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A first-grade Virginia teacher who was shot in the chest and left hand by her 6-year-old student in January said she still gets nightmares from that day.

Abigail Zwerner, a Virginia teacher shot by a 6-year-old student in her classroom at Richneck Elementary School, said she will never forget the look on the boy's face.

The Washington Post has obtained video showing what led to the death of 28-year-old Irvo Otieno. He died in the admissions office of a Virginia state psychiatric hospital. Seven sheriff's deputies and three hospital workers have been charged with second-degree murder.

Rocket Lab plans to launch two satellites early Wednesday morning (March 22), on a mission that includes a booster recovery at sea. Watch it live here.

Ben Baker, of Covington, Virginia, matched four of the winning numbers plus the Powerball number on two tickets to win a total of $300,000 in the March 4 drawing.

Robinson and Milis are two cats in Virginia that need to be adopted together. While they have special needs, they'll make great pets for a new family, said the shelter that's housing them.

A 13-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder in the 2022 death of a 4-year-old sibling, according to the Danville Police Department.

The full story can be seen in the video above, which is part of a series where we are looking back at most-watched viral videos.

The Capella Space satellites use cloud-piercing radar to monitor Earth around the clock, regardless of weather.

When University of Virginia guard Kihei Clark heaved a bad pass down court, the Furman Paladins seized an opportunity to pull off an upset. Social media reacted with amazement.

JP Pegues made a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds remaining, and No. 13 seed Furman completed a rally from a 12-point second-half deficit to hand fourth-seeded Virginia another first-round NCAA Tournament loss, 68-67.

The winery sits on the land that was used by Jefferson to try to make wine.

A man in northern Virginia was arrested last week after shining a laser pointer at a Fairfax County police helicopter while it helped Virginia State Police pursue a suspect on the run.

Five years after UMBC became the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1 seed in the men's NCAA Tournament, it has happened again.

Police in Virginia have charged a juvenile who allegedly shot and killed five horses and injured three others. The age and sex of the child has not been released.

Tyson Foods said it plans to close its processing, broiler and hatching operations in Glen Allen, Va., and a plant in Van Buren, Ark., in an effort to streamline its U.S. poultry business.

It is the latest in a string of similar such incidents on U.S. airport runways this year.

The sheriff's deputies were charged with second-degree murder and put on administrative leave, according to authorities.

The Virginia governor, increasingly active on the national stage, is being hosted Robert Rowling, the owner of Omni Hotels.

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears sounded off on 'The Story' Monday after a Fairfax County schools AP test question caused an uproar among parents.

Virginia’s largest school system is removing a test question given to a college-level social studies class that equated liberals and conservatives with specific racial and gender demographics.

Virginia's largest school system is removing a test question given to a college-level social studies class that equated liberals and conservatives with specific racial and gender demographics. The question appeared on a test given to students of an AP Government class at Fairfax County Public Schools' Online Campus.

In two years as Virginia's governor, Republican Glenn Youngkin has gone from political newcomer to potential 2024 presidential candidate.

Jeremy Roach scored 23 points and No. 21 Duke locked down defensively to beat No. 13 Virginia 59-49 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship.

As demand for bourbon skyrockets, so does demand for rarer, more expensive brands — and some will go to extreme (and even illegal) lengths to access it.

Rocket Lab will launch its second mission from the U.S. tonight (March 11), and you can watch the action live.

Virginia Gov. Genn Youngkin accepted a challenge from Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, who suggested the two play a basketball game to determine the FBI headquarters' new home.

Jayden Gardner had 23 points and 12 rebounds and No. 13 Virginia beat Clemson 76-56, sending coach Tony Bennett’s team to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title game for the first time since 2018.

Google had sought to move the litigation over its advertising business to New York, where related cases pending against the company have been consolidated.

A Virginia judge ruled last month that frozen embryos are legally considered property, basing his decision off of a 19th century law regarding the treatment of slaves.

A Virginia judge rejected a request from Google to transfer a federal antitrust case. Several states sued Google earlier this year, alleging a virtual monopoly that was detrimental to consumers.

A Virginia dog owner whose two dogs went missing seven years ago recently reunited with one of them, thanks to microchipping technology that a shelter says is crucial.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Thursday that more school districts across the country should ban the controversial ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool.

