A deal to bring the Washington Wizards and Capitals to Virginia is dead, according to Democrat state Sen. L. Louise Lucas. Two bills to establish a stadium authority in Virginia are sitting in the state’s legislature: one in the House of Delegates and one in the Senate. The House’s version passed through committee on Friday. […]
RICHMOND, Va. — Legislation underpinning a plan to relocate the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals across the Potomac River to northern Virginia easily cleared an early hurdle in the state legislature Friday. Lawmakers on the Virginia House Appropriations Committee voted 17-3 to advance the measure, a top priority of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, […]
While many 16-year-olds are just beginning to figure out what they want to do for a living, Emma Tukhi of Burke, Virginia, already is contributing to her chosen profession: She has co-written a scientific research paper and is helping organize a global competition to encourage other teens to do the same. “In my free time, […]
RICHMOND, Va. — A bill that cleared an early hurdle Wednesday in the Virginia House of Delegates would broaden the state’s revenge porn law by adding a new category of “sexual” images that would be unlawful to disseminate. Democratic Del. Irene Shin, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure would build on the General Assembly’s previous […]
Four states have adopted measures defining what it means to be a woman, and West Virginia could soon become the fifth. Republican Gov. Jim Justice and the GOP-led state Legislature have made it a priority to pass the Women’s Bill of Rights, which would establish that there are only two sexes for purposes of state […]
A car drove off the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier on Saturday, sending the car sinking into the ocean. At least one person is presumed dead, and recovery efforts are underway. Witnesses reported seeing the car drive off the pier just before 7 a.m. Virginia Beach resident Kaylynn Crawford heard the car strike one gate and […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va — West Virginia’s Republican-dominated Legislature pushed forward a slate of contentious bills Wednesday that would arm teachers, allow people to sue libraries over books that offend them and restrict where transgender kids can use the bathroom at school. Described by conservatives as efforts to protect children while they learn, the legislation comes as […]
Virginia is now a border state like Texas, according to the commonwealth’s Republican governor. Gov. Glenn Youngkin posted on social media Wednesday evening in support of the Lone Star State in its dispute with the federal government over border security or the lack thereof. “Virginia stands with Texas,” Mr. Youngkin said. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott […]
Roman Catholic Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington condemned President Joe Biden’s promotion of abortion at a Virginia rally on Tuesday evening. Burbidge spoke out following the president’s rally in Manassas where Biden advocated for codifying Roe v. Wade into law. Both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris condemned Republican efforts to protect the unborn as […]
When is “election denying” an affront to democracy — dare one say, an insurrection? ‘ Depends on what letter comes after your name when The Associated Press reports on you. Should it be an R — shame, shame. The 14th Amendment has something to say about you, and it involves you not running for office […]
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