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Days after Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction from Florida to the Carolinas, the dangers persisted, and even worsened in some places. It was clear the road to recovery from this monster storm will be long and painful. The island town of Chincoteague declared a state of emergency Sunday and strongly recommended that residents in certain areas evacuate. At least 68 people have been confirmed dead: 61 in Florida, four in North Carolina and three in Cuba. In rural Seminole County, north of Orlando, residents donned waders, boots and bug spray to paddle to their flooded homes Sunday.

Days after Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction from Florida to the Carolinas, the dangers persisted, and even worsened in some places. It was clear the road to recovery from this monster storm will be long and painful. The island town of Chincoteague declared a state of emergency Sunday and strongly recommended that residents in certain areas evacuate. At least 68 people have been confirmed dead: 61 in Florida, four in North Carolina and three in Cuba. In rural Seminole County, north of Orlando, residents donned waders, boots and bug spray to paddle to their flooded homes Sunday.

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia gathered with top donors on Thursday and Friday as the rising GOP star mulls a potential 2024 White House bid

A diminishing Ian is expected to bring heavy rains across parts of the eastern U.S. as residents continue to assess the damage in Florida and South Carolina.

A Virginia man decided to play his birth month and year in a Pick 4 promotion -- 200 times for one drawing. >> Read more trending newsAl Ghaemi, 57, a retired real estate investor from Alexandria, played the 0-2-6-5 numbers 200 times for the Sept. 6 drawing in the Virginia Lottery, lottery officials said in a news release. When those numbers were drawn, each of his tickets won the game’s top prize of $5,000, giving him a cool million. https://t.co/d3P5A0SlwY — Virginia Lottery (@VirginiaLottery) September 28, 2022“I must tell you, I really haven’t hit the ceiling,” Ghaemi said in a statement. He said he decided to buy 200 tickets because he was preparing to leave town and decided to “splurge” to see what happened.

The carrier strike group will join ships in the Atlantic Ocean from countries that include France, Germany and Sweden for various exercises, including anti-submarine warfare. Western countries, including the U.S., have provide weapons to Ukraine, increasing tensions with the Kremlin. Despite the USS Ford’s well-publicized problems, he said it’s still part of a larger display of the nation’s military might. The $13.3 billion warship — the nation’s most expensive — is the first of the Navy’s new Ford class of aircraft carriers. “Aircraft carrier strike groups are still a center of Navy power projection,” Martin said.

The USS Gerald R. Ford leaves the world's largest Navy base in Norfolk, Virginia, Monday along with destroyers and other warships, the U.S. Navy said in a statement Thursday. The carrier strike group will join ships in the Atlantic Ocean from countries that include France, Germany and Sweden for various exercises, including anti-submarine warfare. “The Atlantic is an area of strategic interest,” Vice Admiral Daniel Dwyer said in a statement.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — More than 21 years after her sister vanished without a trace, Veronique Duperly has some answers. Fairfax County police investigators are still searching, however, for whoever put a bullet in Choubi Gildawie’s head. “Oh my God, I was just so relieved,” Duperly told The Washington Post. Thrilled to share that we were able to assist Fairfax County PD in the ID of homicide victim Patricia Gildawie. Meanwhile, cold case detectives are working hard to find out more about Gildawie’s final days, including the name of her long-ago boyfriend.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin predicts that Republican gains in the 2022 midterms would be a reset on the economy and may help curb recession woes.

Students streamed out of their classrooms to decry the model policies unveiled earlier this month.

RICHMOND, Va. — (AP) — Student activists held school walkouts across Virginia on Tuesday to protest Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's proposed changes to the state's guidance on district policies for transgender students that would roll back some accommodations. Sanghvi said the existing, more permissive state policies, which were adopted under former Democratic Gov. The new policies say school divisions may not encourage teachers to conceal information about a student's gender from his or her parents. For Virginia school associations, the change in course has led to some uncertainty.

The Fed's Charles Evans said he remains "cautiously optimistic" that the U.S. economy can avoid a recession provided there are no further external shocks.

The Central Intelligence Agency museum in Virginia will add new spy exhibits such as newly declassified artifacts from the CIA’s most storied operations.

An endangered giraffe named Imara gave birth to her daughter Tisa in front of visitors at The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk earlier this month. Both animals are Masai giraffes.

