Authorities confirm 12-year-old Forever Scott has been found safe following her disappearance from a Portsmouth facility. The search continues for a 16-year-old girl as concerns mount over the safety of vulnerable youth in institutional care.
A female kangaroo and her joey sparked an unusual rescue operation in central Virginia after escaping from a private property, evading hunting dogs, and briefly blocking a major highway before being safely tranquilized and returned home.
The brutal 2022 murder of Katlyn Lyon Montgomery, a 28-year-old mother, sent shockwaves through her Virginia community. What initially seemed a mystery was unraveled by a relentless investigation that pieced together a stalking ex-boyfriend's digital footprint, leading to a first-degree murder conviction and a life sentence.
A coordinated two-week operation between ICE and multiple West Virginia law enforcement agencies has resulted in the arrest of more than 650 individuals for immigration violations, including some with criminal histories.
The price tag for Dominion Energy's flagship Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has climbed by $300 million, reaching an estimated $11.5 billion. The utility cites new tariffs and a federal stop-work order as primary drivers for the latest cost overrun, even as construction resumes and the first power generation is imminent.
Initial unemployment filings in Virginia rose by over 27% last week, contrasting with a slight national decline and highlighting regional economic disparities.
A federal jury has found Brendan Banfield guilty on multiple counts, including aggravated murder, for the 2023 killings of his wife and a stranger—a crime prosecutors tied to a fabricated BDSM website profile and an affair with the family's au pair.
A Fairfax County jury has convicted Brendan Banfield on two counts of aggravated murder for orchestrating the deaths of his wife and another man in a complex scheme with the family's live-in nanny.
Brendan Banfield has been convicted of the aggravated murder of his wife and a stranger lured through a fake BDSM encounter, a plot allegedly orchestrated with the family's live-in nanny who testified against him.
Katlyn Lyon Montgomery was found strangled in her Bedford County apartment days after ending a relationship with a man who had fabricated his entire life. Prosecutors allege he scaled her balcony dressed as a 'ninja' to carry out the attack.
A Virginia jury has found former federal agent Brendan Banfield guilty of orchestrating the murders of his wife and an innocent man, a scheme prosecutors say was designed to frame the victim and allow Banfield to continue an affair with the family's live-in nanny.
The 179-year-old tobacco giant Philip Morris International is closing its Richmond, Virginia office, eliminating 135 positions, as it aggressively restructures around its smoke-free product portfolio, led by the ZYN nicotine pouch brand.
Over 247,000 residential customers of Potomac Edison, a FirstEnergy subsidiary in Maryland, will see automatic credits on their utility bills this month. The move, part of a state-mandated relief program, underscores the delicate balance utilities must strike between regulatory compliance, infrastructure investment, and consumer affordability pressures.
Victims of Jeffrey Epstein have condemned the Justice Department's release of over 3 million pages of documents as a retraumatizing and incomplete disclosure that exposes survivors while shielding alleged abusers, prompting bipartisan calls for full transparency.
A Democrat's symbolic victory in a Texas Senate district, which Trump won by 17 points, sends shockwaves through Republican strategy to retain the U.S. House, highlighting potential cracks in GOP support among suburban and Hispanic voters.
A coalition of 22 state attorneys general is urging Congress to expand an investigation into potential ideological influence on the federal judiciary, citing concerns over a newly updated judicial reference manual they claim promotes a climate activist agenda.
House Speaker Mike Johnson confronts a fractured Republican conference upon lawmakers' return to Washington, with hardline members demanding contentious policy riders in exchange for votes to end the government shutdown.
President Trump urges immediate House passage of a bipartisan spending deal to end the government shutdown, facing resistance from both progressive Democrats and his own party's right flank over immigration enforcement terms.
The Coast Guard has identified the seven individuals lost when the fishing vessel Lily Jean sank off the Massachusetts coast. As the community gathers to mourn, officials warn a complex investigation into the cause could take months.
A second major winter storm in as many weeks has crippled logistics across the Southeast, leading to massive service suspensions, a deadly 100-car pileup, and worsening a freight backlog that saw volumes plummet over 55%.
