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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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”…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…