A former medical director of a Virginia hospital that serves vulnerable children has been charged with four felony sex crimes in connection with abuse that authorities say happened at the facility years ago.… Read more
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Board to Hold Hearing on Property with Confederate Statue
A county board in Virginia is moving ahead with plans to deed the public land under a Confederate statue on the historic courthouse green to a private preservation group to prevent the statue from being taken down in the future.… Read more
Police: Deputy Posed as Teen Online to Sexually Extort Girl
A Virginia sheriff’s deputy posed as a 17-year-old boy online and asked a teenage California girl for nude photos before he drove across the country and killed her mother and grandparents and set fire to their home, authorities said Wednesday.… Read more
Virginia Walmart Mass Shooting Survivor Files $50M Lawsuit
A Walmart employee who survived last week’s mass shooting at a store in Virginia has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company for allegedly continuing to employ the shooter — a store supervisor — “who had known propensities for violence, threats and strange behavior.”… Read more
Maryland Senate Republicans Elect Leadership
Maryland Senate Republicans elected a new minority leader on Monday.… Read more
Press Release: Virginia AG Miyares Fights to Keep Title 42 in Place
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-Huisha v. Mayorkas, a case in which a judge terminated the Title 42 policy. This policy is one of the last remaining tools to strengthen the protection of our southern border.… Read more
Press Release: Solar and Roofing Company to Expand in Virginia, Creating 400+ New Jobs
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 relocate from its current location in McLean to occupy 25,000 square feet of office space at 11091 Sunset Hills Road in Reston. Virginia successfully competed with Maryland for the project, which will create over 400 new jobs over five years.… Read more
Virginia Rep. McEachin Dies at 61 After Cancer Battle
U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Va., died Monday after a battle with colorectal cancer, his office said. He was 61.… Read more
City to Hold Vigil Honoring Those Killed in Walmart Shooting
The city of Chesapeake, Virginia, has scheduled a candlelight vigil for Monday evening that will honor and remember the victims of last week’s mass shooting at a Walmart store.… Read more
Crews Rescue 2 from Plane Caught in Power Lines in Maryland
Two people were extricated from a small plane early Monday in Maryland, several hours after they crashed into power lines, causing widespread outages in the surrounding county.… Read more
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Category Archives: Local News
Ex-Children’s Hospital Doctor Charged with Sex Crimes
A former medical director of a Virginia hospital that serves vulnerable children has been charged with four felony sex crimes in connection with abuse that authorities say happened at the facility years ago.… Continue Reading
Board to Hold Hearing on Property with Confederate Statue
A county board in Virginia is moving ahead with plans to deed the public land under a Confederate statue on the historic courthouse green to a private preservation group to prevent the statue from being taken down in the future.… Continue Reading
Police: Deputy Posed as Teen Online to Sexually Extort Girl
A Virginia sheriff’s deputy posed as a 17-year-old boy online and asked a teenage California girl for nude photos before he drove across the country and killed her mother and grandparents and set fire to their home, authorities said Wednesday.… Continue Reading
Virginia Walmart Mass Shooting Survivor Files $50M Lawsuit
A Walmart employee who survived last week’s mass shooting at a store in Virginia has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company for allegedly continuing to employ the shooter — a store supervisor — “who had known propensities for violence, threats and strange behavior.”… Continue Reading
Maryland Senate Republicans Elect Leadership
Maryland Senate Republicans elected a new minority leader on Monday.… Continue Reading
Press Release: Virginia AG Miyares Fights to Keep Title 42 in Place
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-Huisha v. Mayorkas, a case in which a judge terminated the Title 42 policy. This policy is one of the last remaining tools to strengthen the protection of our southern border.… Continue Reading
Press Release: Solar and Roofing Company to Expand in Virginia, Creating 400+ New Jobs
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 relocate from its current location in McLean to occupy 25,000 square feet of office space at 11091 Sunset Hills Road in Reston. Virginia successfully competed with Maryland for the project, which will create over 400 new jobs over five years.… Continue Reading
Virginia Rep. McEachin Dies at 61 After Cancer Battle
U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Va., died Monday after a battle with colorectal cancer, his office said. He was 61.… Continue Reading
City to Hold Vigil Honoring Those Killed in Walmart Shooting
The city of Chesapeake, Virginia, has scheduled a candlelight vigil for Monday evening that will honor and remember the victims of last week’s mass shooting at a Walmart store.… Continue Reading
Crews Rescue 2 from Plane Caught in Power Lines in Maryland
Two people were extricated from a small plane early Monday in Maryland, several hours after they crashed into power lines, causing widespread outages in the surrounding county.… Continue Reading