A lone gunman went on a shooting rampage in a Virginia county on Wednesday, killing several people and injuring one, police said. The incident happened in Virginia's Appomattox County and the police did not reveal the number of deaths, which could be over two, local media reports said.
A plane owned by NASCAR's Hendrick Motorsports organization crashed on Sunday near a small airport in Virginia, killing all 10 people aboard, police said.
A life-threatening blizzard which is expected to pound a record 30 inches of snow has hit most part of the US' east coast.