All the headlines from our Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 24 2022 // The Loudoun County School Board has asked for a temporary injunction that would halt the work of a grand jury convened as part of an ongoing state investigation into the district.The board filed a civil complaint Thursday...
May 17 2022 // A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit against two former police officers accused of protecting a sex trafficking ring in northern Virginia in exchange for sex can move forward.The former Fairfax County officers,...
May 16 2022 // A coalition of 16 state attorneys general is supporting a Fairfax County, Virginia school board that has been challenged in court for implementing a new high school admissions policy that aims to increase diversity of all...
May 13 2022 // WILSONS, Va.— Soon after Jim Medeiros bought his 143-acre (58-hectare) cattle and poultry farm in rural Virginia a decade ago, he and his wife were startled by the sounds of 20 hunting dogs barking and howling as they...
May 9 2022 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for three counties following heavy rains that caused significant local flooding.The emergency was declared for Cabell, Putnam and Roane counties. The severe...
May 4 2022 // A former University of Virginia lacrosse player is liable for fatally beating his girlfriend in 2010 and must pay $15 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit, a jury found Monday.George Huguely V is currently...
May 3 2022 // Oberg Joins S&S as Commercial Account ExecutiveRhode Island-based Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage (S&S) reports that Nathan Oberg has joined its commercial division and will focus on the marine...
May 2 2022 // The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) is not a “farm type vehicle” covered by a homeowner’s insurance policy, reversing a lower court decision.The lower court ruled for...
Apr 27 2022 // Virginia’s attorney general has launched an inquiry into the Washington Commanders following allegations of financial improprieties raised by a congressional committee.Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican,...
Apr 27 2022 // The Supreme Court has turned away a plea from parents to block a new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia that a lower court has found discriminates against Asian American students.The high...
Apr 26 2022 // A decade ago, University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V was convicted of second-degree murder after a sensational criminal trial in the killing of his on-again, off-again girlfriend, Yeardley Love, a member...
Apr 22 2022 // Federal prosecutors have filed a lawsuit accusing a Virginia company of illegally taking and selling service members’ vehicles.The lawsuit filed Friday accuses Steve’s Towing of Virginia Beach of illegally...
Apr 20 2022 // Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $99 million to settle claims by West Virginia that it helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis in the state, removing the company from a trial that began earlier this month.West...
Apr 20 2022 // It was the snakebite story shared around the globe.At least that’s how it felt to Rachel Myrick, who was bitten by a poisonous snake more than 41/2 years ago in the foyer of a Spotsylvania County restaurant. The...
Apr 18 2022 // The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) is not a “farm type vehicle” covered by a homeowner’s insurance policy, reversing a lower court that ruled in favor of coverage.The...
Apr 4 2022 // West Virginia is set to go to trial this week against Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries and AbbVie Inc. over claims that the companies fueled an opioid epidemic in the state.West Virginia accused...
Apr 4 2022 // ClearPath Mutual Insurance Co., a Kentucky-domiciled workers’ compensation insurance provider, has expanded into West Virginia, the company announced. ClearPath, which writes almost $50 million in premiums, said it...
Apr 4 2022 // A federal appeals court has granted a request from a northern Virginia school system to continue using a challenged admissions policy at a highly selective high school while it appeals a ruling that found the policy...
Mar 28 2022 // A federal judge has ruled that an executive order and new Virginia law allowing parents to opt their children out of classroom COVID-19 mask mandates cannot prevent 12 vulnerable students from seeking a “reasonable...
Mar 23 2022 // Virginia’s governor signed into law Monday a ban on squatted trucks just weeks after a crash that left a 27-year-old man dead.The legislation signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin prohibits modifications that make a...