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The rate of excess deaths in the U.S. — deaths above the number that would be expected based on averages from the previous five years — is usually consistent, fluctuating 1% to 2% from year to year. But from March 1, 2020, to Jan. 2, 2021, excess deaths rose a staggering 23% nationally, fueled by COVID-19.

Family members of a Virginia college student who died after an alleged hazing incident said they’re still seeking justice

Virginia Commonwealth University has hired an outside firm to review the school’s Greek culture following the death of a freshman student last month at a fraternity event

A Virginia Commonwealth University freshman who was found dead following a fraternity party has been laid to rest

Following the death of Adam Oakes, VCU is looking into an investigation into hazing, drug and alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct within Greek life. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

Virginia Commonwealth University says it will conduct a review of Greek life on campus after the death of a student at a fraternity event

News4’s Darcy Spencer reports on questions a broken-hearted family is asking after the death of 19-year-old Virginia Commonwealth University freshman Adam Oakes.

A 19-year-old student at Virginia Commonwealth University and member of the Delta Chi fraternity was found dead Saturday morning, leaving behind devastated parents and classmates.

Nineteen-year-old Adam Oakes was found dead Saturday, and a fraternity linked to his death has been suspended. As seen on NBC Washington on Feb. 28, 2019.

First lady Jill Biden says health disparities have hurt communities of color for “far too long.”

Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder is pushing back against sexual harassment allegations made by a student six decades his junior.

An investigation has found that former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder kissed a university student 66 years younger than he is without her consent

Researchers say the breeding population of bald eagles along the James River has hit a new milestone.

A Virginia student who worked with the nation’s first elected African-American governor is accusing him of sexually harassing her by kissing her without consent.

The angst over what to do with Confederate monuments has been particularly pronounced in Richmond, a onetime capital of the Confederacy. Local artists hope a new exhibit will spark ideas about how to accurately document the city’s history while not glorifying Confederate leaders.

Maryland could become the next state to raise its smoking age to 21 as new data shows tobacco use among teens is on the rise.

Police reports show a northern Virginia man was unarmed when he was shot and killed by U.S. Park Police after a brief car chase last year.

The family of a 25-year-old Virginia man shot and killed by U.S. Park Police last year is seeking the release of documents related to the investigation.

Investigators with the FBI have returned to the scene where U.S. Park Police officers shot and killed a man in Fairfax County, Virginia, seven months ago.

Investigators spent hours at the scene where U.S. Park Police officers shot and killed Bijan Ghaisar in November. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.