Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring has successfully defeated a challenge to the historic Virginia…
Month: March 2021
What Virginia’s school outbreak dashboard can — and can’t — say about the risks of reopening
In late September, when Virginia health officials launched a dashboard that detailed outbreaks in K-12 schools…
Obama family matriarch, Mama Sarah, has died in a Kenyan hospital at 99
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Sarah Obama, the matriarch of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s Kenyan…
Va. House leaders back legalizing home-grown marijuana this summer
By Ned Oliver VM- Democratic leaders in the House of Delegates say they now support…
For Juan Jones, life is nothing short of a miracle
At 19, Juan Jones is a happy, healthy freshman in Virginia Commonwealth University’s College of…
Pandemic deaths fail to shake loose a legislative solution on nursing home staffing
By Kate Masters (VM) – Sam Kukich was initially excited to join a workgroup she…
Arlington PD arrests suspect with pipe bombs
The Arlington County Police Department, in Northern Virginia, has arrested of a suspect following an…
Northam lifts some virus restrictions; A push for new federal gun laws
(VM) – With COVID-19 cases down after a winter surge, and with nearly a quarter…
Virginia prisoners, once left out of vaccine plan, have now all been offered a dose
By Ned Oliver (VM) – Nearly 70 percent of people incarcerated in Virginia prisons have…
‘You have choice’: As primary season arrives, waiting your turn has gone out of fashion for Va. Democrats
When Jennifer Carroll Foy was first thinking of running for office in 2017, she says…