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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
EXPLAINER: How Virginia is helping tenants with rental aid

By Ben Finley Jun. 25, 2021 12:44 PM EDT

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

Tanker trucks are parked near the entrance of Colonial Pipeline Company Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Several gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as the shutdown of a major pipeline by hackers entered its fifth day. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Pipeline hack sends people scrambling for fuel in the South

By Tom Foreman, Jr., Jeff Martin And Ben Finley May. 13, 2021 01:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 31, 2021 file photo, a Norfolk Southern freight train moves along elevated tracks in Philadelphia. Norfolk Southern’s profit improved in the first quarter as the railroad hauled 3% more freight while the economy continued to recover from thee coronavirus pandemic. The railroad said Wednesday, April 28 that it earned $673 million, or $2.66 per share, during the quarter. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Norfolk Southern's Q1 profit improves as economy recovers

By Josh Funk Apr. 28, 2021 09:06 AM EDT

4 accused of getting pandemic jobless benefits for inmates

Apr. 09, 2021 12:36 PM EDT
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted four people for their roles in a scheme to use the identities of 35 Virginia prison inmates to secure...

Michigan State's Aaron Henry (0) is defended by UCLA's Jules Bernard (1), Tyger Campbell (10), Johnny Juzang (3) and Cody Riley (2) during the second half of a First Four game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, early Friday, March 19, 2021, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. UCLA won 86-80. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
710 days later, NCAA Tournament is back with 'First Four'

By Jim Litke Mar. 19, 2021 02:32 AM EDT

Gonzaga celebrates after defeating BYU in an NCAA college basketball game for the West Coast Conference men's tournament championship Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Gonzaga's bid for perfection begins with No. 1 overall seed

By John Marshall Mar. 15, 2021 06:52 PM EDT

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, center right, reacts after Bucks guard Jrue Holiday (21) scored the winning basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
The Latest: Syracuse players all test negative after ACC

By The Associated Press Mar. 11, 2021 07:44 PM EST

In this 2017 photo released by the Chesapeake Sheriff's Office is William D. Rankin. Rankin, 44, was charged with attempted murder of someone helping an employee of the U.S. government, and other offenses, after he entered the Norfolk Social Security Administration building Monday afternoon, Feb. 8, 2021, and wounded a guard, FBI Special Agent Justin Goodrich said Thursday, Feb. 11. (Chesapeake Sheriff's Office/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
Virginia man accused of shooting federal facility guard dies

Mar. 05, 2021 05:51 AM EST

Christopher Newport University in midst of large outbreak

Feb. 11, 2021 08:26 AM EST
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Christopher Newport University is in the middle of its largest wave of COVID-19 cases this school year, and one official puts the...

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2021 file photo, a Badger and Shield statue is seen outside the governor's Capitol office in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. On loan for more than 30 years, the U.S. Naval Academy wants the state of Wisconsin to return the statue. The Navy wants to include it in an exhibit featuring the USS Wisconsin battleship in Norfolk, Va. State historians are fighting to keep the statue in the state for another two years. The Navy has paused plans to move a beloved badger statue from Wisconsin to the East Coast for at least two years. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond File)
Navy pauses plan to move Wisconsin badger to Virginia museum

By Todd Richmond Feb. 01, 2021 05:06 PM EST

A Badger and Shield statue is seen outside the governor's Capitol office in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. On loan for more than 30 years, the U.S. Naval Academy wants the state of Wisconsin to return the statue. The Navy wants to include it in an exhibit featuring the USS Wisconsin battleship in Norfolk, Va. State historians are fighting to keep the statue in the state for another two years. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond)
It's Navy's badger statue, but Wisconsin has grown attached

By Todd Richmond Jan. 30, 2021 11:00 AM EST

FILE - In this April 10, 1912 file photo the Titanic leaves Southampton, England on her maiden voyage. The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic shipwreck has indefinitely delayed plans to retrieve and exhibit the vessel’s radio equipment because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a court filing made by the firm on Friday Jan. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/File)
Firm indefinitely delays plans to retrieve Titanic's radio

By Ben Finley Jan. 29, 2021 06:35 PM EST

FILE- In this March 26, 2018, file photo, a Norfolk Southern freight train rolls through downtown Pittsburgh. Norfolk Southern’s fourth-quarter profit improved slightly even though it hauled 1% less freight because the railroad controlled expenses tightly as the economy continued to slowly recover from last year’s widespread shutdowns during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Norfolk Southern 4Q profit up 1% even as railroad hauls less

By Josh Funk Jan. 27, 2021 08:56 AM EST

This 2004 photo provided by the Institute for Exploration, Center for Archaeological Oceanography/University of Rhode Island/NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, shows the remains of a coat and boots in the mud on the sea bed near the Titanic's stern. Fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is threatening a company’s plans to retrieve and exhibit the radio that had broadcast distress calls from the sinking vessel, according to a court filing made by the firm on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. (Institute for Exploration, Center for Archaeological Oceanography/University of Rhode Island/NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration)
Pandemic has imperiled plans to retrieve Titanic's radio

By Ben Finley Jan. 12, 2021 01:55 PM EST

Old Dominion: remote classes in first 2 weeks of spring

Jan. 02, 2021 11:01 AM EST
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Old Dominion University will hold classes remotely for the first two weeks of the spring semester due to the coronavirus pandemic. ...

A traveller stands in front of a flight information board at San Francisco International Airport during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
'Mom's worth it': US holiday travel surges despite outbreak

By Tamara Lush Dec. 23, 2020 12:03 AM EST

FILE - In this July 20, 2017, file photo, a Union Pacific employee climbs on board a locomotive in a rail yard in Council Bluffs, Iowa. One of Union Pacific’s main unions is threatening to strike if the railroad doesn’t do more to protect its employees from the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Union threatens to strike over railroad's virus protections

By Josh Funk Dec. 22, 2020 06:28 PM EST

Report: It may take Virginia years to recover from pandemic

Dec. 21, 2020 11:08 AM EST
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A new report from Old Dominion University says that it will likely take years for the state of Virginia to achieve a complete economic...

Virginia's healthcare workers start receiving vaccinations

Dec. 15, 2020 03:13 PM EST
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Healthcare workers in Virginia started receiving the state's first doses of a coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, kicking off what is likely to...