A man shot at an indoor trampoline park in Maryland this weekend has died, and a possible suspect has been detained, police said Sunday.… Read more
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The Pentagon Plans to Shake up DC’s National Guard, Criticized for its Response to Protests
The Pentagon is developing plans to restructure the National Guard in Washington, D.C., in a move to address problems highlighted by the chaotic response to the Jan. 6 riot and safety breaches during the 2020 protests over the murder of George Floyd, The Associated Press has learned.… Read more
Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
The Supreme Court is reinstating a regulation aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been turning up at crime scenes across the nation in increasing numbers.… Read more
Indictment ignored and Trump barely mentioned as GOP candidates pitch Iowa voters to challenge him
Few even mentioned his name, and the new federal indictment he faces was completely ignored, as Republican candidates for president tried in Iowa Sunday to present themselves as Donald Trump alternatives.… Read more
A Virginia Beach man won the right to keep an emotional support emu. Now, he’s running for office.
Nicholas Olenik has battled mental health challenges throughout his life.… Read more
Rescue organization Hope for Horses opens in Stafford
Grace Purdum was happy when the thoroughbred mare known as Mare #1 kicked her in the leg one morning.… Read more
Pence, Trump attorney clash over what Trump told his VP ahead of Jan. 6, 2021
Donald Trump’s defense attorney says the former president never asked Mike Pence to overturn the will of the voters in the 2020 election, but only wanted the former vice president to “pause” the certification of votes to allow states to investigate his claims of election fraud. Those baseless claims had already been rejected by numerous courts.… Read more
Republican National Committee boosts polling and fundraising thresholds to qualify for 2nd debate
Some Republican presidential candidates haven’t yet met polling and fundraising thresholds for the first debate of the 2024 cycle, and now the qualifications for making it to the second one will be even higher.… Read more
Norfolk Southern changes policy on overheated bearings, months after Ohio derailment
A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the way it responds to problems with overheating bearings, but it’s not clear why the railroad didn’t make similar changes months earlier after an overheating bearing caused the fiery Ohio derailment that prompted nationwide concerns about rail safety.… Read more
Environmental groups say they’ll sue to block Virginia from leaving greenhouse gas compact
A coalition of environmental groups announced plans Monday to file a lawsuit to try to block Virginia from withdrawing from a multistate compact designed to reduce greenhouse gases.… Read more
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Category Archives: Headlines
The Man Shot Inside a Maryland Trampoline Park has Died, Police Say
A man shot at an indoor trampoline park in Maryland this weekend has died, and a possible suspect has been detained, police said Sunday.… Continue Reading
The Pentagon Plans to Shake up DC’s National Guard, Criticized for its Response to Protests
The Pentagon is developing plans to restructure the National Guard in Washington, D.C., in a move to address problems highlighted by the chaotic response to the Jan. 6 riot and safety breaches during the 2020 protests over the murder of George Floyd, The Associated Press has learned.… Continue Reading
Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers
The Supreme Court is reinstating a regulation aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been turning up at crime scenes across the nation in increasing numbers.… Continue Reading
Indictment ignored and Trump barely mentioned as GOP candidates pitch Iowa voters to challenge him
Few even mentioned his name, and the new federal indictment he faces was completely ignored, as Republican candidates for president tried in Iowa Sunday to present themselves as Donald Trump alternatives.… Continue Reading
A Virginia Beach man won the right to keep an emotional support emu. Now, he’s running for office.
Nicholas Olenik has battled mental health challenges throughout his life.… Continue Reading
Rescue organization Hope for Horses opens in Stafford
Grace Purdum was happy when the thoroughbred mare known as Mare #1 kicked her in the leg one morning.… Continue Reading
Pence, Trump attorney clash over what Trump told his VP ahead of Jan. 6, 2021
Donald Trump’s defense attorney says the former president never asked Mike Pence to overturn the will of the voters in the 2020 election, but only wanted the former vice president to “pause” the certification of votes to allow states to investigate his claims of election fraud. Those baseless claims had already been rejected by numerous courts.… Continue Reading
Republican National Committee boosts polling and fundraising thresholds to qualify for 2nd debate
Some Republican presidential candidates haven’t yet met polling and fundraising thresholds for the first debate of the 2024 cycle, and now the qualifications for making it to the second one will be even higher.… Continue Reading
Norfolk Southern changes policy on overheated bearings, months after Ohio derailment
A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the way it responds to problems with overheating bearings, but it’s not clear why the railroad didn’t make similar changes months earlier after an overheating bearing caused the fiery Ohio derailment that prompted nationwide concerns about rail safety.… Continue Reading
Environmental groups say they’ll sue to block Virginia from leaving greenhouse gas compact
A coalition of environmental groups announced plans Monday to file a lawsuit to try to block Virginia from withdrawing from a multistate compact designed to reduce greenhouse gases.… Continue Reading