Denise Lavoie

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  • Baltimore BridgeFinance

    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)Finance

    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 centerEnvironment

    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)Politics

    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)Lifestyle

    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)Health

    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.Finance

    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)Leadership

    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.Environment

    Supreme Court wades into battle over Atlantic Coast Pipeline

    By Denise Lavoie and The Associated Press