The first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford is the Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier and has a price tag of around $13 billion.

A judge has rejected a request from Google to transfer a federal antitrust lawsuit against it from Virginia to New York.

Democrats are asking donors for $10 million to help with state chamber elections this cycle.

The prosecution had not yet decided whether or not to hold any adults criminally responsible.

Australia will purchase U.S.-manufactured, nuclear-powered attack submarines to modernize its fleet.

Democratic officials' arrogance, political corruption and myopia toward parents portends bad news for the party in 2024 and good news for Republican candidates.

A Chesapeake, Virginia city council member was indicted this week for allegedly financially exploiting her great aunt and uncle, the latter of whom had Alzheimer's.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and members of the state’s congressional delegation are renewing their pitch to build a new FBI headquarters in Maryland instead of Virginia.

Fairfax County Public Schools’ TJ Partnership Fund has reportedly received more than $1 million in donations from multiple Chinese-backed groups.

Military veteran Hatchet Speed has been convicted of obstruction after storming the U.S. Capitol in 2021. Speed also expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler during an investigation.

The best bourbons are buttery, smooth and oaky, and a growing cult of aficionados is willing to pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars to get their hands on scarce American spirits.

A Virginia homeowner shot 35-year-old Paula Locklear in the leg after she allegedly broke into his Austinsville home, naked, and attacked him with an iron skillet.

With matches against reigning national champion Virginia and fellow ACC foe Virginia Tech, the ‘Canes knew they were not going to have an easy time on their road trip. Miami lost 4-0 to No. 21 Virginia on Friday before suffering a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to Virginia Tech two days later.

The Virginia Department of Corrections has recorded audio of at least 30 executions over the last three decades, but it has no plans to release the tapes publicly.

On a 1989 audio recording crackling with static, an inmate is barely audible as he offers his last words before he is executed in Virginia's electric chair. “I would like to express that what is about to take place ... is a murder," Alton Waye — who was convicted of raping and murdering a 61-year-old woman — can be heard saying, before a prison employee clumsily tries to repeat what Waye said into a tape recorder. The recording of Waye's execution, which was recently published by NPR, is one of at least 35 audio tapes in the possession of the Virginia Department of Corrections documenting executions between 1987 and 2017, the department recently confirmed.

Someone put a cat through the X-ray machine at the Norfolk International Airport TSA checkpoint in Virginia on Friday, prompting the agency to announce how to travel with pets.

Someone put a cat through the X-ray machine at the Norfolk International Airport TSA checkpoint in Virginia on Friday, prompting the agency to announce how to travel with pets.

A Virginia man was arrested after robbing a gun store in Arlington and attempting to escape on a Metrobus. The suspect stole a firearm and ammunition.

A business jet was buffeted by severe turbulence over New England, causing a rare passenger death and forcing the aircraft to divert to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, officials said Saturday. Five people were aboard the Bombardier executive jet that was shaken by turbulence late Friday afternoon while traveling from Keene, New Hampshire, to Leesburg, Virginia, said Sarah Sulick, a spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board. The extent of the damage to the aircraft was unclear, and the NTSB did not provide details including whether the victim was wearing a seatbelt.

The delay comes as the first part of the office mega-project, dubbed PenPlace, is scheduled to open this summer.

Amazon is pausing construction of its second headquarters, dubbed HQ2, in Virginia, the company confirmed to Bloomberg.

U.S. airlines have made steady improvements to their overall accident rate in recent years.

Officials say a Lufthansa flight that experienced “significant turbulence” was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport and seven people on board were taken to area hospitals.

The FAA said the flight, originally bound for Frankfurt, experienced "severe turbulence" over Tennessee.

An Army staff sargeant, who returned home after being stationed in Germany for two years, surprised his two children at their schools in Henrico County, Virginia.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin blasted President Biden and the Democrats' handling of threats from the Chinese Communist Party.

Virginia Rep. Rob Wittman said the goal of the new House China Select Committee is to highlight the 'magnitude' of the threat China poses to America.

Virginia police officers fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at them on Tuesday. The man ran into a wooded area where he fired several rounds before he was shot.

