Denise Lavoie

Baltimore Bridge

Ship that collapsed Baltimore bridge had blackouts both 10 hours before leaving port and shortly before fatal collision

By Lea Skene, Denise Lavoie, and others

Explosive charges are detonated to bring down sections of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge resting on the container ship Dali on Monday, May 13, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Crewmember mistakenly caused the ship’s engine to stall hours before a blackout led to the Baltimore Bridge collapse

By Lea Skene, Denise Lavoie, and others

Virginia wildlife center

Virginia wildlife center employees put on giant animal masks to raise orphaned fox kit

By Denise Lavoie, Lea Skene, and others

Deja Nicole Taylor, right, arrives with attorney James Ellenson, to the Newport News Sheriffs Office in Newport News, Virginia, on April 13, 2023, to turn herself in. Taylor is the mother of the 6-year-old first grader who shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6. (Billy Schuerman/Daily Press/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Mother of 6-year-old who shot his teacher pleads guilty to felony child neglect, and avoids charge of recklessly storing a firearm in her purse

By Ben Finley, Denise Lavoie, and others

FILE – Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6-year-old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School Newport News, Va. on Jan. 9, 2023. Zwerner said Monday, March 20, that she has had four surgeries and has gone through a challenging recovery. (AP Photo/John C. Clark, File)

A first grade teacher shot by her 6-year-old student just filed a $40 million lawsuit accusing school officials of ignoring warnings the boy had a gun

By Denise Lavoie and The Associated Press

Police respond to a shooting that injured a teacher at Richneck Elementary in Newport News, Virginia, on Jan. 6, 2023. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

School where 6-year-old shot his teacher reopens with police stationed outside and nervous kids inside: ‘There are concerns, of course’

By Ben Finley, Denise Lavoie, and others

Messages of support on a wall for the teacher who was shot.

A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in class is suing the school district

By Denise Lavoie and The Associated Press

Alt Right demonstrators walk into the entrance of Lee Park surrounded by counter demonstrators in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Jury awards $25 million in damages against Unite the Right planners in mixed verdict

By Denise Lavoie and The Associated Press

Signs mark the route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Deerfield, Va.

Supreme Court wades into battle over Atlantic Coast Pipeline

By Denise Lavoie and The Associated Press