Andrew Grady explained after that he had an issue with Davey Callihan's driving and blamed him for a wreck during one of the qualifying races.

Luck rubbed off from one brother to another in the Virginia lottery. >> Read more trending newsDanny Mudd, of Sterling, bought a 50X the Money scratch-off ticket last month that yielded a $3 million payday, Virginia Lottery officials said in a news release. “I couldn’t believe it!” Danny Mudd told Lottery officials as he claimed his prize on Aug. 29. “I was like, “No, this can’t be!”Mudd bought his winning $3 million ticket at the Sheetz convenience store in Sterling, lottery officials said. “It hasn’t sunk in yet,” Mudd told lottery officials.

Johnny Depp has a new romance with attorney Joelle Rich, a London-based mother of two who represented him in his U.K. defamation trial against a British newspaper.

A class-action lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, is challenging VA's implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

The Virginia screamo heroes return with their first album in 20 years.

The singer-songwriter has a record release party at Comet Ping Pong on Sept. 23.

The revamped rules explicitly state that students must only use bathrooms and locker rooms associated with the sex assigned to them at birth. Similar restrictions apply to sports and other activities.

Virginia police say that they are searching for two men who allegedly walked into the home of two elderly people and held them at gunpoint.

DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. — Police have recovered two bodies after two boats collided on Lake Chesdin near Dinwiddie. 💔 Posted by WTVR CBS 6 News on Saturday, September 17, 2022The Virginia State Police confirmed that the incident happened during a bass fishing tournament. The Lake Chesdin Summer Series Classic event was scheduled on the lake, according to the Weighfish website. According to The Progress-Index, posts on social media said that a bass fishing boat collided with an aluminum boat head-on. Lake Chesdin, known for largemouth bass, is located about 30 miles south of Richmond.

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares explains why Latinos are turning away from Democrats and looking to Republicans ahead of the November midterms.

A Virginia man who stabbed to death a stranger whom he thought was a werewolf, has now been told that he needs to stay off social media. Recently, however, prosecutors have raised concerns about Bhasin’s Facebook dating profile in which they say he misrepresented what happened. Bhasin’s profile has been deleted, WTTG reported. Prosecutors asked the judge overseeing Bhasin’s case to add the stipulation that he is either banned from social media or be required to have software that allows someone to review his posts. Bhasin’s attorney said his client is not on any social media or dating sites, NBC News reported.

Malvo, one of the two men involved in the terrifying D.C.-area sniper killing spree, has been denied parole as a Virginia board has ruled he is still a risk to the community.

Nearly 20 years after he had the nation’s capital on edge, Washington, D.C., sniper, Lee Boyd Malvo, has been denied parole. Malvo is now serving three life sentences for the killing of three people in Virginia. He was convicted at trial in 2003 of the killing of Linda Franklin in Fairfax County, Virginia, then pleaded guilty to two killings in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The Supreme Court in 2012 restricted sentencing juveniles to life without parole, giving Malvo an opening to ask for parole after serving two decades in prison, the AP reported. Malvo is serving his sentence at Red Onion State Prison, a super-maximum security prison in Virginia, the AP reported.

A federal judge on Thursday rejected the DOJ's request to allow the department to continue to review classified documents for its investigation.

Malvo was convicted of capital murder in Virginia and sentenced to life in prison without parole. But a series of Supreme Court rulings and a change in Virginia law gave Malvo the opportunity to seek parole after serving nearly 20 years in custody. The Virginia legislature also passed a law in 2020 that gave juvenile offenders an opportunity to seek parole after serving 20 years. Malvo is serving his sentence at the super maximum-security Red Onion State Prison in Virginia. Even if Malvo had been granted parole in Virginia, he also received a life prison sentence in Maryland for crimes in the neighboring state.

Virginia has denied parole to convicted Washington, D.

Virginia has denied parole to convicted sniper killer Lee Boyd Malvo, ruling that he is still a risk to the community two decades after he and his partner terrorized the Washington, D.C., region with a series of random shootings. Malvo was 17 when he and John Allen Muhammad shot and killed 10 people and wounded three others over a three-week span in October 2002. Malvo was convicted of capital murder in Virginia and sentenced to life in prison without parole. But a series of Supreme Court rulings and a change in Virginia law gave Malvo the opportunity to seek parole after serving nearly 20 years in custody.

Parent advocacy groups gathered outside a Loudoun County School Board meeting in Virginia on Tuesday to protest against critical race theory in schools.

Sen. Mark Warner, Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, British Ambassador to the United States Karen Pierce, and more, will appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.

The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington. The plane that hit the Pentagon struck the building’s southwest corner and sent thick plumes of black smoke into the sky. “You could feel the building shake when it hit,” Wes Miller, who was a colonel at the Pentagon in 2001, told the Army News Service in 2020. A memorial honoring the victims has since been built on two acres of land outside where the plane struck on Sept. 11, 2001. Sunday will mark the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

MANASSAS, Va. — The manager of the restaurant at a Virginia country club has apologized after many people called the restaurant’s planned menu offensive. >> Read more trending newsAn image of the menu, which was reportedly posted in a Facebook group for servicemembers and veterans, was shared on Twitter. The menu’s offerings included “Pentagon Pie,” “Flight 93 Redirect” and a drink called a “Remember-tini.”Appalling. The same person who shared the initial image of the menu shared an apology from George White, the restaurant’s manager, WJLA reported. That post said: “I apologize for those I offended with the 9/11 seafood Sunday post.

School districts around the country are working to beef up security measures. This school year, safety of students is top of mind more than ever. That's why school systems like Roanoke City are having to rethink the way they do things.

In Virginia police officers are now working with mental health clinicians to reduce deadly encounters between police and the mentally ill.

A law enforcement official told the San Diego Union-Tribune that there were signs Leonard Francis "was planning this out, that's for sure."

NORFOLK, Va. — Seven people were wounded early Sunday after a shooting near Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, authorities said. 7 people have been taken to the hospital (5 have non-life threatening injuries, 2 have life threatening injuries) Call came in around 12:00 a.m. More details to follow. Norfolk State University sent out an alert noting that the area had been secured and that several students were victims of the shooting. Norfolk Police have informed us that several NSU students have been the victims of a shooting at an isolated off-campus location near 50th Street and Hampton Blvd. — Norfolk State University (@Norfolkstate) September 4, 2022©2022 Cox Media Group

The rescued beagles have ended up with more than 120 independent groups across the country — and some of those pooches have already found their forever homes.

RICHMOND, Va. — The last group of beagles was rescued from a mass breeding facility in Virginia, nearly two months after a judge approved the plan for the dogs to be removed. Nearly 4,000 dogs were rescued from Envigo, a dog breeding facility in Virginia, which had been sued by the federal government in May over animal welfare concerns. Among those who took in rescued dogs were Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who adopted a 7-year-old beagle named Momma Mia to live with them in Montecito. The Humane Society has a list of its partner organizations on its website, featuring those which have taken in the rescued beagles. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 14 Nearly 4,000 beagles rescued from Virginia breeding facility A beagle puppy from the first group of 201 beagles removed from Envigo RMS LLC facility in Cumberland, VA, plays at the care and rehabilitation center in Maryland on July 22, 2022.

Paige Casey is suing retail chain for $100K, but providing abortion options is part of her job, a CVS spokesman said.

NEWBURG, Pa. — Keswick Creamery on Monday recalled nearly a dozen of its cheeses, citing potential listeria contamination. Newburg, Pennsylvania-based Keswick Creamery confirmed the following cheese varieties have been recalled:Calverley Cheese: 4-ounce to 12-ounce packages. Vulkwin’s Folly Cheese: 4-ounce to 12-ounce packages. “Keswick Creamery has ceased the production and distribution of all products as the FDA and the company continue their investigation as to what caused the problem,” the recall stated. Customers should email Keswick Creamery directly at keswickrecall@gmail.com or call 1-800-946-1631, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT to report their product and receive a full refund.

Circuit Court Judge Pamela S. Baskervill struck down the suit on jurisdictional grounds, citing state law as well as principles under the U.S. Constitution. For example, Baskervill wrote that Virginia law doesn't give her the specific authority to determine whether the books are obscene for minors. The judge also wrote that restricting the books' distribution would authorize “prior restraint” of speech and violate the First Amendment. The judge also described concerns about prosecuting someone who didn't know they were selling or loaning books that were deemed to be obscene. Tim Anderson, Altman's attorney, said the lawsuit in Virginia Beach was not focused on what the two books were about.

A judge in Virginia has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to declare two books as obscene for children and to restrict their distribution to minors by booksellers and libraries.

Kids share their vacations photos from Delaware, North Carolina and Florida.

Fred Miller purchased a property to host family gatherings, only to learn it was once a planation where his ancestors were enslaved.

It is unlikely that Malvo would ever be released from custody because he is also serving separate life sentences for murders in Virginia.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle adopted a 7-year-old beagle who was rescued from an overcrowded and unsanitary plant in Virginia. Mia was one of 4,000 other beagles rescued from a Virginia plant that was owned by Envigo RMS. The New York Times said that Mia was used for breeding her entire life at the Envigo plant. >> 4,000 dogs rescued from Virginia breeding facility will go up for adoptionKeith told the LA Times that Meghan had called her personally. The Sussexes spokeswoman confirmed the visit as well to the LA Times.

“This decision destigmatized a health condition — gender dysphoria — and it says that what Congress did in 1990 wasn’t OK,” Barry said. A new rule in Florida restricts Medicaid coverage for gender dysphoria treatments for youths and adults. Williams told the nurse she is transgender, has gender dysphoria and received hormone treatments for the previous 15 years. The 4th Circuit panel said in its ruling Aug. 16 that there is a distinction between gender identity disorder and gender dysphoria. “Whether we focus on when Congress passed the ADA or look beyond to today, the distinction Williams attempts to draw between gender identity disorder and gender dysphoria fails,” Quattlebaum wrote.

“This decision destigmatized a health condition — gender dysphoria — and it says that what Congress did in 1990 wasn’t OK,” Barry said. A new rule in Florida restricts Medicaid coverage for gender dysphoria treatments for youths and adults. Williams told the nurse she is transgender, has gender dysphoria and received hormone treatments for the previous 15 years. The 4th Circuit panel said in its ruling Aug. 16 that there is a distinction between gender identity disorder and gender dysphoria. “Whether we focus on when Congress passed the ADA or look beyond to today, the distinction Williams attempts to draw between gender identity disorder and gender dysphoria fails,” Quattlebaum wrote.

Advocates for transgender people say a federal ruling that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act could hurt conservative political efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care.

A jury has awarded $50,000 to a northern Virginia landlord who was shot three times with a stun gun when sheriff's deputies wrongly arrested him following a tenant's complaint. Matthew Souter, 57, of The Plains, Virginia, was arrested at his home in November 2018 after a tenant in his 19th-century farmhouse claimed he had violated a protective order she had obtained a day earlier. Before the trial began Tuesday in federal court, a judge ruled that the three Fauquier County sheriff's deputies who arrested Souter violated his constitutional rights.

El Shafee Elsheikh was found guilty of participating in a brutal ISIS hostage-taking scheme that led to the deaths of four Americans.

The Humane Society said its animal rescue team began removing roughly 4,000 beagles from a mass breeding facility in Virginia, which received multiple violations for issues like inadequate veterinary care and insufficient food on July 21.

A Virginia man has been sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison on federal bank robbery charges in a case that tested the constitutionality of broad search warrants that use Google location history to identify people near the scene of a crime.

There were more than 41,000 traffic deaths in 2021 alone, but experts are creating solutions. Don’t miss the innovations keeping drivers and pedestrians safe.

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax says he recently met with the FBI to discuss his concerns about the two 2019 sexual assault allegations against him.

Some federal lawmakers urged Google last month to limit the appearance of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in certain abortion-related search results.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has spent a tightly choreographed first six months in office cultivating his image in a way that’s furthered speculation he has designs on higher office.

A new court filing from Amber Heard's legal team alleges one of the jurors in the defamation case filed against her by her ex-husband Johnny Depp served improperly.

Police in Richmond, Virginia, say they thwarted a planned Fourth of July mass shooting after receiving a tip that led to arrests and the seizure of multiple guns.

The marshal of the U.S. Supreme Court has asked Maryland and Virginia officials to enforce laws she says prohibit picketing outside the homes of the justices who live in the two states.

Police in Orlando say they’ve arrested a teen from Virginia accused of inappropriately messaging a 13-year-old girl online and threatening to kill officers.

The White House is launching a partnership with 11 East Coast governors to boost the growing offshore wind industry, a key element of President Joe Biden’s climate change plan.

A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the NFL has fined the Washington Commanders $100,000 and stripped the team of two offseason workouts next year because of excessive contact in practice among players.

The chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection says the panel will ask Virginia Thomas for an interview.

Washington Commanders assistant coach Jack Del Rio issued an apology for his word choice after doubling down on a comparison he made on social media between the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and the protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd.

Groups across the state of Virginia work all year long to get students registered to vote in high school and college -- the idea being, if these students start young, they’ll vote their entire lives.

Jill Biden and the U.S. surgeon general are empathizing with parents across the country who have been scrambling to find infant formula for their children.

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press the Washington Commanders have bought land in Virginia for what could be a potential site of the NFL team’s next stadium.

Fairfax County officials have rebuffed a request from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to establish a security perimeter around the neighborhoods of Supreme Court justices living in the county who have faced protests outside their homes.

Boeing says it plans to move its corporate headquarters from Chicago to the Washington, D.

The Supreme Court’s apparent intention to abolish a nationwide right to abortion, spelled out in a draft opinion leaked this week, will not be the final chapter in the nation’s most pitched culture battle.

Jill Biden is showing off artwork by military kids in a new temporary exhibit at the White House.

The Supreme Court has turned away a plea from parents to block a new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia that a lower court had found discriminates against Asian American students.

A jury has convicted a British national for his role in an Islamic State group hostage-taking scheme that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago.

Three dozen House Democrats say Saudi Arabia is being a bad strategic partner.

A man accused of killing another man in Virginia is now behind bars in Orange County, according to police in Hampton, Virginia.

Denny Hamlin ran down William Byron with five laps to go and ended the slowest start to a season of his career with a victory in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway.

A growing number of college baseball teams are moving away from the tradition of catchers using their fingers and hands for pitch signs.

Virginia state agencies responding to a severe snowstorm that stranded hundreds of motorists along Interstate 95 in January collectively lost what a report called “situational awareness” amid the growing gridlock.

COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have plunged to their lowest levels since the early days of the pandemic, offering a much needed break to health care workers and patients alike following the omicron surge.

A hostage who survived more than a year as a captive of the Islamic State is testifying about the beatings and torture inflicted on him by his captors.

Authorities say two crewmembers rescued from the midweek crash of a U.S. Navy aircraft in Eastern Shore waters near the Virginia-Maryland line remain hospitalized.

A house full of unsupervised children in Virginia were given sleeping pills by another child, causing them to be hospitalized Wednesday evening, police said.

Authorities say a Virginia newspaper reporter was one of two people killed during a shooting outside a restaurant and bar.

Meet the women of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, the Fighting Blacklions.

The problems the nursing industry is experiencing lately aren’t new issues, said Melissa, 41, who’s in Roanoke, Virginia.

Wake Forest meets Boston College in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament looking for another win on its NCAA Tournament resume.

Virginia lawmakers have ended for another year efforts to put basic limits on how they can spend money donated to their campaigns.

Christine always envisioned a career in nursing. It’s all she ever wanted, professionally.

Virginia lawmakers are advancing a measure intended to lure the Washington Commanders to the state by allowing the NFL team to forgo what could be $1 billion or more in future tax payments to help finance a potential new football stadium.

The Black men who drove horse-drawn carriages through the streets of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia were both everywhere and invisible during the Jim Crow era.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s hefty legislative agenda has been dealt a series of expected blows in the first half of the General Assembly session by the Democrat-controlled Senate.

Virginia's Department of Education is conducting a review designed to root out critical race theory in schools.

The Richmond Fire Investigations Unit are working to determine the cause and origin of a fire that engulfed William Fox Elementary School in Richmond.

A state official says a deputy Virginia attorney general has resigned after The Washington Post raised questions about social media comments the newspaper reported she made about the 2020 election, the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and other matters.

Washington Football Team safety Deshazor Everett faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter.

The Supreme Court of Virginia has rejected a petition from parents that sought to invalidate Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order prohibiting school systems from enforcing mask mandates in the classroom.