ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Seven members and associates of the MS-13 street gang have been convicted of sex trafficking in federal court after taking in a 13-year-old runaway and coercing her into commercial sex acts in Maryland and Virginia. The seven defendants all face a mandatory minimum prison term of 15 years when they are
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A U.S. Navy destroyer that engaged a superior Japanese fleet in the largest sea battle of World War II in the Philippines has become the deepest wreck to be discovered, according to explorers. The USS Samuel B. Roberts, popularly known as the “Sammy B,” was identified on Wednesday broken into two
NEW YORK (AP) — Parades celebrating LGBTQ pride kick off in some of America’s biggest cities Sunday amid new fears about the potential erosion of freedoms won through decades of activism. The annual marches in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and elsewhere take place just two days after one conservative justice on the Supreme Court signaled,
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Friday that he will seek legislation to ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy in comments shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The Republican told The Washington Post he has asked four Republican lawmakers to draft the legislation. He told the
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The judge in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial made a jury’s award official Friday with a written order for Heard to pay Depp $10.35 million for damaging his reputation by describing herself as a domestic abuse victim in an op-ed piece she wrote. Judge Penney Azcarate entered a judgment order into the
Radford University has been named a College of Distinction for 2022-2023 for its commitment to empowering students' success through engagement,...
Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business student Daniel Silvestri celebrates a victory at Dominion Raceway in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, in...
The Executive Committee of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors set the university budget as well as tuition and mandatory...
Keley Michael Davis, 30, of Blacksburg, died Saturday, June 18, 2022. He was born in Greensboro, N.C., on Nov. 2,...
Janis Dickerson Perdue, 90, of Blacksburg, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at her home. She was born on July 2,...
Joseph Henry Smart, Jr., 90, passed away on Thurs., June 23, 2022. He was preceded in death by his loving...