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July 9, 2019 at 9:02 pm

Sturgeon, America’s forgotten dinosaurs, slowly coming back VIEW

CHARLES CITY, Va. (AP) — Sturgeon were America's vanishing dinosaurs, armor-plated beasts that crowded the nation's rivers until mankind's craving for caviar pushed them to...

June 26, 2019 at 11:42 am

Coal train derails into Great Dismal Swamp wildlife refuge VIEW

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — A coal train has derailed in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia, raising concerns about its wildlife and...

June 25, 2019 at 11:08 am

Virginia Beach considers independent shooting investigation

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The city of Virginia Beach may soon commission an independent investigation into the mass shooting that claimed 12 lives last...

June 13, 2019 at 2:11 pm

Virginia Beach tries to dispel “rumors” about mass shooting

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Officials in Virginia Beach pushed back on Thursday against what they described as "rumors, innuendo, conflicting theories and speculation" about last...

June 5, 2019 at 10:16 pm

Services begin for the 12 victims of Virginia Beach shooting VIEW

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners packed a Catholic church on Thursday to remember a married mother of three who was killed during...

June 5, 2019 at 1:59 pm

Police thwarted by electronic doors during Virginia shooting

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Police responding to the deadly mass shooting at a Virginia Beach municipal building were unable to confront the gunman at...

Community members stand by the 12 crosses at the memorial located by Building 11 of the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on Sunday, June 2, 2019. Twelve crosses were placed at the memorial to honor the 12 victims of the mass shooting that took place at the Municipal Center on May 31, 2019. (Sarah Holm/Virginian-Pilot/TNS) 1327284 1327284

June 3, 2019 at 5:34 am

Gunman’s motive unclear, officials quiet days after shooting VIEW

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Beach employee who shot and killed 12 people at a municipal building gave no hint of the massacre...

June 2, 2019 at 4:27 am

Virginia Beach attacker notified boss of plans to leave job VIEW

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The gunman who attacked his colleagues at a Virginia Beach government office building resigned by email hours before the shooting,...

June 1, 2019 at 10:02 pm

Virginia Beach shines light on victims, not mass shooter

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The victims of America's latest mass shooting had been dead for less than a day when police and city officials...

May 31, 2019 at 10:28 pm

Virginia victims had 150 years of combined service with city VIEW

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Four were engineers who worked to maintain streets and protect wetlands. Three were right-of-way agents who reviewed property lines. The...