Johnny Depp verdict: Amber Heard must pay over $10 million, Depp must pay $2 million

After weeks of testimony, a jury ruled partly in favor of both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard — saying that both actors defamed the other with claims of domestic abuse.

7 Virginia children hospitalized after taking prescription pills

Authorities in Virginia on Thursday were still trying to piece together what happened and whether any adults will face criminal charges after seven children took prescription medicine and ended up in the hospital.

1st Black female lieutenant governor presides over Virginia Senate

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears has taken her seat for the first day presiding over the Virginia Senate as the state’s first woman to serve as lieutenant governor and the first Black woman to hold statewide office.

Uber driver stranded on I-95 buys teen passenger hotel room, offered new job

Uber driver DaVante Williams was stranded with a teenage passenger for hours on the snowy I-95 and is being praised for going “above and beyond” to get her home safe.

How are roads pre-treated? A look at winter storm prep after Virginia's I-95 shutdown

Virginia transportation officials said I-95’s hours-long shutdown this week was in part due to the inability to pretreat the roadways before the winter weather hit.

Virginia dad wins $1M jackpot while on chocolate milk run for kids

Dennis Willoughby stopped at a 7-Eleven store in Richmond to buy the drinks and to buy a $1 million Platinum Jackpot scratch-off ticket.

134-year-old time capsule possibly found in base of removed Robert E. Lee statue

The 1887 time capsule, believed to be found buried in the pedestal under the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, is believed to contain Confederate artifacts.

'Unite the Right' civil trial verdict: Jury awards victims $26M in damages

A jury has ordered 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay $26 million in damages over violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.

Civil trial witness recalls 'terror' of car attack at Charlottesville rally

A woman who was pushed to safety as a car slammed into counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville has recounted a scene of “complete terror."

Key takeaways from election results 2021, Youngkin’s Virginia win

Here are some key takeaways from Tuesday’s election, including what the results from Virginia and New Jersey governor races could mean down the line.

Jury selected for Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' rally civil trial

A jury has been seated in a civil trial to determine whether white nationalists who planned the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville will be held responsible for the violence that erupted.

Civil trial underway for Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' rally planners

Jury selection has begun at a civil trial in Charlottesville, Virginia to determine whether white nationalists who planned the so-called “Unite the Right” rally will be held responsible for the violence that erupted.