Business news network CNBC named Virginia this year’s “Top State for Business” on Tuesday… Read more
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Biden meets with Democrat city leaders where gun violence is soaring
The meeting was the second in just three weeks, underscoring the political concern crime has become for Democrats as they look to protect their thin margins in Congress.… Read more
Statue of Former VA Gov Harry F. Byrd Sr. to be removed Wednesday
Lawmakers voted to remove the statue earlier this year, a decision that came amid a years long movement in history-rich Virginia to rethink who is honored in the state’s public spaces.… Read more
Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft
The statement did not directly mention that the Pentagon faced extended legal challenges by Amazon to the original $1 million contract awarded to Microsoft. … Read more
Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role
Andy Jassy, who ran Amazon’s cloud-computing business, replaced Bezos, a change the company announced in February.… Read more
Police: $20k reward offered in case of midshipman mother killed in shooting
Federal and state authorities are offering more than $20,000 in rewards in the fatal shooting of the Texas mother of a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman candidate as she sat outside … Read more
Maryland Man pleads guilty to threatening candidates Biden, Harris
A Maryland man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to threatening now-President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris before last year’s election… Read more
DC statehood facing long odds in the Senate
Proponents of statehood for Washington, D.C., vowed Tuesday to keep pushing even though the prospects were dim as the bill began working its way through the Senate… Read more
Virginia leaders hope to remove time capsule along with Lee statue
If a court clears the way, the state of Virginia expects to remove not just a soaring statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue … Read more
Tom Ridge’s Wife: “We are hopeful for a full recovery” following stroke
“Please keep your prayers coming,” Mrs. Ridge wrote
… Read more
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Category Archives: Local News
CNBC again names Virginia best in the nation for business
Business news network CNBC named Virginia this year’s “Top State for Business” on Tuesday… Continue Reading
Biden meets with Democrat city leaders where gun violence is soaring
The meeting was the second in just three weeks, underscoring the political concern crime has become for Democrats as they look to protect their thin margins in Congress.… Continue Reading
Statue of Former VA Gov Harry F. Byrd Sr. to be removed Wednesday
Lawmakers voted to remove the statue earlier this year, a decision that came amid a years long movement in history-rich Virginia to rethink who is honored in the state’s public spaces.… Continue Reading
Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft
The statement did not directly mention that the Pentagon faced extended legal challenges by Amazon to the original $1 million contract awarded to Microsoft. … Continue Reading
Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role
Andy Jassy, who ran Amazon’s cloud-computing business, replaced Bezos, a change the company announced in February.… Continue Reading
Police: $20k reward offered in case of midshipman mother killed in shooting
Federal and state authorities are offering more than $20,000 in rewards in the fatal shooting of the Texas mother of a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman candidate as she sat outside … Continue Reading
Maryland Man pleads guilty to threatening candidates Biden, Harris
A Maryland man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to threatening now-President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris before last year’s election… Continue Reading
DC statehood facing long odds in the Senate
Proponents of statehood for Washington, D.C., vowed Tuesday to keep pushing even though the prospects were dim as the bill began working its way through the Senate… Continue Reading
Virginia leaders hope to remove time capsule along with Lee statue
If a court clears the way, the state of Virginia expects to remove not just a soaring statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue … Continue Reading
Tom Ridge’s Wife: “We are hopeful for a full recovery” following stroke
“Please keep your prayers coming,” Mrs. Ridge wrote
… Continue Reading