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Commonwealth leaders come together to sign anti-bigotry legislation
(The Center Square) — Gov. Glenn Youngkin held a ceremonial signing for legislation adding ethnicity to the protected classes under the Virginia Human Rights Act and ratcheting up penalties for people committing crimes motivated by bigotry. The bipartisan House and Senate legislation was inspired by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Gaza, which led to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, sparking anti-Israeli protests around the globe, including Virginia. ...
Poll shows Trump, Justice and Morrisey have strong lead in WV for November election
Gov. Jim Justice and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey have strong leads with West Virginia voters ahead of the November election, according to a new poll released Friday. The WVMetronews Poll, shows Justice, a Republican, is in a wide lead — 62% to 28% — over his Democratic opponent, former Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott, in the […]
DC to cancel nearly $42 million in medical debt for low-income residents
WASHINGTON — Thousands of low-income D.C. residents will start receiving letters on Friday informing them that their medical debt has been wiped out. Mayor Muriel Bowser's office says nearly $42 million in debt from local hospitals will be canceled through an initiative funded by an anticipated year-end surplus from the Fiscal Year 2023 budget. The debt relief is expected to benefit over 62,500 Washingtonians, according to the Bowser administration.
4th Annual YES Conference at Shenandoah University on October 15th
The 2024 YES Conference (Youth Empowered for Success) will take place on Tuesday, October 15th, at the Brandt Student Center on Shenandoah University’s campus. From 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, juniors and seniors from across the Shenandoah Valley will gather to gain essential skills and resources to help them excel in their personal lives, academics, and future careers.
Feds: Justice coal companies have no defense against move to hold them in contempt
Federal attorneys asking a court to hold 23 of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family-owned coal companies in contempt for nonpayment of health and safety fines entered a filing this week saying the companies shouldn’t have entered into a payment plan if they knew they couldn’t honor it. The filing, entered Tuesday in the U.S. […]
Reservations for Hunting Opportunities at Virginia State Parks Open Sept. 3
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation manages Virginia State Parks which offer hunting opportunities each year to select parks. Managed hunts are a key tool in managing the deer population and herd health. Participating hunters are asked to support this effort by following harvest guidelines associated with each hunt. New this year is a hunting […]
Parents / Kids Ask Virginia Supreme Court to End Racially Divisive School Board Policy
A group of diverse parents and their children are suing the Albemarle County School Board for enacting discriminatory policies and indoctrinating students in radical ideology. In 2019, the school board enacted a policy that violates students’ civil rights by treating them differently based on race, and by compelling them to affirm and support ideas contrary […]
Valley Mission in Staunton in need of donations for Labor Day holiday
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV)—The Valley Mission in Staunton is seeking donations to support its clients during the Labor Day Holiday. Susan Richardson, executive director of the Valley Mission, says the shelter sees an increase in clients during holidays. “We do tend to see an increase in clients who are coming...
Valley Vipers leave Winchester for Purcellville
The Virginia Valley Vipers, the only professional basketball team located in the Shenandoah Valley and member of The Basketball League, are relocating from Winchester to Purcellville. Since their inception in 2022, the Vipers have played all of their home games at Shenandoah University’s James R Wilkins Center. Patrick Henry...
Storm knocks steeple off Nokesville church; thousands still without power across Northern Virginia
Thousands were still without power across Northern Virginia this morning after Thursday evening thunderstorms downed trees, flooded roads, dropped ping-pong sized hail in Sterling and knocked the steeple off a church in Nokesville. As of 11 a.m., Dominion Energy, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative and the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative reported about...
Applications Now Open for the 2024 Strides for Equality Equestrians Ever So Sweet Camp
Strides for Equality Equestrians and Overlook Equestrian are pleased to announce the creation of a new experience for Equestrians of Color: a horsemanship camp that is open to all ages!. Strides for Equality’s inaugural Ever So Sweet Camp provides a fully-funded weekend opportunity for Equestrians of Color of any age...
New single-family neighborhood proposed on Route 123 in Lorton
A Maryland developer is looking to fit a new residential subdivision on eight acres in Lorton between Route 123 and Ox Road. L&F Laurel Highlands LLC submitted a rezoning application to Fairfax County on Tuesday (Aug. 27) proposing 23 new single-family homes on the mostly vacant land. The development will...
Inside the massive protest against Project 2025 and anti-trans laws coming to D.C. (exclusive)
It isn’t just transgender people’s rights at stake. That’s the message organizers are emphasizing as September 14 approaches, when the streets of Washington, D.C. will be flooded with protestors turning out for the Gender Liberation March. Founded by the organizers of the highly successful Women’s Marches in...
Person struck, killed by Metro train in Rockville
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a train Friday morning at the Rockville Metro station, according to police radio transmissions. Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews were dispatched to 250 Rockville Pike just after 9 a.m. for the report of a pedestrian struck. Police on the scene announced in a radio transmission that the person was dead upon arrival.
How Automatic Traffic Enforcement Disproportionately Targets Drivers Of Color
Fine-based ATE magnifies the same racial disparities seen in traffic policing, with Black and Latino communities being the primary targets. The post How Automatic Traffic Enforcement Disproportionately Targets Drivers Of Color appeared first on NewsOne.
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