Virginia

James Alex Fields Jr. was found guilty of killing Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Va., last year.

National

Charlottesville Jury Convicts 'Unite The Right' Protester Who Killed Woman

7:06pm December 07, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

James Alex Fields rammed his car into counterprotestors in 2017, killing Heather Heyer and injuring several other people. He was convicted of first degree murder and other charges.

Last week J.D. Kleopfer, a state herpetologist, announced the death of a two-headed copperhead snake in Northern Virginia on social media. He said it was a discovery that few of his colleagues have seen.

Science

An 'Exceptionally Rare' 2-Headed Snake Found In Virginia Has Died

6:44pm November 18, 2018

by Gabriela Saldivia

Two-headed snakes don't live very long in the wild, so when one was found in a Northern Virginia yard, the discovery got the attention of scientists and social media alike.

National

Virginia Backtracks On Tampon Ban For Prison Visitors

4:46am September 26, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The policy, meant to discourage the smuggling of contraband into prisons, was to have gone into effect next month.

Virginia Department of Corrections spokeswoman Lisa Kinney, seen here in 2017, said the new policy banning visitors from wearing tampons is intended to prevent drug smuggling.

National

Virginia Prisons Ban Visitors From Wearing Tampons, Citing Contraband Concerns

6:50pm September 24, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

A spokeswoman said that visitors wearing tampons will be offered pads.

Tronc's agreement to voluntarily recognize the union at The Virginian-Pilot and the Daily Press came just 10 days after the Tidewater Media Guild formally asked the company to do so.

National

Tronc Agrees To Let Its Virginia Newsrooms Unionize

4:31pm September 14, 2018

by Avie Schneider

The traditionally anti-union Tronc newspaper company on Friday agreed to allow journalists at its two Virginia papers to organize, averting the need for a federally overseen vote, organizers tell NPR.

Hurricane Florence, seen here in a satellite image from around noon Tuesday, could bring "life-threatening, catastrophic flash flooding and significant river flooding."

National

Hurricane Florence: 'This One Really Scares Me,' Forecaster Says

6:24am September 12, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The severity of Hurricane Florence is intensifying, triggering hurricane warnings along most of North Carolina's coast and a portion of South Carolina's.

National

Like Bigger Peers, Tronc's Virginia Newsrooms Set To Unionize

1:49pm September 04, 2018

Journalists at Tronc's two Virginia papers, the Daily Press in Newport News and The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, are following the path of other Tronc newsrooms after corporate controversies.

Dean Norton, the director of horticulture at Mount Vernon, stands in front of the plot of hemp grown this year.

Politics & Government

After Centuries, Hemp Makes A Comeback At George Washington's Home

3:00pm August 23, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

George Washington grew cannabis. Not the kind you toke, but the kind to make rope. Industrial hemp was returned to Mount Vernon this year to help cultivate a new image for the crop.

Queue Listen Now

A screenshot from a video posted by the City of Lynchburg shows water flowing over Lakeside Drive, which runs atop the College Lake Dam in the Virginia city.

National

Concerns Of Dam Failure Prompt Evacuations In Lynchburg, Va.

3:38pm August 03, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The College Lake Dam has been strained by heavy rainfall. Overnight, worries about its imminent collapse sent alarm through the community.

Rep. Thomas Garrett, R-Va., denies reports that he and his wife routinely demanded that aides working in his office perform menial tasks for the couple — a practice prohibited by House ethics rules.

Politics & Government

Virginia Rep. Thomas Garrett Acknowledges Alcoholism, Won't Seek Re-Election

10:35am May 29, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The announcement follows recent reports that Garrett and his wife routinely demanded that office aides perform menial tasks for the couple, including watching their dog.