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Alex Wehrung, Public Affairs Manger for outreach and education for the Wildlife Center of Virginia said seeing a black bear in your neighborhood or backyard once or twice will not be an issue but, leaving pet food and bird feeders out at night could cause a bear to come back multiple times.

"Finding something like this is a once in a lifetime thing. It’s not going to happen again.”

A juvenile is facing multiple charges, including second-degree murder after a shooting in Greensville left another juvenile dead.

She told lottery officials she doesn’t play the Lottery very often, but scratched this winning ticket in the parking lot of a supermarket.

The Wildlife Center of Virginia asks drivers to be mindful of turtles in the road, and to be safe if you’re trying to help them cross the street.

Nova is the baby name seeing the largest gain in popularity among Virginia parents, per an Axios analysis.

Thousands of Virginians are part of government assistance programs like SNAP and Social Security, causing some to fear the loss of these benefits.

AAA predicts more than a million Virginians will drive to their Memorial Day destinations.

A tool used to track down COVID-19 outbreaks in now fighting the fentanyl crisis in the commonwealth.

A Charlottesville Circuit Court judge is denying a request from one of the parties suing the city over the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

The State Board will consider mandatory tuition and fee increases of between 0 percent and 4.7 percent for all undergraduate students.

Police investigations revealed text messages that recognize all individuals, including Mitchell, were believed to be part of a gang called the Vietnam Baby Gorilla gang.

Fairfax police are investigating after discovering human remains in the Shenandoah National Park.

Folks came dressed to the nines to enjoy a night out.

The sheriff’s office says that while the incident was close to Lewis and Clark Elementary School, there was no threat to the school.

Lawmakers are rushing to strike a deal to avoid a U.S. debt default on June 1.

Virginia is about to become one of the last states in the south with broad access to abortion.

Shenandoah National Park celebrated the donation of 1,000 acres of land to the park on Thursday. The new Tanners Ridge site is located just outside of Stanley. The Shenandoah National Park Trust purchased the land from three families and donated it to the park late last year.

The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office says about 30 cows escaped from a work camp early Thursday morning, and they’re still working on returning the animals to the pasture.

A program out of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business is working with those who are incarcerated and want to learn.

A new Virginia law will honor students who never get to finish their final year. The change will cut through the historic red tape for granting posthumous degrees.

Police say both drivers were wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Two people are facing charges in a child abduction investigation in Albemarle County.

What may have started as senior prank is resulting in dozens of students working off damage done to William Monroe High School.

Lyme disease is one of the most common tick-borne infections across the U.S., and can range in severity and how long it lasts.

While most Republicans are here for the withdrawal, some Democrats say the move is "absurd".

Virginia State Police responded to the crash just before 6 p.m. at the 53-mile marker in Dinwiddie

“In almost every situation, the mother will come back for her baby.”

The General Assembly passed a law that will require the company to eliminate a total of $350 million in charges.

School officials say "special language" in the text message prompted the lockdown.