Three separate trials will be held next year to adjudicate charges against the former superintendent of a northern Virginia school system as well as the system’s primary spokesman.… Read more
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Deal Could Make Disabled Students’ Classmates Wear Masks
Disabled students can request that their peers be required to wear masks in class in 12 Virginia schools under the terms of a settlement reached Monday.… Read more
Press Release: Southwest Manufacturer to Expand in Virginia
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that SWVA Biochar, a leading producer of premium biochar in the Southwest Virginia region, will invest $2.6 million to increase capacity at its operation in Floyd County. Biochar is a highly absorbent, specially produced charcoal with unique properties originally used as a soil amendment and is thought to be the key component in a carbon-negative strategy to resolve several current ecological challenges. The company will make updates to its facility at 209 Sams Road Southeast and add new equipment, including several new kilns. The project will create 15 new jobs.… Read more
Virginia Del. Ronnie Campbell Dies After Cancer Battle
Republican Virginia Del. Ronnie Campbell, a former state trooper and member of the House of Delegates from the Shenandoah Valley, died this week after a battle with cancer, the House speaker’s office announced Tuesday.… Read more
A Slowdown in US Inflation Eases Some Pressure on Households
Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households.… Read more
Press Release: VA AG Miyares Announces Guilty Plea in Loudoun Clergy Sexual Assault Case
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced that Scott Asalone, 65, a former priest at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Purcellville, Va.,was convicted today in Loudoun County Circuit Court of felony carnal knowledge of a minor between 13 and 15 years of age. The abuse occurred during the summer of 1985 when Asalone was 29 and the victim was a minor. … Read more
Twitter Relaunching Subscriber Service After Debacle
Twitter is once again attempting to launch its premium service, a month after a previous attempt failed.… Read more
Press Release: Glenn Youngkin Launches Prompt Placement Task Force
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the launch of a major initiative to end the Temporary Detention Order (TDO) crisis. The Prompt Placement TDO Task Force brings together government agencies, public and private hospitals, law enforcement, and other community partners to address the crisis facing people with TDOs who are waiting for behavioral health services.… Read more
Numbers on Panel Examining Va. Beach Mass Shooting Dwindle
Several members of a state commission tasked with conducting an independent investigation of a 2019 mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, have stepped down in recent months — raising doubts among some whether the panel can perform its job.… Read more
Confederate Monument Set to be Removed from Virginia Capital
Work to relocate Richmond’s final city-owned Confederate monument should start this week after a judge refused a request to delay the removal of the statue of Gen. A.P. Hill from its prominent spot in Virginia’s capital, an official said.… Read more
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3 Trials to be Held Against Loudoun School Administrators
Three separate trials will be held next year to adjudicate charges against the former superintendent of a northern Virginia school system as well as the system’s primary spokesman.… Continue Reading
Deal Could Make Disabled Students’ Classmates Wear Masks
Disabled students can request that their peers be required to wear masks in class in 12 Virginia schools under the terms of a settlement reached Monday.… Continue Reading
Press Release: Southwest Manufacturer to Expand in Virginia
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that SWVA Biochar, a leading producer of premium biochar in the Southwest Virginia region, will invest $2.6 million to increase capacity at its operation in Floyd County. Biochar is a highly absorbent, specially produced charcoal with unique properties originally used as a soil amendment and is thought to be the key component in a carbon-negative strategy to resolve several current ecological challenges. The company will make updates to its facility at 209 Sams Road Southeast and add new equipment, including several new kilns. The project will create 15 new jobs.… Continue Reading
Virginia Del. Ronnie Campbell Dies After Cancer Battle
Republican Virginia Del. Ronnie Campbell, a former state trooper and member of the House of Delegates from the Shenandoah Valley, died this week after a battle with cancer, the House speaker’s office announced Tuesday.… Continue Reading
A Slowdown in US Inflation Eases Some Pressure on Households
Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households.… Continue Reading
Press Release: VA AG Miyares Announces Guilty Plea in Loudoun Clergy Sexual Assault Case
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced that Scott Asalone, 65, a former priest at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Purcellville, Va.,was convicted today in Loudoun County Circuit Court of felony carnal knowledge of a minor between 13 and 15 years of age. The abuse occurred during the summer of 1985 when Asalone was 29 and the victim was a minor. … Continue Reading
Twitter Relaunching Subscriber Service After Debacle
Twitter is once again attempting to launch its premium service, a month after a previous attempt failed.… Continue Reading
Press Release: Glenn Youngkin Launches Prompt Placement Task Force
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the launch of a major initiative to end the Temporary Detention Order (TDO) crisis. The Prompt Placement TDO Task Force brings together government agencies, public and private hospitals, law enforcement, and other community partners to address the crisis facing people with TDOs who are waiting for behavioral health services.… Continue Reading
Numbers on Panel Examining Va. Beach Mass Shooting Dwindle
Several members of a state commission tasked with conducting an independent investigation of a 2019 mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, have stepped down in recent months — raising doubts among some whether the panel can perform its job.… Continue Reading
Confederate Monument Set to be Removed from Virginia Capital
Work to relocate Richmond’s final city-owned Confederate monument should start this week after a judge refused a request to delay the removal of the statue of Gen. A.P. Hill from its prominent spot in Virginia’s capital, an official said.… Continue Reading