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After 'Rowdy' Meeting, Town Drops Plan to Axe Police Force

Vice mayor fired by Virginia town's police department is now being investigated

(Newser) - A small Virginia town narrowly kept its police force two weeks after leaders tried to cut it to save millions. The Purcellville town council reversed its decision to eliminate the local police department after a public backlash, Fox News reports. On Tuesday, council members voted to fund the police...

Virginia's Flag Too Vulgar for Texas School District

It's been hidden from students for 'frontal nudity'

(Newser) - Little more than a dot and a line representing a breast on Virginia's state flag has proved too vulgar for one Texas school district. The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District near Houston removed educational information about Virginia late last year from an online learning platform used by third- through...

'All Suspects Are in Custody' After Virginia Shooting

Tuesday's violence left 3 dead, 3 injured in Spotsylvania County

(Newser) - A new development after a mass shooting Tuesday in Virginia's Spotsylvania County that left three dead and three injured: "All suspects are in custody and there is no threat to public safety," according to the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office . It's not clear exactly how many suspects,...

Fear an Alien Invasion? These States May Be Safe Havens

Virginia is most likely to survive an alien attack, per GIGAcalculator.com ranking

(Newser) - If you've ever watched a sci-fi film about an alien invasion and wondered how you and your family would fare if something that fantastical ever happened—well, maybe it depends on where you live. Citing stats analyzed by the folks who run the online calculator site GIGAcalculator.com , Mental...

Senator Slams an 'Unbelievably Dangerous' Close Call

Minnesota's Amy Klobuchar isn't happy about Air Force jet that came way too close to Delta flight

(Newser) - Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight from the DC area to Minneapolis had quite the close call on Friday: NBC News reports that Flight 2983, which had 136 people on board, took off around 3pm local time from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and just avoided a collision with...

Former US Attorney Who Died at 43 Had Epilepsy: Family

Jessica Aber's cause of death has not yet been formally determined

(Newser) - Jessica Aber, the former US attorney who was found dead in her Virginia home Saturday at age 43, suffered from epilepsy, her family reveals in a new statement. After conspiracy theories started swirling about her death, Aber's friends came forward anonymously to share that she had a long-term medical...

Feds Say They Busted Alleged Leader of East Coast MS-13

AG Pam Bondi, FBI chief Kash Patel say 24-year-old Salvadorean was arrested in Virginia

(Newser) - The alleged leader of the violent MS-13 street gang on the East Coast has been arrested in Virginia, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday. Bondi lauded the early morning arrest of the 24-year-old man from El Salvador, who was described as one of MS-13's top three leaders in the...

Police: Former Prosecutor's Death Likely Related to Medical Issue

They confirm what friends said previously after speculation started swirling

(Newser) - Virginia police on Tuesday echoed what friends of Jessica Aber said earlier: There appears to be no foul play involved in the death of the former US attorney at age 43. "While the investigation into the death of Ms. Jessica Aber is ongoing, at this time, detectives have found...

Death of Former US Attorney, 43, Under Investigation

Jessica Aber had stepped down at the change of administrations

(Newser) - Jessica Aber, a US attorney who traveled Virginia to try to build trust between law enforcement and the community before resigning in January to let the new administration fill the post, died overnight Friday. Police found Aber, 43, dead in her home in Alexandria after receiving a report that she...

The Safest US Cities Against Mother Nature's Wrath

Virginia's Lynchburg is best positioned against natural disasters, per Home Gnome rankings

(Newser) - Good news, Virginia: You're one of the safest places in the US when it comes to natural disasters. At least some of the Old Dominion's cities are, anyway, according to a new assessment by Home Gnome . The home services site wanted to see which US cities were safest...

High School Runner Faces Battery Charge After Race

Alaila Everett says she didn't intentionally strike a rival with her baton

(Newser) - A high school relay runner in Virginia has been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery after viral video emerged of her striking a rival with a baton during a race, reports NBC News . Lynchburg Commonwealth Attorney Bethany Harrison says the charges were filed this week. The teen, however, says the...

Cops Name Person of Interest Around Missing Spring Breaker

He's believed to be the man who went into the ocean with Sudiksha Konanki, 20

(Newser) - US authorities have identified a person of interest in the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic. The man—named by CBS News as 24-year-old Joshua Riibe—was identified Wednesday by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in Virginia, where Konanki hails from. The sheriff'...

Will DOGE Help Democrats? Virginia Is an Early Test

State has a ton of federal workers, along with an off-year election

(Newser) - Virginia elects a governor later this year, and the off-year election is already getting attention because it's seen as a bellwether of President Trump's cost-cutting ways. As the Christian Science Monitor reports, the politics aren't that complicated: The state has a ton of federal workers—more than...

Black Graves Being Moved for Industrial Park

Descendants of tenant farmers have mixed views on the project

(Newser) - A decision to move the remains of hundreds African-American tenant farmers from a former Virginia tobacco plantation to a dedicated burial ground has elicited a range of emotions among the sharecroppers' descendants, the AP reports. Some worry about the implications of disturbing the graves of people who were exploited and...

2 Officers Shot to Death During Traffic Stop

Virginia Beach police say the gunman then apparently killed himself

(Newser) - Two police officers in Virginia were shot and killed during a traffic stop late Friday night, authorities said. Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate said at a news conference on Saturday that officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reece were slain after stopping a vehicle for expired plates, the AP reports....

In the Potomac, a Grim Recovery Begins


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In the Potomac, a Grim Recovery Concludes

The remains of all 67 victims have been retrieved

(Newser) - The remains of all 67 victims of last week's midair collision of an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter near the nation's capital have been recovered, authorities said Tuesday. The chief medical examiner is still trying to positively identify one set of remains, officials said in a...

After Newborns Suffer Fractures, a Nurse Is Charged

Virginia's Erin Strotman charged with malicious wounding, felony child abuse against one infant

(Newser) - A former nurse at a Virginia hospital where at least seven newborns suffered mysterious injuries has been charged with malicious wounding and felony child abuse. Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman, 26, is charged in connection with a Nov. 10 incident involving one newborn. However, investigators are probing potential abuse against seven...

Hunter Killed by Falling Bear
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Dec 18, 2024 1:00 AM CST

Hunter Killed by Falling Bear

Group of hunters treed the bear, then shot it as they stood nearby

(Newser) - A hunter is dead after a freak hunting accident in Virginia last week. Around 9:50am on December 9, authorities say a group of hunters chased a bear into a tree in Lunenburg County, and one hunter shot the bear as the group was retreating from under the tree, USA ...

Husband Charged With Killing Wife Who Vanished Months Ago

Naresh Bhatt was first charged with moving a body weeks after Mamta Kafle disappeared

(Newser) - Naresh Bhatt was charged with murder Monday, about four months after the Virginia man's wife disappeared. Bhatt's previous charge of concealing a body was upgraded to murder and physically defiling a dead body, the Washington Post reports. The 37-year-old's lawyer has argued Mamta Kafle Bhatt, 28, is...

2025's Job Forecast Looks Best in These States

New Hampshire tops WalletHub's list, while West Virginia comes in last

(Newser) - Since the end of the pandemic, employment in the US has been in a state of flux , swinging between strong jobs reports to high rates of continuing unemployment claims. But according to WalletHub , key indicators show which states will have the strongest employment prospects in the coming year. They used...

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