Buccaneers DB Ronde Barber Retires
NFL via Getty Images(TAMPA, Fla.) — Longtime Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back Ronde Barber announced his retirement on Thursday, after 16 seasons in the NFL.The Bucs originally drafted Barber out Virginia in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft. I…
Shooter May Have Posted Online Before Va. Community College Attack
Hemera/Thinkstock(CHRISTIANSBURG, Va.) — An 18-year-old college student may have posted messages online that detailed the weapons and ammunition he planned to use before allegedly shooting two women at a Virginia community college on Friday.”I’m nervo…
Three Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash in Virginia Due to Fog
Comstock/Thinkstock(NORTH CHESTERFIELD, Va.) — At least three people were killed and at least 25 were taken to the hospital after a pile-up involving dozens of cars Sunday on a Virginia interstate.Virginia State Police said “excessive fog” in the Fanc…
Virginia Teens Admit to Attempting to Poison Teacher
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Two Virginia middle school students are facing felony charges of attempted poisoning after they allegedly spiked their teacher’s tea at least twice with hand sanitizer.The two 13-year-old male students, who …
Mike Kzyzewski Concerned About His Players Safety
Lance King/Getty Images(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski expressed his concern for his players safety after the team fell to Virginia on Thursday night.
Krzyzewski has been apart of fans storming the court four times this season…
Scoreboard Roundup – 2/28/13
Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NHL: The Chicago Blackhawks (17-0-3, 37pts) shut down the St. Louis Blues (10-7-2, 22pts), 3-0. The Blackhawks have now earned at least a point in a league record 20 straight opening games.The Boston Brui…
Defense Worker Buys $217 Million Winning Lotto Ticket
Courtesy of Virginia Lottery(FREDERICKSBURG, Va.) — A Virginia husband and wife won the $217 million Powerball jackpot, the second-largest lotto prize ever won in the state.Dave and Nancy Honeywell of Fredericksburg, Va., both work for the Defense Dep…
Virginia Lawmakers Want Their Own Currency, But Don’t Bet on It
Nick M Do/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) — Will Virginia start minting its own currency? It’s an idea worth considering, according to the state’s House of Delegates.The lower chamber passed a bill on Monday to study the possibility. The legis…
Scoreboard Roundup – 1/29/13
Mike McGinnis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NBA: The Milwaukee Bucks (24-19) stopped the Detroit Pistons (17-28), 117-90.The Golden State Warriors (28-17) beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (13-33), 108-95.
The Portland Trail Blazers (23-22) edged the Dallas Mav…
Virginia Lawmaker Brandishes AK-47 on House Floor
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A Virginia state lawmaker brandished an AK-47 on the floor of the state House of Delegates on Thursday.Virginia Del. Joe Morrissey, a Democrat hailing from the Richmond area, showed off the weapon while pushing for…
Convicted Murderer Who Pleaded for Death Electrocuted in Virginia
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(JARRATT, Va.) — A Virginia inmate who begged — and even killed — for the death penalty was executed by electric chair Wednesday night.Robert Gleason Jr., 42, was pronounced dead at 9:08 p.m. authorities said. He was executed a…
Labradoodle Mistaken for Lion, Prompts 911 Calls
ABC News(NORFOLK, Va.) — Bustling Colley Avenue in Norfolk, Va., lined with its shops and eateries, is clearly no wild jungle. But that didn’t stop three 911 callers Tuesday from reporting that there was a lion on the loose roaming the streets, …
Virginia Court Rules Customer Can Post Bad Online Review
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — If you feel like a business did you wrong, your online bad review should stand, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.Virginia resident Jane Perez claims she had problems with Dietz Development LLC and wrote on Ye…
Toddler’s Death Points to Other Killings
Hemera/Thinkstock(MANASSAS, Va.) — Police investigating a Virginia man in connection to the death of his 15-month-old son are also looking to see whether he played a role in the mysterious deaths of two other people: his mother and an ex-girlfriend.Jo…
Ryan Makes Last-Minute Stop in Battleground Virginia
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) – Paul Ryan made a lightning-fast stop at a campaign office in Virginia, thanking and revving up supporters as the minutes left until the polls close ticked by.The GOP vice presidential nominee stopped …
Joe Biden Wraps Up Campaign in Virginia
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) — Vice President Joe Biden wrapped up his final day campaigning in the state of Virginia Monday night, stressing the need for the country to put aside party ideology and unite for the good of the country. “…
Ann Romney Asks Virginia Voters, ‘Will We Be Neighbors?’
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(FAIRFAX, Va.) — Ann Romney may already be daydreaming about life in the White House, asking a huge crowd in northern Virginia Monday if they thought she and her husband might be moving to neighboring Washington come Januar…
Obama Wraps Historic TV Ad Campaign with Florida, Virginia Buy
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — The Obama campaign on Friday placed its final ad buy of the 2012 election cycle, purchasing TV airtime in two Florida markets and four Virginia markets, a campaign official told ABC News. The mile…
Cops Hunt Serial Pipe Bomb Thrower in Virginia
ATF(STAFFORD COUNTY, Va.) — Federal, state and local police are on the lookout for a man they said targeted two policemen and an ex-girlfriend in homemade pipe bomb attacks.Police officials in Stafford County, Virginia said in a press release that Law…
Cops Hunt Serial Pipe Bomb Thrower in Virginia
ATF(STAFFORD COUNTY, Va.) — Federal, state and local police are on the lookout for a man they said targeted two policemen and an ex-girlfriend in homemade pipe bomb attacks.Police officials in Stafford County, Virginia said in a press release that Law…