Is there such a thing as reverse coattails? - Roll Call Next week’s elections in Virginia are testing whether a race down the ballot could drag down the top of the ticket. Roll Call · Oct 29, 2025
Civil Trial Starts in $40 Million Lawsuit by Virginia Teacher Who Was Shot by Then-6-Year-Old Student The civil trial in a $40 million lawsuit involving a Virginia teacher who was shot by a then-six-year-old student has begun. International Business Times · Oct 29, 2025
US appeals court overturns West Virginia landmark opioid lawsuit decision A federal appeals court has overturned a landmark decision in an opioid lawsuit in West Virginia The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025
Trial starts in $40M lawsuit filed by a teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student Trial has begun in a $40 million lawsuit accusing a former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school of ignoring multiple warnings that a 6-year-old student had a gun hours before he shot his teacher The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025
Virginia Court Reverses $1M Libel Judgment for School Board Chair Called "Sexual Predator/Harasser" by Activist The speaker's comments, the Virginia Court of Appeals held, "comments constitute non-actionable opinions based on fully disclosed facts." Reason · Oct 28, 2025
This Virginia Company Says Donald Trump's Tariffs Make 'Rational Business Planning Impossible' Crutchfield Corporation, a Charlottesville-based and family-owned electronics retailer, has submitted an amicus brief in support of challenges to the president’s reciprocal tariffs. Reason · Oct 27, 2025
Third Migrant Dies While Fleeing ICE Raids, DHS Claims Man 'Resisted Heavily' Before Being Struck on Highway A 24-year-old Honduran man was killed in Virginia after being struck by a vehicle while fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed. Latin Times · Oct 27, 2025
Man fleeing immigration agents is fatally struck by a vehicle on a Virginia highway A 24-year-old man fleeing federal immigration agents trying to detain him in Virginia has been fatally struck by a vehicle The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025
20 Best Hidden Gem Housing Markets in the South for 2025 Eight of these markets are based in Florida. GOBankingRates · Oct 26, 2025
Virginia man killed fleeing ICE as he ran out onto busy highway and was hit by vehicle Another Central American immigrant died under similar circumstances in an August chase in California The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2025
Virginia Democrats aim to redraw maps to help party gain seats in Congress State becomes second to attempt to redistrict to benefit Democrats in response to Republicans’ efforts to gain seats The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2025
Letitia James pleads not guilty in Virginia mortgage fraud case New York attorney general appears in court in Virginia in case brought after Trump called for her prosecution The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2025
Watch those texts! Smartphones emerging as a new way for public figures to get into hot water Some public figures carry threats to their livelihood in the palms of their hands The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
University of Virginia agrees to Trump administration demands over admissions and hiring School joins University of Pennsylvania, Columbia and Brown in bowing to White House to restore funding The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2025
Fortune · Oct 22, 2025 Huge AI data centers are turning local elections into fights over the future of energy Rising energy bills and growing scrutiny of Big Tech’s political influence are transforming AI data centers from obscure infrastructure into political flashpoints for both progressives and conservatives.
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025 I visited the birthplace of country music – and it’s not where you would have guessed Linking a constellation of storied venues across southwest Virginia, the Crooked Road is an under-the-radar driving trail – with banjo in hand, Zoey Goto discovers old-time music, Appalachian culture and tight-knit communities
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025 What to know about the warehouses in Virginia that power a lot of the internet An internet outage on Monday morning highlights the reliance on Amazon's cloud services
Reason · Oct 20, 2025 Fate of Flight Attendant Who Accused Army Vet of Trafficking His Daughter Is Now With Virginia's Supreme Court The teen began to cry when the plane hit turbulence. He comforted his daughter—and aroused the suspicions of flight attendant Cheryl Thomas.
We Got This Covered · Oct 17, 2025 A masked trio terrorizes a Virginia family in Ring doorbell camera footage. Sounds like a horror movie premise — but it's real.
We Got This Covered · Oct 17, 2025 Barack Obama goes on the attack against Donald Trump-backed rival – the one the president is yet to officially endorse Obama is jumping in to provide all the help he can.
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025 Stephen Miller is selling his home after his wife said they would ‘not back down’ from sidewalk chalk messages The house, which is nearly 6000 square feet in size, is based in an affluent Arlington neighborhood in Virginia and is listed for $3.75 million
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025 Virginia’s AG debate spotlights Democratic candidate’s ‘abhorrent’ texts likening rival to Hitler: ‘I am ashamed’ Republicans have called on Jay Jones to drop out of the Virginia attorney general’s race after the leak of text messages where he made violent and offensive comments about a former GOP colleague
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 Parents of Virginia high schoolers who harassed transgender classmate raise $125,000 to sue school ‘Harassment, discrimination and bullying of any kind is not tolerated’, school says, acknowledging the legal action
Latin Times · Oct 15, 2025 JD Vance Downplays Leaked Racist, Sexist Messages From Young Republicans, Shifts Attention To Democratic Scandal: 'Pearl Clutching' Vice President JD Vance downplayed the racist, sexist and antisemitic messages sent by young Republicans from across the country and revealed by a new report, saying that violent ones from Democratic Virginia Attorney General candidate Jay Jones are far more relevant.
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025 Tourist sues SeaWorld’s parent company for ‘bait-and-switch’ in hidden ticket prices A Virginia man has accused Florida-based United Parks and Resorts of breaking his home state’s price transparency laws by exploiting ‘dark patterns’ to bilk consumers