Virginia

Pete Hegseth welcomes USS Gerald R. Ford home after record deployment

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth presented the crew with the Presidential Unit Citation award, the highest collective honor a military unit can receive in the US Armed Forces.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, after record deployment. May 16, 2026.
Voters arrive before casting their ballots at a polling location at the Westover Library on April 21, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia.

Virgina court blocks new congressional maps two days after state votes in favor

Virginia voters had approved the measure on Tuesday, with Republicans accusing Democrats of hypocrisy, pointing to their previous stances against partisan gerrymandering.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police block an entrance road after a gunman opened fire at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, U.S., March 12, 2026, in a still image from video.

Old Dominion shooting victim identified as US Army veteran Lt. Col. Brandon Shah

The victim was identified as Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, killed after an IS-connected terrorist opened fire inside an Old Dominion University classroom, killing Shah and injuring two others.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A law enforcement blocks access to the crime scene where 3 people were killed and 2 others wounded on the grounds of the University of Virginia on November 14, 2022 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Gunman at Virginia university shot dead after injuring two

In an emergency alert, the university said that the two injured individuals were transported to the hospital and that classes and campus operations were canceled for the rest of the day.  

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Anti-Israel conspiracy author accuses opponent of 'Bigfoot erotica'

Cockburn's book unfavorably characterizes Israel's relationship with the United States, claiming Israel secretly controls U.S. policy.

JULY 31, 2018ByAVRAHAM GOLD
Leslie Cockburn

Republican party leader says only Christians should run for office, ousted

Top Republicans in the state had called for his removal, noting his history of making controversial comments.

MARCH 28, 2018ByJTA
Virginia Republican party leader Fredy Burgos wearing a "Build the Wall" hat at an event to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month hosted by US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington

Racist, antisemitic fliers dropped in Virginia neighborhood before MLK Day

One of the fliers reads “Join the United States Army and Fight for Israel.”

JANUARY 16, 2018ByJTA
Members of the Ku Klux Klan face counter-protesters as they rally in support of Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. July 8, 2017

KKK leaves its propaganda in candy bags outside Virginia homes

Police said the materials seemed to be part of a recruitment effort.

NOVEMBER 1, 2017ByJTA
A female and male member of the Virgil Griffin White Knights, a group that claims affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan.