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McCarthy Fails Again in Bid for Speaker, GOP in Disarray
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans flailed through a second day of multiple balloting Wednesday, unable to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker or to come up with a new strategy to en...
Syndicated Author Jan 04, 2023

McCarthy Fails in Marathon Votes for Speaker, Not Giving Up
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in marathon voting Tuesday to become House speaker, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, messy star...
Syndicated Author Jan 03, 2023

Officials: 2 Reported Missing After Boat Capsizes
PENHOOK, Va. (AP) - Two people have been reported missing after a boat capsized on Smith Mountain Lake, officials said.Chief Todd Ohlerich with Smith Mountain Lake Marine Volunteer Fire and Rescue sai...
Syndicated Author Jan 03, 2023

Maryland Rep. Raskin Says He’s Been Diagnosed with Lymphoma
WASHINGTON (AP) - Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin said Wednesday that he has a type of lymphoma that's a "serious but curable form of cancer" and he is beginning several months of treatment.Raskin, who wil...
Syndicated Author Jan 03, 2023

65,000 View Benedict XVI’s Body Lying in State at Vatican
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 's body, his head resting on a pair of crimson pillows, lay in state in St. Peter's Basilica on Monday as tens of thousands queued to pay tribu...
Syndicated Author Jan 03, 2023

Trump Tax Audits Required by IRS Were Delayed, Panel Says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald Trump on a timely basis during his presidency, a congressional panel found on Tuesday, raising questions about statement...
Syndicated Author Dec 21, 2022

Press Release: Gov. Youngkin Announces More than $2 Million Distributed Through Hurley Relief Fund
RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that more than $2 million has been distributed through the Hurley Relief Fund. The relief payments are available to Virginia residents...
Syndicated Author Dec 21, 2022

Projects Examining Richmond’s History Win $16m in Funding
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The former Confederate capital has secured an $11 million grant to build an interpretive center that city officials hope will someday be part of an ambitious, long-envisioned...
Syndicated Author Dec 20, 2022

Virginia Probes Hiring of Trooper who Killed Teen’s Family
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - After a former state trooper from Virginia drove across the country, kidnapped a 15-year-old California girl, killed three members of her family, then shot himself, Virginia State...
Syndicated Author Dec 20, 2022

Press Release: Virginia’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign is Back to Deter Drunk Driving this Holiday Season
RICHMOND, VA – Virginia's Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DUI enforcement and public education campaign is back on Virginia's roads this holiday season to close out its 21st y...
Syndicated Author Dec 20, 2022
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