March 5, 2024

Liberty University fined $14 million by Dept. of Education over failure to comply with campus safety standards

Liberty University was ordered to pay a $14 million fine from the Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid over violations of campus safety expectations.

March 5, 2024

Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue mariners 1,700 miles from Bermuda after lightning strike blows hole in boat

Two men aboard a 19-foot sailing vessel were rescued Monday after a lightning strike made a hole in their boat and they began taking on water.

March 4, 2024

Medically-assisted suicide bill dies in Virginia Legislature

Virginia lawmakers on Monday postponed for another year a vote on a bill proposing the allowance of medically-assisted suicide in the state.

March 4, 2024

Two whales wash up in Virginia Beach within days of each other: report

Two whales have washed up along the coastline of Virginia Beach, Virginia, within two days of each other, with the latest happening near Sandbridge and False Cape State Park.

March 1, 2024

Virginia school bus accident injures 8 children

Eight children sustained minor injuries Friday morning after a school bus from the Williamsburg-James City County school system collided with another vehicle.

March 1, 2024

UVA student hospitalized in alleged hazing, school halts all fraternity events

UVA has suspended fraternity events for three weeks after an alleged February 21 hazing incident at the school's Kappa Sigma house reportedly left a student hospitalized.

March 1, 2024

Virginia man who shot teen after high school graduation ceremony gets 43 years

Amari Pollard, 20, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting of Shawn Jackson in Richmond, Virginia, minutes after Jackson received his high school diploma.

February 29, 2024

VA legislators pass recreational marijuana sales bill, Republican Gov. Youngkin to review

VA legalized recreational marijuana in 2021, but not its retail sale. If a new bill is approved by GOP Gov. Youngkin, recreational retail sales of marijuana will begin next year.

February 29, 2024

VA lawmakers defeat restrictions on personal use of campaign finances

Virginia lawmakers have once again declined to pass legislation that would have prohibited elected officials from spending political donations on personal expenses.

February 28, 2024

Bloodied suspect in missing Americans' Caribbean yacht hijacking tossed into truck during arrest, video shows

A video shows a cuffed suspect in a Caribbean island prison escape, after he and two other suspects allegedly killed an American couple and hijacked their yacht.