August 31, 2022 Catholic Virginia nurse practitioner says CVS fired her for not providing abortion drugs: lawsuit A nurse practitioner in Virginia has sued CVS after she says she was fired solely for refusing to provide abortion-inducing drugs, a violation of her Catholic faith.
August 31, 2022 Judge dismisses Virginia obscenity lawsuit seeking to restrict distribution of books to minors A Virginia Beach judge tossed a suit that asked the court to deem two controversial books as obscene for children and limit their distribution to minors in bookstores.
August 31, 2022 Virginia lawmaker previews 'effective action' after school counselor who was arrested remained employed A Virginia lawmaker said a state law may need to be amended to improve communication between police and schools when a public school employee is arrested.
August 31, 2022 College diversity and inclusion officers rake in sky-high salaries as debt-saddled students face rising costs Top diversity, equity and inclusion personnel pocket massive six-figure salaries as students face rising tuition costs, forcing many to take out loans to cover expenses.
August 31, 2022 Virginia police hunt naked madman in string of abduction attempts on women, teen girl: report Fairfax County police are investigating whether an attempted abduction of a teen girl walking her dog Tuesday is linked to two attacks days earlier on women on the W&OD Trail.
August 31, 2022 VA judge dismisses lawsuit to declare 2 books as too obscene for children A Virginia judge has dismissed a lawsuit to restrict the access of two books by minors for being too obscene for children, featuring illustrations of oral sex and underage sex scenes.
August 31, 2022 Federal fugitive Andrew Ainsworth is fatally shot by police in Virginia A federal fugitive was fatally shot by police in VA. Andrew Ainsworth has convictions for bank robberies in Nebraska, Minnesota and New Mexico, and has also been convicted of escape.
August 31, 2022 Virginia police: 'Extraordinary' Good Samaritan captured suspect after deadly shooting A Good Samaritan is being hailed by law enforcement in Fairfax County, Virginia, after holding down a suspect following a deadly shooting that unfolded there.
August 30, 2022 Hazing charges against former VCU fraternity members dropped in connection with freshman’s death Charges were dropped for five of the 11 VCU fraternity members who were connected to the death of a freshman from alcohol poisoning. The other six pleaded guilty or no contest.
August 30, 2022 Virginia house fire kills 2 people A fire that erupted at a home in Virginia killed two people on Friday. Officials say the fire doesn’t appear to be suspicious, but the investigation into the cause is ongoing.