Father dies by suicide after Virginia toddler dies in hot car, police say

When the man discovered his son dead in the vehicle, he returned home, took the baby inside, and then went outside and shot himself, police said.

4 inmates escape from Virginia federal prison camp

The four inmates were discovered missing from the Federal Correctional Complex in Hopewell, Virginia, around 1:45 a.m. Saturday.

Johnny Depp verdict: Amber Heard must pay over $10 million, Depp must pay $2 million

After weeks of testimony, a jury ruled partly in favor of both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard — saying that both actors defamed the other with claims of domestic abuse.

Military veteran graduates from college alongside his daughter

A father and daughter from Portsmouth, Virginia, are now bonded by their college graduations from the same school and on the same day.

7 Virginia children hospitalized after taking prescription pills

Authorities in Virginia on Thursday were still trying to piece together what happened and whether any adults will face criminal charges after seven children took prescription medicine and ended up in the hospital.

1st Black female lieutenant governor presides over Virginia Senate

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears has taken her seat for the first day presiding over the Virginia Senate as the state’s first woman to serve as lieutenant governor and the first Black woman to hold statewide office.

I-95 shutdown: Uber rider trapped in traffic slammed with $600 bill

Andrew Peters returned home, like hundreds of others trapped for hours on I-95 in Virginia Tuesday, to a $600 bill from Uber.

Uber driver stranded on I-95 buys teen passenger hotel room, offered new job

Uber driver DaVante Williams was stranded with a teenage passenger for hours on the snowy I-95 and is being praised for going “above and beyond” to get her home safe.

I-95 Shutdown: Baltimore bakery truck passes out bread to stranded motorists on I-95 in Virginia

A Baltimore bakery gave away loaves of bread and rolls to stranded motorists who were stuck on Interstate 95 in Virginia following a blizzard that shutdown one of the nation’s busiest highways.

Virginia officials defend response to I-95 gridlock that left drivers stranded overnight in freezing temps

“Not one police (officer) came in the 16 hours we were stuck,” said one driver, who was stranded just 100 feet past an exit. “No one came. It was just shocking. Being in the most advanced country in the world, no one knew how to even clear one lane for all of us to get out of that mess?”

How are roads pre-treated? A look at winter storm prep after Virginia's I-95 shutdown

Virginia transportation officials said I-95’s hours-long shutdown this week was in part due to the inability to pretreat the roadways before the winter weather hit.

I-95 Shutdown: Vehicles turn around, drive wrong way to avoid getting stuck in I-95 traffic

SKYFOX captured images that appeared to show drivers turning around on parts of Interstate 95 in Virginia to escape traffic that kept some motorists trapped on the highway overnight.