Virginia mom fights for change after toddler's hot car death

Last summer, Laura lost her son to a hot car death, followed by the death of her husband who took his own life upon discovering their son in his back seat.

2 inmates escape from Farmville prison including man indicted on the murder of a NC deputy

Alder Marin-Sotelo, 26 and Bruce Callahan, 44 escaped “sometime" over the weekend from the Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville, VA - according to the Prince Edward County Sheriff's Department. 

Virginia Beach tornado leaves dozens of homes damaged

The City of Virginia Beach declared a state of emergency after a tornado moved through the area Sunday and damaged dozens of homes, downed trees and caused gas leaks.

Virginia wildlife experts investigating spread of 'zombie deer disease'

Wildlife experts in Virginia are investigating the spread of "zombie deer disease," an infection that is contagious and always fatal that has been detected with increasing frequency in Virginia and other states.

Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher arrested in Virginia

The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot his first-grade teacher inside a classroom earlier this year has been arrested, the Newport News Police Department says.

Mother of 6-year-old student shooter indicted

The mother of a 6-year-old student who shot a teacher at an elementary school in Newport News, VA, has been indicted on two charges. 

Woman dead after shootout between suspected abductor, police on I-95 in Virginia

Authorities say a woman they believe was the victim of an abduction is dead after a chase and shootout between police and her suspected kidnapper along Interstate 95 in Virginia.

Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit

The lawsuit accuses school administrators of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings on the day of the shooting that the boy had a gun and was in a “violent mood."

Surveillance footage released after deputies charged in Irvo Otieno's death

The video shows a group of sheriff’s deputies and employees at a Virginia mental hospital pinning Irvo Otieno to the floor until he was motionless and limp as they tried to resuscitate him.

Firefighters rescue man pinned underneath 2,000-pound safe

First responders said the man became pinned underneath the safe after it had fallen while being unloaded.

10 charged in Irvo Otieno’s death at Virginia mental hospital

Video from a state mental hospital shows a Black Virginia man who was handcuffed and shackled being pinned to the ground by deputies who are now facing second-degree murder charges in his death, according to relatives of the man and their attorneys who viewed the footage Thursday.

7 Virginia deputies charged in man's death at mental hospital

Seven Virginia sheriff's office employees have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a 28-year-old man at a state mental hospital last week, a local prosecutor said Tuesday.