Amazon Fulfillment Center in Virginia Catches Fire, Cause Unknown
A blaze swept through Amazon Fulfillment Center RIC1 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia this morning, overwhelming the building’s internal fire suppression systems.
Newly Elected Virginia Democrats Are Already Taking Serious Climate Action
Elections have consequences, and Democrats won maaaajor this month. That’s good news for climate policy, especially as President Donald Trump and his climate-denying minions take strides to roll back environmental policies meant to not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions but also keep pollution at bay.
White Supremacists Suddenly Very Concerned About Tolerance After Getting Maced
Can’t we all get along? That seems to be the question coming from internet personalities Baked Alaska and Matthew Colligan after they were attacked and doxed while participating in a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend.
Winter Chaos Leads to Tanker Explosion and 50 Car Accidents
Icy conditions and freezing rain hit the East Coast hard overnight. Slick roads reportedly caused over 50 traffic accidents in Virginia and the Baltimore/D.C. area was hit particularly hard. In one horrifying incident, a tanker truck overturned and exploded on I-95. A 15-car pileup occurred minutes later.
Woman Accused of Killing Boyfriend's Toddler Blames Child's Eight-Year-Old Sister Instead
Here are the known facts: on May 18, 2014, 20-month-old Anna Bell died of a fractured skull in her Norfolk, Virginia home. Her lifeless body was found at the bottom of a staircase. Was it an accident, or was someone else responsible? And was that someone an adult ... or another child?
How Gwar Was Inspired By the Civil War and Cigarettes
The first time I saw Gwar was in 1995. The band of interplanetary warriors was featured on Beavis and Butthead, and I was watching (even though I wasn’t supposed to). Today, a Gwar slave at a TED Talk explained to me how the band expressed its history in the poverty-stricken South with dark themes like death and…
In 1937, A Badass Old Lady Sued Her Neighbor For Calling Her a Witch
This is the Virginia home of “Aunt Jane” Dutton in 1937, when the 82-year-old was accused by her neighbor, “Rocky Joe” Stanley, 83, of being a witch—a slanderous accusation so low she sought a warrant for his arrest. The ensuing trial offered a fascinating mix of courtroom drama and local folklore.
Virginia's Opening 70 Miles of Roads to Autonomous Cars
The state of Virginia has decided to open up 70 miles of its public highways to companies that are developing self-driving cars.
7 Cities Making Their Urban Rivers Swimmable Again
It's almost time for another steamy, sweaty summer in the city—and nothing looks like it might cool you off more than that sparkling waterway winding through the center of your downtown. But can you really swim in it? In more and more cities, the answer is a refreshing yes.
How to Get Tax Breaks by Doing Things in Space
If you're a financial procrastinator living in the US, chances are that you're hurriedly working on your taxes in anticipation of the April 17th filing deadline. Wouldn't it be great if you could choose to support spaceflight with some of that hard-earned cash? You can't earmark your taxes for NASA, but there are a…
Here Is the "Dildonic" Device Women Seeking An Abortion in Virginia Will Have to Endure (NSFW)
Virginia is poised to change its law to require that women who seek an abortion have to have an ultrasound. Sound harmless? Well, it's a transvaginal ultrasound. Which means penetration. Here's how it works. (WARNING: Extremely NSFW image to follow.)
Virginia Wants to Shoot Your Corpse into Space
The great commonwealth of Virginia has a quiet little idea to boost the local economy—tax breaks for space funerals! A proposed law would put money in your pocket for sending a loved one into the void.
The USMC's Next Generation of Target Dummies Ride Segways (Updated)
For years, military live fire exercises have relied on either stationary or pop-out targets but they don't really simulate enemy movements—they just sit there, waiting to be shot. These targets, newly developed for the USMC don't; they move, behave, and react just like real combatants.
Watch Washington Monument Shaking Like Beyonce's Monumental Buttocks
The National Park Service has released a video that shows how the top of the Washington Monument looked from the inside during the August 23 earthquake. Obviously, there was a lot of shaking and people running around.
Virginia Nuclear Power Plant Didn't Take the Earthquake Too Well
Things could have been more dramatic during the August 23 East Coast earthquake. Not Fukushima level bad, but bad. 25 of 27 spent uranium casks were shaken up to 4 inches off their place at North Anna nuclear power plant.
Irene Blows Her Way Through the East Coast (Updating)
After Hurricane Irene made landfall early this morning, she proceeded to plow her way up north, taking power lines out with her. Check back here for updates and video as the storm continues on its path of destruction.
How could an earthquake happen in Virginia?
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the small town of Mineral, Virginia was was the epicenter of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake earlier this afternoon, making today's quake at least equal in intensity to Virginia's largest earthquake on record, which the USGS says occurred in Giles County, Virginia in 1897.
Even The Civil War Had Tourists
If it was 1861 and you knew there was a big land battle in the neighboring town of Manassas, VA, what would you do? You would grab your telescope, pack up the family carriage, and check it out, of course.
Incompetent Chainsaw Attacker Flees from Bat-Wielding Man
In a modern-day version of David vs. Goliath, a Virginia homeowner armed with nothing but an aluminum baseball bat and moxie successfully defended himself against a chainsaw-carrying intruder late Monday night. A factor that worked in his favor: The would-be attacker, one Douglas Edward Turner, is a strong contender…
Virginia Health Officials Working on Radiation Solutions, Advises Against Drinking Rainwater
In the wake of the tsunami ravaging the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, the Virginia Department of Health is taking added steps to ensure the safety of the public, advising Virginia residents to avoid drinking rainwater.
