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Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to revoke the bond for the mother of a Virginia boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher after she allegedly failed multiple drug tests while awaiting sentencing on felony charges.

The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to charges related to the attack, seven months after her son used her handgun to critically wound the educator.

For the upcoming school year beginning on Aug. 28, all students will be required to have a clear backpack at Newport News Public Schools, according to WAVY.

The first-grade teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia no longer works for the school system that employed her.

On Tuesday, Senator Mark Warner and Senator Tim Kaine announced more than $4,000,000 in federal funding for Virginia airport improvements.

The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of using marijuana while possessing a firearm.

The AMBER Alert that was issued for a child reported missing out of Newport News was canceled early Sunday morning. Newport News Police report she was found safe and unharmed.

An attorney says the mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his teacher had a series of miscarriages and post-partum depression in the year leading up to the shooting.

Police in Virginia say the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher has been formally arrested on charges of child neglect and failing to secure her handgun.

A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher.

The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School was indicted by a Newport News grand jury on Monday, according to the Daily Press.

Authorities say two inmates in a Virginia jail used primitive tools to create a hole in the wall of their cell and escape and were found hours later at an IHOP restaurant nearby.

A Virginia teacher who was shot and wounded by her 6-year-old student says she has had four surgeries and is going through a challenging recovery.

The top prosecutor in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher told NBC News that his office will not seek charges against the child.

We’re working for you to learn more about where the train that was derailed in West Virginia was traveling — along with potential impacts here at home.

The Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher has reopened with stepped-up security and a new administrator.

The Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University released poll results for its recent survey of the Commonwealth.

Montgomery County Public Schools is looking to get families input on what safety measures they feel are a priority.

A Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student during class will sue the school district, the teacher’s attorney announced Wednesday.

An attorney says a Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student during class plans to sue the school district.

A Virginia school board is scheduled to vote this week on the departure of its superintendent after a 6-year-old student shot and wounded his teacher.

The family of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia says the child suffered from “an acute disability.”.

The Newport News school board is set to address the incident at Richneck Elementary School in which a 6-year-old allegedly shot a teacher.

A school superintendent says administrators at the Virginia school where a first-grader shot his teacher last week learned the child may have had a weapon in his possession before the shooting but did not find the 9mm handgun he brought despite searching his backpack.

Many people are still trying to wrap their heads around a police report of a six year old shooting their teacher. One local psychologist weighs in on how this could have happened.

On Monday, the Newport News Police Department held a press conference on Friday’s shooting at Richneck Elementary School.

The Newport News Police Department will hold a press conference on Friday’s shooting of a teacher who they said was shot by a 6-year-old student.

Staff at James Madison University confirm the teacher shot in the chest by a 6-year-old student this week is an alumna of the university.

We’re told a teacher is believed to have life-threatening injuries

Police in the Virginia city of Newport News say a 6-year-old student shot and wounded a teacher at his school during an altercation inside a first-grade classroom.

A Virginia man who wore a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt at the U.S. Capitol during last year’s riot has pleaded guilty to joining the mob of people who stormed the building.

Court records say surveillance footage from a Virginia high school shows a student opening fire in a hallway after a teacher broke up his fight with one of the shooting victims

Police in Virginia say they've charged a 15-year-old boy in a shooting that wounded two fellow students at their high school.

Two people were wounded in a shooting at a Virginia high school Monday afternoon, police said.

Police say two students have been wounded in a shooting at a Virginia high school and a suspect is in custody.

A federal judge has handed down seven life sentences to a Virginia man convicted in the 2015 deaths of three teenagers, one of them a 13-year-old girl who was an innocent bystander at a birthday party.

The parents of a 2-year-old Virginia boy have been arrested after the toddler picked up a gun and shot and injured himself, police said.

A Virginia prison inmate has pleaded guilty to mailing threats to an assistant U.S. attorney who prosecuted him.

The man responsible for the death of Capitol Police officer William “Billy” Evans in Washington, D.C. on Friday has ties to Southwest Virginia.

A pedestrian is dead after authorities said he was hit by a car while crossing the travel lane on I-81 North in Wythe County. Authorities said officers responded to the crash on I-81 North near mile marker 71 around 10:50 p.m. on Sunday. A man from Newport News was driving a Dodge Ram in the left lane on I-81 when he hit Justin Briggs, 41, of Wytheville, according to police. Authorities said the driver of the Dodge was unable to avoid hitting Briggs and he died at the scene. The driver was not hurt in the accident and police said the crash remains under investigation.

UPDATEAuthorities said 3-month-old Jiraiya Sage Cherry was located safely. ORIGINAL STORYAuthorities have issued an Ambert Alert for a 3-month-old baby boy in Newport News. Police said he was last seen wearing a red-and-white striped onesie with blue pants. She was last seen wearing a black face mask and black jacket and was last seen driving a silver four-door sedan with Virginia tags. Anyone with information about where Jiraiya may be is asked to contact the Newport News Police Department 757-247-2500.

(Western Tidewater Regional Jail via AP)NORFOLK, Va. – A man who was photographed wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt during the U.S. Capitol riot last week was arrested Wednesday in Virginia, authorities said. Robert Keith Packer, 56, was arrested in Newport News, where he lives. The photo of the man in the sweatshirt caused an uproar on social media. A Capitol police officer died from injuries suffered in the riot, and police shot and killed a woman during the siege. FBI spokeswoman Christina Pullen said a second Virginia man, Douglas Allen Sweet, of Grimstead, was also arrested Wednesday for his alleged participation in the riot.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – President Donald Trump’s rally in Virginia on Friday evening has brought criticism from Democratic leaders. The visit to Newport News is an attempt to reach rural North Carolinians, according to party officials. In a joint statement from former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt, they say that Trump has failed more than 200,000 Americans who died from coronavirus with how he has been handling the pandemic. “President Trump is putting countless Virginians' lives at risk in order to hold a political rally during a pandemic and prop up his chances in North Carolina,” the two say in the statement. Here’s McAuliffe and Hunt’s full statement:

President Donald Trump held a rally at the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport on Friday night. For all the Federal Employees in Virginia, remember, it was me that got you the Federal Pay Raises, not Sleepy Joe Biden. I’ll be having a Big Rally in Virginia, to be announced soon! https://t.co/WwzdPhDkAZ — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 18, 2020Dr. Natasha Dwamena, a Department of Public Health district director, said in a letter Thursday that the 4,000 people expected to attend Trump’s rally at the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport would be breaking Gov. She said the rally should be canceled, rescheduled or scaled down to comply with the governor’s order.

RICHMOND, Va. – A Virginia health official is warning of a “severe public health threat” if a planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump goes forward Friday evening. Dr. Natasha Dwamena, a Department of Public Health district director, said in a letter Thursday that the estimated 4,000 people expected to attend Trump’s rally at the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport would be breaking Gov. Ralph Northam’s executive order generally banning gatherings of more than 250 people. But it’s unlikely to make a difference, as the Trump campaign has routinely flouted public health guidelines intended to halt the spread of COVID-19.

RICHMOND, Va. – A Virginia health official is warning of a “severe public health threat” if a planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump goes forward Friday evening. “The rally poses a concerning public health risk,” Dwamena said in the letter, which was addressed to the private company that leases the hangar where the rally is set to take place. But it’s unlikely to make a difference, as the Trump campaign has routinely flouted public health guidelines intended to halt the spread of COVID-19. John Fredericks, a conservative radio host and chairman of the Virginia delegation for the Trump campaign, said Democrats are trying to block the rally for political reasons. Trump’s campaign has insisted it takes appropriate health precautions, including handing out masks and hand sanitizer and checking the temperatures of rallygoers.

President Trump will end the week with a rally in Virginia, according to Politico. The president will be speaking in Newport News at 9 p.m.; however, Politico reports that the main reach for this event is North Carolina voters. Last week, amid a series of tweets about Virginia, Trump tweeted, “I’ll be having a Big Rally in Virginia, to be announced soon!”...I’m playing for your guns, and I’m playing for your values. I’ll be having a Big Rally in Virginia, to be announced soon! The rally will be at 9 p.m. at the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport with doors opening at 6 p.m.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – UPDATEAuthorities have identified the Newport News officer that died Friday morning after she was dragged by a car as the driver was trying to get away from a traffic stop. Officer Katherine “Katie” Thyne, 24, was a Navy veteran and reservist originally from New Hampshire. ORIGINAL STORYA Newport News officer has died after she was dragged by a car trying to get away from a traffic stop. She was taken to a hospital where she died from her injuries. It happened Thursday night near Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park just before 7 p.m.Police say the officer pulled a vehicle over when the driver accelerated, dragging the officer with the car.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Virginia State Police have issued a senior alert to help find a missing Newport News man who suffers from a cognitive impairment. Leon Francis, 62, was last seen on Tuesday at 7 a.m. when he left his home on Wyn Drive. Francis is 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds. Police say he suffers from a cognitive impairment and that his disappearance poses a credible threat to his health and saftey. Anyone with information about Francis’ whereabouts is asked to contact the Newport News Police Department at 757-247-2500.