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
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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
Expanded IRS Free-File System One Step Closer in Dems’ Bill
The flagship climate change and health care bill passed by Democrats and soon to be signed by President Joe Biden will bring U.S. taxpayers one step closer to a government-operated electronic free-file tax return system.… Read more
China Announces New Drills as US Delegation Visits Taiwan
China announced more military drills around Taiwan as the self-governing island’s president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation on Monday, threatening to renew tensions between Beijing and Washington just days after a similar visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered China.… Read more
Audit: Va. Failed on Earlier Advice Before I-95 Gridlock
Virginia government failed to carry out numerous lessons from a 2018 snowstorm that caused highway gridlock, as exhibited by a similar event along Interstate 95 in January that left hundreds of motorists stranded, a state watchdog office concluded.… Read more
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Category Archives: Local News
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
Expanded IRS Free-File System One Step Closer in Dems’ Bill
The flagship climate change and health care bill passed by Democrats and soon to be signed by President Joe Biden will bring U.S. taxpayers one step closer to a government-operated electronic free-file tax return system.… Continue Reading
China Announces New Drills as US Delegation Visits Taiwan
China announced more military drills around Taiwan as the self-governing island’s president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation on Monday, threatening to renew tensions between Beijing and Washington just days after a similar visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered China.… Continue Reading
Audit: Va. Failed on Earlier Advice Before I-95 Gridlock
Virginia government failed to carry out numerous lessons from a 2018 snowstorm that caused highway gridlock, as exhibited by a similar event along Interstate 95 in January that left hundreds of motorists stranded, a state watchdog office concluded.… Continue Reading