/tags/virginia Virginia en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:30:00 GMT /national/2023-01-11/a-6-year-old-shooter-raises-difficult-questions-for-the-criminal-justice-system Although Virginia law does not set a minimum age for criminal prosecution, the traditional principles of criminal justice "don't really apply" when the offender is so young, one legal expert said. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:30:00 GMT /national/2023-01-11/a-6-year-old-shooter-raises-difficult-questions-for-the-criminal-justice-system Becky Sullivan /news/2022-11-23/police-release-the-names-of-the-victims-in-the-virginia-walmart-shooting A Walmart employee opened fire in a Virginia store late Tuesday during what are normally popular pre-Thanksgiving shopping hours. It's the second high-profile mass killing in a handful of days. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 12:30:00 GMT /news/2022-11-23/police-release-the-names-of-the-victims-in-the-virginia-walmart-shooting Sarah McCammon, Emily Olson, Jaclyn Diaz /news/2022-11-16/the-uva-shooting-suspect-faces-an-initial-court-appearance-wednesday The 22-year-old student charged in the shooting deaths of fellow students at the University of Virginia faces an initial court appearance Wednesday. Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:00:00 GMT /news/2022-11-16/the-uva-shooting-suspect-faces-an-initial-court-appearance-wednesday The Associated Press /news/2022-11-14/former-gulliver-prep-star-dsean-perry-one-of-3-killed-in-virginia-shooting Another mass shooting Sunday, this time at the University of Virginia, claimed the life of a former Miami Gulliver Prep star. Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:11:56 GMT /news/2022-11-14/former-gulliver-prep-star-dsean-perry-one-of-3-killed-in-virginia-shooting David Wilson | The Miami Herald /news/2022-11-14/the-uva-shooting-suspect-is-in-custody-after-3-football-players-were-killed Three football players were killed on a bus late Sunday after returning to the University of Virginia from a field trip. Police arrested the suspected gunman after a 12-hour manhunt. Mon, 14 Nov 2022 09:00:01 GMT /news/2022-11-14/the-uva-shooting-suspect-is-in-custody-after-3-football-players-were-killed Ayana Archie, Emily Olson /news/2022-07-14/crews-have-found-all-44-virginia-residents-who-were-missing-after-flooding Authorities in southwest Virginia had feared the worst as they were inundated with calls from people who said they were unable to reach family members. But by noon Thursday, everyone had been located. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:05:14 GMT /news/2022-07-14/crews-have-found-all-44-virginia-residents-who-were-missing-after-flooding The Associated Press /news/2022-07-04/the-supreme-court-marshal-asks-state-officials-to-act-on-protests-at-justices-homes The protests have carried on for weeks since the leak of a draft of the court's eventual decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. State officials had previously called on federal law enforcement for help. Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:40:05 GMT /news/2022-07-04/the-supreme-court-marshal-asks-state-officials-to-act-on-protests-at-justices-homes Becky Sullivan /2022-04-20/montpelier-says-its-open-to-parity-with-slave-descendants-descendants-call-foul Problems at Montpelier, years in the making, reached a boiling point this week when a number of employees who had supported descendants of the enslaved were fired. Wed, 20 Apr 2022 19:36:57 GMT /2022-04-20/montpelier-says-its-open-to-parity-with-slave-descendants-descendants-call-foul Alana Wise /news/2022-01-07/an-uber-rider-who-got-stuck-in-the-virginia-traffic-jam-ended-up-with-a-600-bill Andrew Peters was stuck on I-95 for nine hours this week after snow and ice caused tractor-trailers to jackknife on the interstate, making the road impassable. By Thursday, Uber had offered a refund. Fri, 07 Jan 2022 11:08:03 GMT /news/2022-01-07/an-uber-rider-who-got-stuck-in-the-virginia-traffic-jam-ended-up-with-a-600-bill Jonathan Franklin /news/national-politics/2021-11-03/a-bad-omen-for-democrats-and-4-other-election-night-takeaways The first big electoral night of the Biden presidency provided a bad omen for Democrats in 2022, and Republicans may have found a way to campaign in the post-Trump era. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:11:22 GMT /news/national-politics/2021-11-03/a-bad-omen-for-democrats-and-4-other-election-night-takeaways Domenico Montanaro