A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust.… Read more
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Suspect in unprovoked stabbing shot to death by police in DC suburb, police say
A police officer in a Washington, D.C., suburb shot and killed a man after reports he had, without provocation, stabbed four people at random on Saturday, officials said.… Read more
‘Too much foot-dragging’ over stadium lease deal with Baltimore Orioles, Maryland official says
A Maryland official on a powerful state board said Wednesday there’s “too much foot-dragging” between the Maryland Stadium Authority and the Baltimore Orioles to renew the team’s lease at Camden Yards, and he urged the parties to “get this damn thing done.”… Read more
Virginia’s Youngkin surpasses previous governors’ annual fundraising records in a single quarter
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s main fundraising apparatus will soon report raising $5.75 million in this year’s second quarter, a sum that surpasses what any previous governor of the state has raised over an entire year, according to the group’s accounting.… Read more
Navy veteran Hung Cao enters GOP race to challenge Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine in 2024
Retired Navy combat veteran Hung Cao, who ran an energetic but unsuccessful campaign last year for a blue-leaning northern Virginia U.S. House seat, has set his sights on the U.S. Senate, announcing Tuesday that he’s seeking the 2024 Republican nomination to challenge Democrat Tim Kaine.… Read more
Virginia says governor weighs circumstances of crimes in deciding on restoring felons’ voting rights
As Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin weighs whether to restore the civil rights of convicted felons who have served their time, he is considering at least some of the circumstances of their crimes, his administration said Monday in a letter to the state NAACP.… Read more
No fingerprints, DNA sample or leads from cocaine found at the White House, the Secret Service says
No fingerprints or DNA turned up on the baggie of cocaine found in a lobby at the White House last week despite a sophisticated FBI crime lab analysis, and surveillance footage of the area didn’t identify a suspect, according to a summary of the Secret Service investigation obtained by The Associated Press. There are no leads on who brought the drugs into the building.… Read more
Virginia Republicans roll out early and absentee voting push ahead of legislative elections
Virginia Republicans on Tuesday launched an early and absentee voting push ahead of this fall’s legislative elections, an initiative intended to boost ballot access measures that GOP lawmakers in the state have sought to roll back in recent years.… Read more
Maryland board OKs $13M settlement in unpaid wage dispute involving correctional officers
Maryland board OKs $13M settlement in unpaid wage dispute involving correctional officers… Read more
Rail union says Virginia derailment renews questions about Norfolk Southern’s safety practices
The union that represents locomotive engineers says a Thursday night coal train derailment in Virginia is renewing questions about Norfolk Southern’s safety practices.… Read more
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After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust.… Continue Reading
Suspect in unprovoked stabbing shot to death by police in DC suburb, police say
A police officer in a Washington, D.C., suburb shot and killed a man after reports he had, without provocation, stabbed four people at random on Saturday, officials said.… Continue Reading
‘Too much foot-dragging’ over stadium lease deal with Baltimore Orioles, Maryland official says
A Maryland official on a powerful state board said Wednesday there’s “too much foot-dragging” between the Maryland Stadium Authority and the Baltimore Orioles to renew the team’s lease at Camden Yards, and he urged the parties to “get this damn thing done.”… Continue Reading
Virginia’s Youngkin surpasses previous governors’ annual fundraising records in a single quarter
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s main fundraising apparatus will soon report raising $5.75 million in this year’s second quarter, a sum that surpasses what any previous governor of the state has raised over an entire year, according to the group’s accounting.… Continue Reading
Navy veteran Hung Cao enters GOP race to challenge Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine in 2024
Retired Navy combat veteran Hung Cao, who ran an energetic but unsuccessful campaign last year for a blue-leaning northern Virginia U.S. House seat, has set his sights on the U.S. Senate, announcing Tuesday that he’s seeking the 2024 Republican nomination to challenge Democrat Tim Kaine.… Continue Reading
Virginia says governor weighs circumstances of crimes in deciding on restoring felons’ voting rights
As Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin weighs whether to restore the civil rights of convicted felons who have served their time, he is considering at least some of the circumstances of their crimes, his administration said Monday in a letter to the state NAACP.… Continue Reading
No fingerprints, DNA sample or leads from cocaine found at the White House, the Secret Service says
No fingerprints or DNA turned up on the baggie of cocaine found in a lobby at the White House last week despite a sophisticated FBI crime lab analysis, and surveillance footage of the area didn’t identify a suspect, according to a summary of the Secret Service investigation obtained by The Associated Press. There are no leads on who brought the drugs into the building.… Continue Reading
Virginia Republicans roll out early and absentee voting push ahead of legislative elections
Virginia Republicans on Tuesday launched an early and absentee voting push ahead of this fall’s legislative elections, an initiative intended to boost ballot access measures that GOP lawmakers in the state have sought to roll back in recent years.… Continue Reading
Maryland board OKs $13M settlement in unpaid wage dispute involving correctional officers
Maryland board OKs $13M settlement in unpaid wage dispute involving correctional officers… Continue Reading
Rail union says Virginia derailment renews questions about Norfolk Southern’s safety practices
The union that represents locomotive engineers says a Thursday night coal train derailment in Virginia is renewing questions about Norfolk Southern’s safety practices.… Continue Reading