Denise Lavoie, The Associated Press

Denise Lavoie

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Richmond, VA, United States

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Past articles by Denise:

North Carolina 12-week abortion ban to become law after GOP legislators override governor’s veto

The vote comes as abortion rights in the U.S. faced another shift with lawmakers debating laws to limit abortion rights in South Carolina and Nebraska. → Read More

North Carolina GOP begins to override governor's veto on abortion ban bill

The vote came as abortion rights in the U.S. faced another tectonic shift with lawmakers debating laws to sharply limit abortion in North and South Carolina, two of the few remaining Southern states with relatively easy access. → Read More

Judge rules banning gun sales to young adults under 21 is unconstitutional

The judge's ruling, if not overturned, would allow firearms dealers to sell guns to 18- to 20-year-olds. → Read More

Report: 6-year-old won't be charged after shooting teacher

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. But Newport → Read More

Report: 6-year-old won’t be charged after shooting teacher

Authorities in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher will not seek criminal charges against the child, the local prosecutor told NBC News Wednesday, in a decision that was anticipated by legal experts. → Read More

Virginia DOC says execution audio tapes should remain secret

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — On a 1989 audio recording crackling with static, an inmate is barely audible as he offers his last words before he is executed in Virginia’s electric chair. “I would like to express that what is about to take place … is a murder,” Alton Waye — who was convicted of raping […] → Read More

Virginia DOC says execution audio tapes should remain secret

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — On a 1989 audio recording crackling with static, an inmate is barely audible as he offers his last words before he is executed in Virginia’s electric chair. “I would like… → Read More

Virginia DOC says execution audio tapes should remain secret

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — On a 1989 audio recording crackling with static, an inmate is barely audible as he offers his last words before he is executed in Virginia’s electric chair. “I would like to express that what is about to take place … is a murder,” Alton Waye — who was convicted of raping […] → Read More

Virginia Department of Corrections says execution audio tapes should remain secret

On a 1989 audio recording crackling with static, an inmate is barely audible as he offers his last words before he is executed in Virginia's electric chair. → Read More

Virginia lawmakers again unlikely to set up marijuana sales

In 2021, Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana, adopting a policy change that allowed adults to possess and cultivate the drug. → Read More

Boy who shot teacher in Virginia allegedly tried to choke another

WCYB NBC 5 Bristol and WEMT Fox 39 Greeneville offer local and national news reporting, sports, and weather forecasts to viewers in the Tennessee, Virginia Tri-Cities area including Bristol, Kingsport and Johnson City. → Read More

Boy who shot teacher allegedly tried to choke another

A 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his teacher once choked another teacher, according to a legal documents. → Read More

Boy who shot teacher allegedly tried to choke another

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher constantly cursed at staff and teachers, tried to whip students with his belt and once choked another teacher “until she couldn't breathe,” according to a legal notice filed by an attorney for the wounded teacher . → Read More

School where police say 6-year-old boy shot teacher reopens with added security

The Virginia elementary school where police say a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher reopened Monday with stepped-up security and a new administrator. → Read More

School where 6-year-old shot his teacher set to reopen

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Stepped-up security and a new school administrator will be present as students return to the Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher weeks ago. R… → Read More

School where boy shot teacher reopens with added security

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher reopened Monday with stepped-up security and a new administrator, as nervous parents and students expressed optimism about a return to the classroom. Richneck Elementary School in Newport News opened its doors more than three weeks after the Jan. 6 […] → Read More

School where 6-year-old shot his teacher set to reopen

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Stepped-up security and a new school administrator will be present as students return to the Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher weeks ago. Richneck Elementary School in Newport News was set to reopen Monday, more than three weeks after the Jan. 6 shooting. Police have said […] → Read More

School where 6-year-old shot his teacher set to reopen

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Stepped-security and a new school administrator will be present as students return to the Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher weeks ago. Richneck Elementary School in Newport News was set to reopen Monday, more than three weeks after the Jan. 6 shooting. Police have said the […] → Read More

Virginia school where boy shot teacher reopens with added security

The Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher reopened Monday with stepped-up security and a new administrator, as nervous parents and → Read More

Fallout from shooting by first-grader includes staff shakeup

The fallout from the shooting of a teacher by a 6-year-old student in Virginia has prompted a staff shakeup in the Newport News school district. → Read More