April 20, 2023 Amazon seeks $153M in state incentive funds from Virginia for HQ2 project Amazon submitted an application asking Virginia for about $153 million in state incentive payments. This will be the first set of funds paid out since the company agreed to build its second headquarters there.
April 20, 2023 Virginia cat weighing nearly 40 pounds is adopted in mere hours: ‘That’s my cat’ An overweight cat named Patches was adopted within a day — meet the nearly 40-pound animal that a Virginia rescue knew would spark lots of conversation.
April 19, 2023 Virginia suspect hid face with bonnet during 7-Eleven robbery: police Fairfax County Police Department officials are searching for a suspect who allegedly robbed a 7-Eleven store in Alexandria while concealing his face with a bonnet on Saturday.
April 19, 2023 George Mason University names Marvin Lewis as athletic director George Mason University has named Marvin Lewis as their new athletic director starting July 1. The university was searching for months to find a replacement for Bradford Edwards.
April 18, 2023 Torch-carrying marchers indicted in Charlottesville rally nearly 6 years ago A jury indicted multiple people on felony charges for carrying flaming torches with the intent to intimidate during a rally at the University of Virginia campus six years ago.
April 18, 2023 Civil War reenactor pleads guilty to planting pipe bomb at VA battlefield, blaming Antifa Civil War reenactor Gerald Drake, 63, of Winchester, Virginia, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges alleging he planted a pipe bomb on a Harrisonburg battlefield.
April 18, 2023 Loudoun County schools weigh protocols on handling of sexual assault cases amid Department of Education probe Loudon County officials met to discuss how the board of supervisors and school board will handle future sexual assault cases amid a Department of Education probe.
April 17, 2023 Air Force veteran in Virginia breaks Guinness World Record for dumbbell curls An Air Force veteran has broken the Guinness World Record by curling dumbbells. The Virginia Beach resident lifted over two tons in one minute.
April 17, 2023 Narcan administered to save 2-year-old in Virginia, police say Police in Manassas Park, Virginia, have arrested two women after Narcan was used to save the life of a 2-year-old child whom law enforcement found “unresponsive."
April 14, 2023 Virginia deputy trades 7-Eleven Slurpees to track down preteen porch pirates A Virginia deputy offered Slurpees to kids for information that helped resolve a case involving packages that were stolen from the porches of several homes.