Category Archives: Local News

Confederate Monument Set to be Removed from Virginia Capital
RICHMOND, Va, (AP) - 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 ...
Syndicated Author Dec 12, 2022

Deputy Who Killed Teen’s Family was on Psych Hold in 2016
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia sheriff's deputy who killed the family members of a 15-year-old California girl he tried to sexually extort online had been detained in 2016 for a psychiatric evaluatio...
Syndicated Author Dec 08, 2022

Superintendent Fired After Investigation Into Assaults
A northern Virginia school board has fired its superintendent after a special grand jury accused him of lying to the board about the sexual assault of a student.The Loudoun County School Board voted u...
Syndicated Author Dec 07, 2022

Walmart Employees Hurt in Virginia Shooting Out of Hospital
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) - The last two patients who were wounded when a Walmart employee in Virginia opened fire on his co-workers in an employee break room have been released from the hospital.Mike Kafk...
Syndicated Author Dec 06, 2022

Youngkin’s Early Shine Faces Test as He Eyes White House Bid
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Glenn Youngkin swept into office as a Republican sensation with a fresh formula for victory as the GOP contemplated its future beyond Donald Trump.But one year after You...
Syndicated Author Dec 06, 2022

Hogan Raises Money Amid Speculation of White House Bid
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Term-limited Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan raised money and launched a political action committee on Wednesday amid speculation he will run for president in 2024, telling hundreds of...
Syndicated Author Dec 05, 2022

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Getting $33.8 Million in Grants
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Chesapeake Bay is getting about $33.8 million in conservation grants.The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced the grants Friday to support the restoration and cons...
Syndicated Author Dec 05, 2022

Maryland Senate Republicans Elect Leadership
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Senate Republicans elected a new minority leader on Monday.Sen. Steve Hershey, who represents Maryland's Upper Eastern Shore, was chosen by the Senate Republican Caucus ...
Syndicated Author Nov 30, 2022

Press Release: Virginia AG Miyares Fights to Keep Title 42 in Place
Richmond, VA -Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares asked the United States District of Columbia District Court to permit a group of states led by Arizona and Louisiana to intervene in Huisha-H...
Syndicated Author Nov 29, 2022

Press Release: Solar and Roofing Company to Expand in Virginia, Creating 400+ New Jobs
RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that SmartRoof, one of the East Coast’s leading roofing companies, will invest $350,000 to expand in Fairfax County. The company will ...
Syndicated Author Nov 29, 2022
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