16+ hour, 7+ min ago  (144+ words) A passenger bus slammed into a line of cars on Interstate 95 in Virginia Friday morning, killing five people from Massachusetts. Dispatch recordings reveal how deadly Virginia bus crash unfolded Rare meteor explosion shakes homes across New England Saturday Boston's Citgo…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (299+ words) The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader's office on Wednesday as part of a corruption investigation, a person familiar with the matter said. The search at Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas's district office in Portsmouth comes after the Democrat helped…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (768+ words) Virginia voters approved a mid-decade redistricting plan Tuesday that could boost Democrats" chances of winning four additional U. S. House seats in November"s midterm elections that will decide control of the closely divided Congress. The constitutional amendment narrowly backed by voters…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1016+ words) Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey's recent announcement that he won't seek reelection dramatically shifted the race's dynamics, resetting what might have been a referendum on his handling of a pair of high-profile cases to a rare open contest that could…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (219+ words) The Norfolk Police Department is investigating a school bus driver who allegedly drove unsafely, engaged in distracted driving, and used inappropriate language during a Wednesday morning route. The driver, employed by W. T. Holmes Transportation, will no longer drive buses for Norfolk…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (782+ words) FREDERICKSBURG, Va. " Virginia Democrat Nicole Cole and her team spent much of their 2025 campaign for the state legislature standing in places like Weis Markets in Spotsylvania County, railing against prices that she said were too high: at least $3. 79 for a…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (395+ words) For Republicans, Earle-Sears will show whether a candidate in Trump's general mold " though notably without his full-throated support " can win in a battleground state. For Democrats, Spanberger will signal whether the same center-left approach that worked across the country in…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (257+ words) Voters on Tuesday are casting ballots in US state and local elections with an injection of presidential-level politics, including a pair of competitive races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia. President Trump didn't set foot in Virginia or New…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (521+ words) A 13-year-old boy was arrested last week in Everett and then taken into custody by ICE, which quickly moved him to a facility in Virginia. The rapid, out-of-state transfer of such a young detainee has sparked outrage among critics of…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1007+ words) Patrick Mc Dermott, Norfolk County's elected sheriff, tapped his taxpayer-funded office for thousands of dollars in online courses last year, taking tutorials in how to grow a business, launch a podcast, and craft webinars that can turn a profit. "It's…...