Terry Holland elevated Virginia basketball to national prominence during 16 seasons as coach from 1974 to 1990.

A top political adviser to Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says his comments that the 2024 GOP presidential campaign is “a two-person race between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis” does not preclude Youngkin from jumping in in the coming months, should he choose.

The Canes took a dip in the polls.

Terry Holland, who elevated Virginia basketball to national prominence during 16 seasons as coach, has died.

James Alex Fields Jr. has been accused of making threats against at least one correctional officer and of wielding a "dangerous weapon," according to prison records and a U.S. Justice Department filing reviewed by CBS News.

Virginia Democrats voted against teaching about the dangers of communism and the suffering of its victims after a teachers’ union said the curriculum would incite anti-Asian hate.

The Miami Hurricanes are moving up in the polls.

The U.S. military says it has ended its search for airborne objects that were shot down near Deadhorse, Alaska, and over Lake Huron on Feb. 10 and 12.

Actor Robert Duvall was one of more than 100 speakers at a northern Virginia town’s council meeting opposing a proposed $550 million data center from Amazon.

Mexico appears to have backed down on plans to ban imports of U.S. genetically modified corn for animal feed.

Armaan Franklin scored 23 points, including a 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, to lift No. 8 Virginia over Duke 69-62 in overtime.

The Canes are once again moving up in the polls.

The former principal of the Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old shot his teacher was not aware of reports that the student had a gun before the shooting occurred.

Federal authorities say a well-known former investigative journalist for ABC News has been arrested on a charge of “transporting” images depicting the sexual abuse of children.

The Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher has reopened with stepped-up security and a new administrator.

Amid fears of a looming recession, President Joe Biden hit the road Thursday for Springfield, Virginia to tout his economic wins.

The remains of a Confederate general unearthed from beneath a monument at the center of a Virginia intersection have been reinterred at a cemetery in his hometown.

Police in the Virginia city of Newport News say a 6-year-old student shot and wounded a teacher at his school during an altercation inside a first-grade classroom.

The Colonial Pipeline says a diesel fuel leak in Virginia has shut down part of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline, but it is expected to restart Saturday.

The Canes continue to climb.

Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan has overwhelmingly won the Democratic nomination to succeed the late A.

There are just 26 games involving ranked teams in the AP men's basketball poll over the next week.

Jarace Walker scored 17 points and No. 5 Houston used runs in each half and the nation’s best scoring defense to beat No. 2 Virginia 69-61.

Facing massive pandemic learning loss, the superintendent in Richmond, Virginia, tried to remake one of the most untouchable aspects of school – the academic calendar.

The family of D’Sean Perry is holding a news conference Thursday, a month after the rising football star was killed in a shooting at the University of Virginia.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden helped pack presents for children and encouraged holiday cheer as the White House marked the 75th anniversary of Toys for Tots at an event hosted by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

The city of Richmond _ the capital of the Confederacy for most of the Civil War _ has removed its last city-owned Confederate statue.

An official says work to remove the final city-owned Confederate monument from Richmond, Virginia, should start this week.

Authorities say a Virginia sheriff’s deputy who they believe traveled to California to kill three family members of a 15-year-old girl he tried to sexually extort online killed himself with a government-issued firearm.

With the passage of the the Respect for Marriage Act, which protects same-sex and interracial marriages, The Associated Press is republishing its 1967 story by reporter Karl R.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin swept into office as a Republican revelation with a fresh formula for victory as the GOP contemplated its future beyond Donald Trump.

A prosecutor says the former medical director of a Virginia hospital that serves vulnerable children has been charged with four felony sex crimes in connection with abuse at the facility years ago.

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Hundreds gathered in Chesapeake, Virginia, to honor six people killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart.

Five days have passed since Lorenzo Gamble was killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Authorities investigating the fatal shootings of six people at a Walmart said that the shooter bought the gun just hours before and left a note on his phone listing grievances against coworkers.

The mass shooting Wednesday at a Walmart in Virginia is only the latest example of a workplace shooting perpetrated by an employee.

Police and witnesses say a manager at a Virginia Walmart pulled out a handgun before a routine employee meeting and began firing wildly in the break room, killing six people and injuring at least six others.

Virginia climbed 11 spots to No. 5 in this week's AP Top 25 following a difficult week.