Detectives in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot his teacher have finished their criminal investigation and turned it over to the local prosecutor’s office for review, the police chief for Newport News said Tuesday.… Read more
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McClellan Makes History, Becomes Virginia’s First Black Congresswoman
Virginia voters on Tuesday elected Democrat Jennifer McClellan, a veteran state legislator from Richmond, to fill an open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she will make history as the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress.… Read more
Justice Dept. in DC Taking Over Texas AG Corruption Probe
Justice Department officials in Washington have taken over the corruption investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, removing the case from the hands of the federal prosecutors in Texas who’d long been leading the probe.… Read more
Maryland Lawmakers Want to Modernize Mental Health Services
A bipartisan group of Maryland lawmakers on Friday gathered to express their support for a package of legislation to modernize and improve access to mental health services in the state.… Read more
Youngkin Administration Looking for New Health Commissioner
A top Virginia Department of Health official has been tapped to lead agency operations for now, after Senate Democrats effectively ousted the former health commissioner, Dr. Colin Greene.… Read more
Virginia, Maryland, Vie for New FBI Headquarters
Virginia lawmakers are making their final push to build a new FBI headquarters in their state, while Maryland officials try to persuade the federal government to put it in Maryland.… Read more
Inmate’s Estate Reaches Settlement with Arlington Jail
The family of an inmate who died in a northern Virginia jail has reached a wrongful death settlement with the county sheriff and the jail’s former health care provider.… Read more
As Many as 80k Marylanders Could Lose Medicaid Eligibility
Maryland officials are preparing for as many as 80,000 residents who could no longer qualify for Medicaid coverage this spring, as the federal government reinstates a requirement that existed before the COVID-19 pandemic for states to verify the eligibility of recipients.… Read more
Two Accused of Plotting to Disable Baltimore Power Grid
A Maryland woman conspired with a Florida neo-Nazi leader to carry out an attack on several electrical substations in the Baltimore area, officials said Monday.… Read more
Dominion-Backed Rates Bill Whittled Down in House Committee
Dominion Energy’s ongoing push for yet another year of legislative tinkering with the way its rates are regulated took a surprise turn this week, when a Virginia House committee whittled down a company-backed bill ratepayer advocates have fiercely opposed.… Read more
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Category Archives: Local News
Prosecutor Gets Case Involving 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher
Detectives in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot his teacher have finished their criminal investigation and turned it over to the local prosecutor’s office for review, the police chief for Newport News said Tuesday.… Continue Reading
McClellan Makes History, Becomes Virginia’s First Black Congresswoman
Virginia voters on Tuesday elected Democrat Jennifer McClellan, a veteran state legislator from Richmond, to fill an open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she will make history as the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress.… Continue Reading
Justice Dept. in DC Taking Over Texas AG Corruption Probe
Justice Department officials in Washington have taken over the corruption investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, removing the case from the hands of the federal prosecutors in Texas who’d long been leading the probe.… Continue Reading
Maryland Lawmakers Want to Modernize Mental Health Services
A bipartisan group of Maryland lawmakers on Friday gathered to express their support for a package of legislation to modernize and improve access to mental health services in the state.… Continue Reading
Youngkin Administration Looking for New Health Commissioner
A top Virginia Department of Health official has been tapped to lead agency operations for now, after Senate Democrats effectively ousted the former health commissioner, Dr. Colin Greene.… Continue Reading
Virginia, Maryland, Vie for New FBI Headquarters
Virginia lawmakers are making their final push to build a new FBI headquarters in their state, while Maryland officials try to persuade the federal government to put it in Maryland.… Continue Reading
Inmate’s Estate Reaches Settlement with Arlington Jail
The family of an inmate who died in a northern Virginia jail has reached a wrongful death settlement with the county sheriff and the jail’s former health care provider.… Continue Reading
As Many as 80k Marylanders Could Lose Medicaid Eligibility
Maryland officials are preparing for as many as 80,000 residents who could no longer qualify for Medicaid coverage this spring, as the federal government reinstates a requirement that existed before the COVID-19 pandemic for states to verify the eligibility of recipients.… Continue Reading
Two Accused of Plotting to Disable Baltimore Power Grid
A Maryland woman conspired with a Florida neo-Nazi leader to carry out an attack on several electrical substations in the Baltimore area, officials said Monday.… Continue Reading
Dominion-Backed Rates Bill Whittled Down in House Committee
Dominion Energy’s ongoing push for yet another year of legislative tinkering with the way its rates are regulated took a surprise turn this week, when a Virginia House committee whittled down a company-backed bill ratepayer advocates have fiercely opposed.… Continue Reading