Lawyer: Gun used by 6-year-old who shot teacher was ‘secured’

A statement released by the family of the boy who shot the teacher did not elaborate on where the 9mm handgun was kept. The shooting occurred on Jan. 6 as teacher Abigail Zwerner taught her first grade class at a Virginia school.

Shooting by 6-year-old in Virginia raises complex cultural questions

A 6-year-old in a first-grade class pointed a gun and shot his teacher on Jan. 6. A psychology expert says the case hits differently because it violates society's expectations for school shootings and childhood itself.

Police: Single bullet struck teacher's hand, chest after 6-year-old opened fire

Newport News authorities said Monday that a wounded elementary school teacher helped usher other students out of her classroom after a 6-year-old boy intentionally shot her last week. 

Virginia Walmart Shooting: 31-year-old employee Andre Bing accused of killing 6 people, himself

A Chesapeake, Virginia Walmart employee shot and killed six people before turning the gun on himself Tuesday night in a mass killing that struck the nation just before the Thanksgiving holiday.

University of Virginia shooting: Football player from South Florida among victims killed

After a deadly on-campus shooting at the University of Virginia, where investigators say a student and former football player opened fire on classmates in a bus, school officials identified the three victims killed — including one from Florida.

Aspiring model paralyzed in deadly car crash on birthday

Diamond “Donna” Jonise is also a mental health advocate after suffering from depression in high school.

Virginia nurse practitioner files lawsuit claiming CVS fired her over abortion stance

A nurse practitioner from northern Virginia sued CVS Health on Wednesday, saying she was fired for refusing to provide abortion-inducing drugs at its MinuteClinic medical facilities.

Virginia man catches 66-pound blue catfish, breaks state record

The fish – which Jason Emmel caught with a bow and arrow in the Pamunkey River on Monday – was 3 feet, 6 inches long. 

4,000 beagles rescued from Virginia breeding facility in need of new homes

Roughly 4,000 beagles are being rescued from an Envigo breeding facility in Virginia after the Humane Society and Department of Justice worked out a removal plan.

Virginia hairdresser shocked after winning $200K lottery

Elizabeth McCabe, the owner of a hair salon in Virginia, bought a Monopoly Fortunes scratcher ticket where she gets her daily cup of coffee.

Virginia man wins $250K lottery prize with numbers he saw in dream

Alonzo Coleman picked the unusual sequence of numbers 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, that he said came to him while he was sleeping.

Father dies by suicide after Virginia toddler dies in hot car, police say

When the man discovered his son dead in the vehicle, he returned home, took the baby inside, and then went outside and shot himself, police said.

4 inmates escape from Virginia federal prison camp

The four inmates were discovered missing from the Federal Correctional Complex in Hopewell, Virginia, around 1:45 a.m. Saturday.