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FILE - In this June 2, 2019, file photo, a volunteer prepares to place crosses for victims of a mass shooting at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, Va., at a nearby makeshift memorial. DeWayne Craddock, a city engineer who fatally shot 12 people in a Virginia Beach municipal building in 2019 “was motivated by perceived workplace grievances” that “he fixated on for years,” according to findings released by the FBI on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
FBI: Perceived grievances drove Virginia Beach mass shooter

By Ben Finley Jun. 09, 2021 12:08 PM EDT

Virginia Asian communities, lawmakers react to violence

By David Tran Of Capital News Service Apr. 02, 2021 09:07 AM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — White signs reading “End Violence Against Asians” and “Stop Asian Hate” illuminated against candle flames outside the Richmond Korean...

This image provided by the Virginia Beach Sheriff's office shows Ahmon Jahree Adams, who was arraigned by Virginia Beach General District Judge Sandra S. Menago in Virginia Beach, Va., Monday, March 29, 2021. Adams along with two other men faces seven counts of malicious wounding and related charges. The men remain in jail without bond and will have hearings regarding their bond statuses in the coming days after they talk to their attorneys. (Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office via AP
3 men charged in Virginia Beach shootings appear in court

By Ben Finley Mar. 29, 2021 06:42 PM EDT

Tanice Cisneros walks by an anti-gun sign on the way to leave flowers for her friend, Rikki Olds on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Olds was a King Soopers employee that was killed at the Boulder King Soopers on Monday. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)
Mass shooters exploited gun laws, loopholes before carnage

By Michael R. Sisak Mar. 25, 2021 12:18 AM EDT

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam addresses the public and the media while giving new restriction orders for Virginians dealing with the coronavirus during a press conference at the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Northam: Schools should offer in-person teaching option soon

By Ben Finley And Sarah Rankin Feb. 05, 2021 01:04 PM EST

Virginia Beach officer cleared in handcuffing of Black man

Jan. 06, 2021 09:44 AM EST
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A police sergeant was cleared of wrongdoing for handcuffing an innocent Black man in a Virginia Beach food court, but he'll be...

New Virginia laws seek to close ‘school-to-prison pipeline’

By Brendan Shillingford And Anya Sczerzenie Of Capital News Service Dec. 03, 2020 06:10 PM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The near future of in-person schooling is uncertain due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Virginia students will return to a system where...

As virus cases rise, Navy limits sailors' travel, activity

By Ben Finley Nov. 17, 2020 05:12 PM EST
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — U.S. Navy bases and personnel in Virginia's Hampton Roads region were ordered Tuesday to limit travel and other activities as coronavirus...

Sonia Smith, president of the Chesterfield Education Association, speaks to a journalist in her office in Chesterfield, Va., Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. After the coronavirus pandemic forced months of all-virtual schooling, some Virginia school districts had high hopes for bringing students back to school for at least some in-person classes, but with COVID-19 cases surging across the country, including in Virginia, the state's largest school systems have hit the brakes on reopening plans. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Virginia schools delay in-person classes amid COVID-19 spike

By Denise Lavoie Nov. 17, 2020 04:34 PM EST

104 inmates test positive for COVID at Virginia jail

Nov. 16, 2020 07:29 AM EST
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — About 100 inmates and five staff members at a Virginia jail have tested positive for the coronavirus. The...

Hampton Roads region rejoins rest of Virginia in Phase 3

Sep. 10, 2020 07:38 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Hampton Roads region of Virginia is joining the rest of the state in Phase 3 of coronavirus restrictions after Gov. Ralph Northam said...

Gov. Northam: No changes in COVID-19 limits before Labor Day

Sep. 01, 2020 03:33 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday that COVID-19 is “moderately contained” in Virginia, but he's not ready to make any changes to existing...

Renovations delayed at Virginia Beach building of shooting

Aug. 08, 2020 01:41 PM EDT
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Renovations have been delayed at the municipal building in Virginia Beach where a mass shooting happened last year. ...

A sign informs customers at the Edison Hotel restaurant about wearing a protective face mask during the coronavirus pandemic, Friday, July 24, 2020, along Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Fla. Masks are mandated both indoors and outdoors in Miami Beach. People found not wearing a mask are subject to a civil fine of $50. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
'Too many are selfish': US nears 5 million virus cases

By Suman Naishadham, Carla K. Johnson And Philip Marcelo Aug. 04, 2020 12:43 PM EDT

Virginia boosts enforcement as cases rise near beaches

By Alan Suderman Jul. 14, 2020 04:28 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he's ramping up enforcement of a mask mandate and social distancing measures at restaurants and stores...

Annual Virginia Beach festival canceled for first time

Jul. 09, 2020 02:45 PM EDT
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Organizers of an annual festival on the Virginia coast have announced that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the three-day event...

Glenda Patsel, left, wipes down a voting booth as Bobby J. Lambert fills out his ballot for the senate Republican candidates primary election, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Hidden Valley Middle School in Roanoke, Va. (Stephanie Klein-Davis/The Roanoke Times via AP)
Rematch set in hotly contested Virginia congressional race

By Alan Suderman And Denise Lavoie Jun. 23, 2020 11:35 AM EDT

Lack of international workers hurts Virginia Beach tourism

Jun. 21, 2020 03:34 PM EDT
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Suspension of a program that brings international students to the U.S. for summer work has left businesses in Virginia Beach...

Virus adds new concerns to cities as hurricane season begins

By Ben Finley May. 31, 2020 08:41 AM EDT
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — As hurricane season begins and the pandemic continues, Virginia's largest city is facing the prospect of having fewer resources to respond...

This undated image provided by Jason Nixon, shows a photo of Jason and his wife Kate Nixon, prior to last years shooting that took the life of Kate Nixon in Virginia Beach, Va. As the shooting's one-year anniversary approaches, some of the victim's family members say the rampage is effectively forgotten. “We were a flash in the pan,” Nixon said. “I think that we should have had a lot more attention. It’s not normal for someone to wake up and go murder 12 people.” (Jason Nixon via AP)
A year later, motive of Virginia mass shooting still unclear

By Ben Finley May. 30, 2020 07:53 AM EDT