A jury on Thursday acquitted former Newport News police officer Robert Jones on all counts in a sexual assault case, and found daycare provider Kristi Lynn Cline not guilty on two of the most serious charges she faced. The jury was hung on the remaining counts against Cline.

Colonial Pipeline would be required under the order to apply specific remedies and pay nearly $5 million related to the August 2020 spill in the Oehler Nature Preserve near Huntersville, about 14 miles north of Charlotte.

Twenty people were displaced after a fire affected 16 units at the Indian Lakes Apartments in Virginia Beach.

Most of the legislation passed earlier this year by the divided Virginia General Assembly and signed into law by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin will take effect Friday. Here is a look those measures and other notable legislation:

The lawsuits attracted low-level attention when they were filed before the pandemic and became caught up in appeals. Now, both cases are moving forward again at a time when schools’ responses to alleged sex assaults are receiving more intense scrutiny.

Fairfax County Police said on Twitter late Thursday afternoon that their preliminary investigation indicates officers were trying to stop a wanted suspect outside Springfield Town Center when the confrontation occurred.

The Virginia Aquarium has recorded the highest number of turtles being hooked in a single year since 2018. This trend threatens the critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle.

New restrictions on crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay will take effect this year after the blue crab count plummeted to its lowest level since surveys began in 1990.

The money will pay the salary and benefits for the case manager for one year.

Norfolk police were called to the 3100 block of Lyons Avenue, off Chesapeake Blvd., at 11:20 a.m. Thursday.

The wildfire has burned through roughly 2,000 acres in Hyde County, North Carolina, since June 19.

Top 10 events on the Outer Banks this week that aren't fireworks!

Heavy rainfall can carry more pollutants to the Bay, while hot summer temperatures and weak winds help the dead zone grow.

A pair of lawsuits that for years has plagued Virginia’s largest school system with allegations that it ignored students’ accusations of sex assaults are back in front of federal judges.

Amazon’s limit, which temporarily caps purchase of the contraceptives at three units per week, went into effect on Monday, a spokesperson for the e-commerce giant confirmed to The Associated Press. A similar policy went into effect Monday at the drugstore chain Rite Aid.

The severance payment would amount to two years’ worth of salary for former Police Chief Tonya Chapman if she is terminated without cause in her first year, several members said. It’s an unusually high severance payout — four times higher than what the council has agreed to in recent years.

State fire officials are warning Virginians to check local ordinances for whether putting off fireworks is legal in their area, and to only set off permissible fireworks. Many localities prohibit the sale, possession or use of all fireworks. Fireworks are illegal in Virginia Beach, including sparklers and pinwheels, according to a city news release.

A federal investigation into Hampton VA Medical Center providers found they failed to communicate, act on and document test results for a veteran between July 2019 and April 2021. Facility leadership has said steps are being taken to ensure such a situation does not happen again.

A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond vacated the convictions and ordered new trials for Greg E. Lindberg and John D. Gray, a Lindberg consultant.

North Carolina House Republicans pushed for a constitutional amendment that would have voters elect members of the State Board of Education from each congressional district, a move that would erode dramatically the governor’s appointment authority to the panel.

Swimming and wading between Chubb Lane and Porters Island Road will be prohibited until further notice after testing revealed the area doesn’t meet water quality standards.

Norfolk is seeking state funding for 12 “high priority” local transportation projects. It's also backing a request for state funding from Hampton Roads Transit to extend the city's light rail system to Military Circle Mall.

The remains were found by a citizen Saturday morning in a wooded and marshy area off Shore Drive, police said.

Police were called to the Kelly's Tavern in the Hilltop area of Virginia Beach early Wednesday for a report of a stabbing. There, they found four people suffering from knife wounds and arrested one man.

Robert F. Jones, a former Newport News police officer, and daycare provider Kristi Lynn Cline face multiple sexual assault charges. They have both denied that allegations, made by a woman who said the pair abused her repeatedly as a child for more than a year.

Looking for fireworks shows and other Fourth of July festivities across the Outer Banks? We’ve got you covered.

The Newport News City Council passed a series of ordinances that make short-term rentals legal but require the rental space to be part of the property owner's primary residence.

Tayqwon Parker was found shot in the backyard of a Chesapeake townhome Sunday afternoon. He was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later.

Norfolk police are investigating a fatal shooting on Alexander Street.

Hampton police say they did not tell the public about the death because it was not immediately ruled a homicide.

Aaron De Groft, the director and chief executive of the Orlando Museum of Art, was removed from his post Tuesday night, just days after the FBI raided the museum and seized 25 works that had been attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat but whose authenticity has been called into question. De Groft previously directed William & Mary's Muscarelle Museum of Art.

Norfolk Police are investigating a shooting on the 2700 block of Granby Street.

Attorneys for Brandon Combs’ mother, Virginia Tayara, said they were in “utter disbelief” after being shown the video of the February shooting last week, news outlets reported. The attorneys called on officials to release the footage to the public and charge the officer involved.

Virginia Beach city officials denied a permit to organizers attempting to hold a Floatopia event on Saturday, according to a letter sent to Chesapeake Beach area residents. The city will place additional trash bins and portable restrooms to avoid a repeat of the disastrous 2019 Memorial Day event.

Ramin Fatehi and Stephanie Morales, commonwealth's attorneys for Norfolk and Portsmouth, respectively, have signed a pledge to refuse to prosecute anyone charged with an abortion-related offense. Gov. Youngkin has called for new restrictions to be introduced in January.

An energy company that plans to provide wind power from turbines off the coast of North Carolina wants its transmission lines to land in Sandbridge, but the neighborhood civic league is against the idea.

A federal court on Tuesday allowed Tennessee’s ban on abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy to take effect, citing the Supreme Court’s decision last week to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights case.

The NorVa announced on social media the addition of a second show — slated for Friday, Sept. 23.

The scallop industry is based largely in New England, with many scallops also coming ashore in New Jersey and Virginia.

A federal tax credit is going away, and supply chain issues are hitting the solar panel industry. However, several groups are trying to make the panels a reality for more Hampton Roads residents.

The man who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981 apologized for his actions Tuesday and said that he doesn’t remember the emotions he was feeling when he fired the shots that also wounded three others.

A four-day trial began in Newport News Circuit Court Monday against Newport News Police Officer Robert Jones and daycare provider Kristi Lynn Cline with the now-25-year-old accuser taking the stand.

Bond has been set for “Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle on charges he laundered more than half a million dollars, money federal prosecutors have said that he believed to be the proceeds of an operation to smuggle people across the Mexican border into the United States.

“We’re struggling to provide for thousands of our citizens, and we’re about to get hundreds more from other states."

The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. Sunday at a Subway restaurant attached to a gas station in downtown Atlanta. Police said the man argued with the two female workers before shooting them.

Briscoe was a star quarterback at Omaha University before the Denver Broncos drafted him as a cornerback in the 14th round in 1968. He told the team he wanted a tryout at quarterback. Denver agreed to an audition, and the 5-foot-10 dynamo nicknamed “The Magician” made the starting lineup on October 6.

The call for the shooting came in at 4:27 p.m. Monday. The person shot was taken to the hospital, according to police dispatch.

The number of eviction filings has fallen sharply across Virginia since the pandemic’s onset.

No injuries were reported among the 60 passengers and four crewmembers, the spokesperson for American Airlines said in a statement.