The city of Richmond is holding its first gun buyback.… Read more
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School Counselor Remained in Job 20 Months After Arrest
A counselor for Virginia’s largest public school system kept his job for more than a year and a half after his arrest on charges of soliciting prostitution from a minor, a newspaper reported.… Read more
ACLU Challenges Amendment Blocking Inmates’ Early Release
The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia has filed a legal challenge to a last-minute amendment to the state budget that blocked the planned early release of hundreds of inmates this summer.… Read more
Concerns Over Segregation Display Led to Post Office Closure
The United States Postal Service has closed a small Virginia post office over agency management’s concerns about its location inside a historic train depot that also serves as a museum about racial segregation.… Read more
Firefighter Charged with Setting Fire to Abandoned Building
A Virginia volunteer firefighter charged with setting fire to an abandoned building was with the first crew to arrive on the scene, an investigator said Monday.… Read more
Maryland Board Seeking Earlier Mail-In Ballot Count
The Maryland State Board of Elections voted Monday to file an emergency petition in court that seeks an earlier count of mail-in ballots for the general election in November.… Read more
Maryland Gambling Revenue Sets New Record in Fiscal Year
Maryland raised a record $1.5 billion for the state from gambling revenue in the last fiscal year, the lottery announced Monday.… Read more
Sinema Took Wall Street Money While Killing Tax on Investors
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat who single-handedly thwarted her party’s longtime goal of raising taxes on wealthy investors, received nearly $1 million over the past year from private equity professionals, hedge fund managers and venture capitalists whose taxes would have increased under the plan.… Read more
Respected Snake Researcher Dies from Rattlesnake Bite
A respected snake researcher who had been making significant discoveries about the species since childhood has died after being bitten by a timber rattler.… Read more
Portsmouth Police: 2-Year-Old Dies Days After He Was Shot
A toddler has died days after he was found shot at his home in Virginia, police said.… Read more
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Category Archives: Local News
Richmond Holds City’s First Gun Buyback Event
The city of Richmond is holding its first gun buyback.… Continue Reading
School Counselor Remained in Job 20 Months After Arrest
A counselor for Virginia’s largest public school system kept his job for more than a year and a half after his arrest on charges of soliciting prostitution from a minor, a newspaper reported.… Continue Reading
ACLU Challenges Amendment Blocking Inmates’ Early Release
The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia has filed a legal challenge to a last-minute amendment to the state budget that blocked the planned early release of hundreds of inmates this summer.… Continue Reading
Concerns Over Segregation Display Led to Post Office Closure
The United States Postal Service has closed a small Virginia post office over agency management’s concerns about its location inside a historic train depot that also serves as a museum about racial segregation.… Continue Reading
Firefighter Charged with Setting Fire to Abandoned Building
A Virginia volunteer firefighter charged with setting fire to an abandoned building was with the first crew to arrive on the scene, an investigator said Monday.… Continue Reading
Maryland Board Seeking Earlier Mail-In Ballot Count
The Maryland State Board of Elections voted Monday to file an emergency petition in court that seeks an earlier count of mail-in ballots for the general election in November.… Continue Reading
Maryland Gambling Revenue Sets New Record in Fiscal Year
Maryland raised a record $1.5 billion for the state from gambling revenue in the last fiscal year, the lottery announced Monday.… Continue Reading
Sinema Took Wall Street Money While Killing Tax on Investors
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat who single-handedly thwarted her party’s longtime goal of raising taxes on wealthy investors, received nearly $1 million over the past year from private equity professionals, hedge fund managers and venture capitalists whose taxes would have increased under the plan.… Continue Reading
Respected Snake Researcher Dies from Rattlesnake Bite
A respected snake researcher who had been making significant discoveries about the species since childhood has died after being bitten by a timber rattler.… Continue Reading
Portsmouth Police: 2-Year-Old Dies Days After He Was Shot
A toddler has died days after he was found shot at his home in Virginia, police said.… Continue Reading