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
House Votes to Avert Rail Strike, Impose Deal on Unions
The U.S. House moved urgently to head off the looming nationwide rail strike on Wednesday, passing a bill that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached in September but rejected by some of the 12 unions involved.… 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
China Sends Students Home, Police Patrol to Curb Protests
Chinese universities sent students home and police fanned out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests Tuesday after crowds angered by severe anti-virus restrictions called for leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades.… 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
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