Virginia dad wins $1M jackpot while on chocolate milk run for kids

Dennis Willoughby stopped at a 7-Eleven store in Richmond to buy the drinks and to buy a $1 million Platinum Jackpot scratch-off ticket.

Ownership of Virginia Confederate monuments will transfer to Black History Museum

The Black History Museum will take ownership of the Confederate monuments taken down in Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy, according to an agreement announced by the state's governor and city's mayor.

Contents of second time capsule discovered in Richmond unveiled

The contents of a long-sought-after time capsule that was found during the removal of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond were unveiled Tuesday. 

Second time capsule found during removal of Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond to be opened

Crews wrapping up the removal Monday of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond found what appeared to be a second and long-sought-after time capsule, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said.

Crews find another apparent time capsule at Robert E. Lee statue site in Virginia

Crews wrapping up the removal Monday of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond found what appeared to be a second and long-sought-after time capsule, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said.

134-year-old time capsule possibly found in base of removed Robert E. Lee statue

The 1887 time capsule, believed to be found buried in the pedestal under the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, is believed to contain Confederate artifacts.

'Unite the Right' civil trial verdict: Jury awards victims $26M in damages

A jury has ordered 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay $26 million in damages over violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.

Civil trial witness recalls 'terror' of car attack at Charlottesville rally

A woman who was pushed to safety as a car slammed into counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville has recounted a scene of “complete terror."

Key takeaways from election results 2021, Youngkin’s Virginia win

Here are some key takeaways from Tuesday’s election, including what the results from Virginia and New Jersey governor races could mean down the line.

Virginia Beach places $568M bond on ballot to protect against rising seas

If it fails, economists say the city could lose billions of dollars in the next half-century as recurrent flooding inundates roads, businesses and homes.

Jury selected for Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' rally civil trial

A jury has been seated in a civil trial to determine whether white nationalists who planned the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville will be held responsible for the violence that erupted.

Civil trial underway for Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' rally planners

Jury selection has begun at a civil trial in Charlottesville, Virginia to determine whether white nationalists who planned the so-called “Unite the Right” rally will be held responsible for the violence that erupted.

Elderly man didn't like home he bought so he killed real estate agent

An 84-year-old man killed his real estate agent and then turned the gun on himself because he was upset over the home he’d just bought.

Drone drops bag of drugs into schoolyard instead of prison grounds: Cops

Wrong stop. A drone making a "delivery" for prisoners at a jail in Virginia erroneously dropped the package full of contraband in a neighboring schoolyard, according to police.

Robert E. Lee statue removed in Richmond

Virginia brought in a deconstruction crew surrounded by a heavy police presence on Wednesday to remove one of the nation's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee.