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Man brings gun and knives into a Virginia church service after vague online threats, police say

Sep. 25, 2023 18:45 PM EDT

HAYMARKET, Va. (AP) — A man posted vague online threats of violence and images of a Virginia church before going inside with a loaded handgun and two knives during Sunday services, police said Monday. The man was arrested and no one was hurt after officers rushed to Park Valley...

Amazon opening 2 operations facilities in Virginia Beach, creating over 1,000 jobs, Youngkin says

Sep. 25, 2023 15:38 PM EDT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two new Amazon operations facilities are coming to Virginia Beach, expected to eventually employ over 1,000 people, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. The retailer will establish a robotics fulfillment center expected to launch in 2025 and a...

Pitt left tackle Goncalves out for the season, QB Jurkovec's status uncertain for Virginia Tech

Sep. 25, 2023 13:17 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh will have to find a way to recover from its worst start since 2017 without left tackle Matt Goncalves. Coach Pat Narduzzi announced Monday that Goncalves is done for the season after sustaining a lower-body injury in a loss to West Virginia on Sept. 16....

Weakening Ophelia still poses a risk of coastal flooding and heavy rain in some parts of the US

Sep. 24, 2023 17:29 PM EDT

Nearly a day after being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia still threatened parts of the Northeast on Sunday with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City, the National Hurricane Center said. As Ophelia weakened, a new tropical...

Southern East Coast hit by flooding as Ophelia weakens to tropical depression and moves north

Sep. 23, 2023 21:53 PM EDT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia experienced flooding Saturday after Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island, bringing rain, damaging winds and dangerous surges. The storm came ashore near Emerald Isle...

Rasheen Ali runs for 174 yards and Marshall beats Virginia Tech 24-17

Sep. 23, 2023 17:16 PM EDT

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Rasheen Ali ran for 174 yards and two touchdowns to lift Marshall to a 24-17 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday. Ali ran for touchdowns of 56 and 1 yards to keep the Thundering Herd (3-0) unbeaten. Virginia Tech (1-3) was without injured...

Armstrong, Narveson and penalties help N.C. State survive at Virginia, 24-21

Sep. 23, 2023 00:02 AM EDT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Brennan Armstrong said “it was pretty surreal, pretty weird” playing as a visitor at Scott Stadium, where he'd emerged from the Virginia locker room for five seasons. It wasn't as weird as the ending in his lone visit as an opponent. ...

Tropical Storm Ophelia off the mid-Atlantic coast producing winds just below hurricane force

Sep. 22, 2023 23:17 PM EDT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ophelia gained strength as it churned toward the North Carolina coast on Friday, promising a weekend of heavy rain and windy conditions throughout the mid-Atlantic. Forecasters issued a hurricane watch for parts of eastern North Carolina. The...

Mother gets 78-year prison term for killing daughters, 15 and 5, in Virginia

Sep. 22, 2023 16:41 PM EDT

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia mother who sedated her two daughters with melatonin-laced gummy bears before fatally shooting them was sentenced Friday to 78 years in prison. Veronica Youngblood, 38, was arrested in August 2018 after shooting daughters Sharon Castro, 15,...

Both parties rally supporters as voting begins in Virginia's closely watched legislative elections

Sep. 22, 2023 13:26 PM EDT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Early voting started Friday in Virginia's costly, high-stakes and closely watched legislative elections after a week in which elected officials and candidates rallied their supporters across the state. All 140 General Assembly seats are on the ballot, with...