Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Fredericksburg Free Press Entry Title: UPDATED: ‘No direct threat’ to city schools after manhunt involving FBI Entry Credit: Joey LoMonaco Judge Comment: Great use of the web to keep readers informed and up-to-date on important and quickly developing and changing story.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Virginia Mercury Entry Title: Breaking News Package, Markus Schmidt Entry Credit: Markus Schmidt Judge Comment: Good digging into a situation that many would have preferred not to talk about the determine the truth.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Virginia Scope Entry Title: ICE detains individuals at Chesterfield Courthouse Entry Credit: Brandon Jarvis Judge Comment: Good job "uncovering" secretive detentions that were meant to be hidden.