Category Archives: Local News

Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ Case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed on Tuesday in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee after additional DNA testing excluded him as a suspect in a case chronicled...
Syndicated Author Oct 12, 2022

Press Release: Hitachi Energy to Expand in Virginia, Creating 165 New Jobs
RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, will invest $37 million to expand its...
Syndicated Author Oct 12, 2022

Court Rejects Request to Rehear Gender Dysphoria Case
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday denied a request to rehear a case that found that gender dysphoria is a condition covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act.In August, a thr...
Syndicated Author Oct 11, 2022

Press Release: Gov Youngkin Announces $180,000 in Community Business Launch Funding
RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced $180,000 in Community Business Launch (CBL) grants for the Downtown Lynchburg Association, Nelson County and the Waynesboro Economic Develop...
Syndicated Author Oct 11, 2022

Old Infrastructure Led to E. Coli in Baltimore Water
BALTIMORE (AP) - Aging infrastructure contributed to an E. coli contamination of the city of Baltimore's water system in early September, officials said this week.A confluence of events in s...
Syndicated Author Oct 05, 2022

Maryland Governor to Testify at Former Aide’s Trial
BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will be called as a witness in the federal fraud trial of his former chief of staff, Roy McGrath, a rarity for a sitting governor.The Daily Record repor...
Syndicated Author Oct 05, 2022

Press Release: Governor Hogan Proclaims “Walktober”
ANNAPOLIS, MD-Noting the benefits to health and well-being that come from walking-Maryland's official state exercise-Governor Larry Hogan today issued a proclamation recognizing the third an...
Syndicated Author Oct 04, 2022

Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Auctioned, with Strings Attached
HOOPERSVILLE, Md. (AP) - The federal government has sold off a rather inhospitable lighthouse in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay for a six-figure sum after a bidding war at auction.The Hooper Island ...
Syndicated Author Oct 04, 2022

Excessive Force Lawsuit Filed After Virginia Man’s Death
FRONT ROYAL, Va. (AP) - The son of a 77-year-old man who died after sustaining injuries during a traffic stop in Virginia earlier this year has filed a $6 million lawsuit that alleges the de...
Syndicated Author Oct 04, 2022

Youngkin’s New Clean Energy Plan Features Nuclear Power
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin called Monday for expanding nuclear power generation in Virginia, reevaluating a recent clean energy law celebrated by environmentalists, and restor...
Syndicated Author Oct 04, 2022
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