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Summer Experience: Malia Devencenzi ’26L
Malia Devencenzi ’26L is a second-year law student at Washington and Lee and is originally from Temecula, CA. She is an active member of the W&L community, serving as the Alum Chair for SEIPLS (Sports, Entertainment, and Intellectual Property Law Society), the Law School Representative for the University Committee on Inclusive Campus Climate, and a Women in Law School Organization member and former Mentorship Chair. This past summer Malia interned with the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation in Honolulu, Hawai’i. After law school, she plans on moving back west to begin her legal career closer to family and friends.
Children Activities by Samuels Public Library for the Month of September
These are the events being presented by the Youth Services Department at Samuels Public Library during the month of September 2024. More information about Samuels Library and the programs and services available can be found at www.samuelslibrary.net or by calling (540) 635-3153. Monday, September 2. The library will be closed...
Roanoke College Consumer Report shows a rise in consumer sentiment
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke College released its quarterly Virginia Consumer Spending Report which shows a rise in consumer sentiment over the last year. Since their last report in May of this year, consumer sentiment has gone up almost 4.5 points, which Dr. Alice Kassens, who heads the report, is optimistic about.
UVA Football makes a Top 10 list: It’s not a good one, but it’s still a Top 10
UVA Football made a Top 10 list, not one that you’d want to make, necessarily, but you take what you can get. I frame it that way because this Top 10 list is actually a sort of Bottom 10 at the same time. A website that goes by Bookies.com...
Coming home: Keyshawn, Kelvin Davis to fight at Scope in November
NORFOLK, VA (WTKR)- The Davis brothers are coming home. Keyshawn Davis will hold a fight at the Scope in Norfolk on November 8, with older brother Kelvin also on the card for the evening's festivities. A Top Rank spokesperson confirmed the fight to News 3. Opponents are in the process of being finalized, according to the spokesperson.
Trial delayed for Augusta County men accused of defrauding brother of Parkland high school shooter
According to online records, the trials of Michael Donovan and Richard Moore, both of Fishersville, and Timothy Shipe of Staunton, have been moved from the first week of December to the first week of March of next year. The change was made during a status hearing this week. Moore has...
Staunton City Schools host back-to-school book fair and event in Downtown Staunton
STAUNTON, VA. (WHSV)—Staunton City Schools (SCS) hosted Staunton Reads, a back-to-school book fair and event in Downtown Staunton on Friday evening. The event celebrated books kids and the community. SCS partnered with The Book Dragon Shop in Staunton to offer children a discounted price on books and reading materials...
Virginia Issues Draft of Cell Phone-Free Policies for Schools
Virginia is moving closer to restricting cell phone use in schools after the Virginia Department of Education published a draft of its “cell phone-free” guidelines on Thursday after a series of public input events. The draft defines “cell phone-free” education as “bell-to-bell,” meaning phones should be turned off and stored away from the first school […]
Sole of the city: Cherry Blossom Foamposites honor DMV
WASHINGTON (7News) — The DMV gets its own kicks courtesy of Nike and rapper Wale. The tennis shoe giant has teamed up with the Maryland native to release the Cherry Blossom Foamposite shoe to honor the DMV area. The shoes will only be available for D.C., Maryland and Virginia...
Legislators open study into university land grabs that exploited Black Virginians
Virginia's universities are recognized among the best in the nation. But their expansion has often displaced adjacent communities. Now, a legislative committee is looking into what impact state universities had on their neighboring Black communities. The Commission to Study the History of the Uprooting of Black Communities by Public Institutions...
Federal Court Allows Transgender Student to Try Out for Virginia School Sports Team
A federal judge ordered Hanover County Public Schools late Friday to temporarily cease blocking a transgender middle school student from trying out for and, if selected, playing on a sports team this school year. In February, the student, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia and the law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, […]
Alleged 'shopping cart killer' won't claim insanity defense in Virginia double murder
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A psychiatric evaluation has determined that Anthony Eugene Robinson, known as the “shopping cart killer,” was not criminally insane when he allegedly murdered two women in Harrisonburg, Virginia, back in 2021. This information was first reported by our news partners at WTOP News on Friday.
New details in D.C. Councilmember Trayon White’s case reveal possible F.B.I. informant
The Democratic National Convention ended Thursday night. A couple of high-profile elected officials from Maryland made primetime speeches this week. Also, D.C. Councilmember Trayon White was arrested and charged with taking bribes and kickbacks. And in Virginia, kids going back to school will have to ditch their cell phones while in class. WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi discusses these top regional stories from this past week.
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