Category: Virginia

Lawyer: Gun Used by Child Who Shot Teacher Was ‘Secured’

NORFOLK, Va.—The family of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia said Thursday that the gun he used had been “secured” and that one of his parents usually accompanied him in class but did not the week the shooting occurred. The family’s statement was released by an attorney and did not…


West Virginia Teen Get Life for 4 Relatives’ Killings

CHARLESTON, W.Va.—A West Virginia teenager was sentenced in adult court Tuesday to life in prison in the killings of four family members. Gavin Smith, 18, of Elkview received three life sentences in Kanawha County Circuit Court on first-degree murder convictions in the December 2020 deaths of his mother, stepfather, and 12-year-old brother. He also was…


Virginia Official Suspected 6-Year-Old Had Possession of Gun Before Shooting Teacher, Says Superintendent

An official at the Virginia school where a 6-year-old student brought a 9mm pistol in a backpack and allegedly shot his teacher suspected the child possessed a firearm before the shooting transpired, but the official failed to find it in a search, according to a superintendent. During an online meeting on Thursday, the superintendent of…


6-Year-Old Brought Gun to Virginia School in Backpack, Teacher Helped Students After Being Shot: Police Update

A Newport News, Virginia elementary school teacher helped her students to safety after a 6-year-old student brought a 9 mm Taurus pistol into her classroom in a backpack and allegedly shot her in the chest, police said in an update on Monday. Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew told reporters on Monday that police interviewed…


Ex-VT Soccer Player to Get $100K Settlement After Defying Pro-BLM Kneel: Attorney

The attorney for former Virginia Tech soccer player Kiersten Hening said she will receive a $100,000 settlement after she alleged she was punished for refusing to kneel during the reading of a statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In 2021, Hening filed a lawsuit against Virginia Tech Women’s Soccer head coach Charles…


Fuel Leak in Virginia Shuts Down Part of Colonial Pipeline

NORFOLK, Va.—A diesel fuel leak in Virginia shut down part of the Colonial Pipeline, the nation’s largest fuel pipeline, which supplies roughly half the fuel consumed on the East Coast, but it is expected to restart Saturday, the company said. The spill was discovered Tuesday. And while this particular line is shut down, the rest…


6-Year-Old Suspect in Custody After Shooting Teacher at Virginia School: Police Chief

A teacher is in hospital in life-threatening condition and a 6-year-old student is in custody after a shooting at an elementary school in Virginia on Friday, police said. Newport News police said “a round was fired” during an altercation in a classroom with the 6-year-old male student at Richneck Elementary School at around 2 p.m. The teacher was…


Teacher Wounded in Virginia Elementary School Shooting

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—A shooting at a Virginia elementary school sent a teacher to the hospital and ended with “an individual” in custody Friday, police and school officials in the city of Newport News said. No students were injured at the shooting at Richneck Elementary School, police said in a news release. The extent of the…


Virginia Sheriff Drops Voluntary Cooperation With Federal Immigration Agency

A Virginia sheriff announced on Tuesday that her office has dropped its voluntary cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In a letter to various pro-immigration organizations, Beth Authur said her office will stop taking nonmandatory actions against illegal immigrants starting from Dec. 20. “The ACSO (Arlington County Sheriff’s Office) will no longer recognize…


Top 25 Roundup: Boston College Stuns No. 21 Virginia Tech in Overtime

Makai Ashton-Langford scored a game-high 21 points and had seven rebounds as Boston College upset No. 21 Virginia Tech 70–65 in overtime Wednesday in the Eagles’ ACC home opener in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Ashton-Langford had 18 points in regulation and made a 3-pointer that gave Boston College a 66–61 advantage with 36 seconds left in…