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All adult Virginians eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, younger homicide victims in Richmond, Volvo workers on strike in Pulaski, and more headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • A slew of Richmond homicides reveals a disturbing trend: younger victims.—Richmond Times-Dispatch • All adults in Virginia are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines.—NBC12 • Homelessness in Norfolk has surged during the pandemic.—Virginian-Pilot • A letter kept by the widow of a murder […]
VMI names first Black superintendent, FBI investigates traffic stop in Windsor, pitmasters recreate historic Va. barbecue, and more headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Virginia Military Institute has named Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins as its next superintendent, making him its first Black leader as the military college reckons with accusations of fostering a hostile climate for Black cadets.—Roanoke Times • The FBI has joined the […]
Coronavirus cases and deaths rising in Virginia, crossing state lines for DIY proms, two tigers with COVID, and more headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Virginia has ramped up the pace of vaccinations, but COVID-19 cases and deaths are ticking upward again.—Richmond Times-Dispatch • With proms still banned under Virginia’s COVID-19 restrictions, some parents are crossing state lines to organize DIY proms in North Carolina.—Bristol Herald Courier […]
Windsor council throws support behind police, Charlottesville considers providing lawyers in eviction cases, hate symbols in Richmond, and more headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • The town of Windsor confirmed a police officer fired for his role in a controversial traffic stop was allowed to remain on the force for four months after the encounter, losing his job only after video of the encounter went viral.—Tidewater News […]
Kiggans to challenge Luria for congressional seat, university vaccine requirements, more newsroom cuts at Roanoke Times, and more headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Republican state senator Jen Kiggans plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Norfolk, in what’s expected to be a highly competitive congressional matchup featuring two Navy veterans.—Washington Post • Prosecutors believe members of the far-right Oath Keepers group may have stashed weapons […]
State police to investigate Windsor traffic stop, Granite community worried about potential Richmond casino, two Holly Hazards to run for House, and more headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Gov. Ralph Northam announced a state police investigation into a traffic stop in Windsor after body camera footage went viral showing police officers drawing their guns and pepper spraying a Black and Latino driver who wasn’t charged with any crimes. After initially […]
Va. to receive fewer doses of J&J vaccine, conservative group sues Virginia Tech, Ben Jealous backs Jennifer Carroll Foy for governor, and more headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Instead of getting 125,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine next week as planned, Virginia will get only 15,000 due to the factory mix-up that ruined millions of doses.—Virginian-Pilot • A conservative group filed a federal lawsuit against Virginia Tech, claiming […]
Northam endorses McAuliffe for governor, what to do with Virginia’s electric chair, dead bird mystery in Harrisonburg, and more headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Gov. Ralph Northam is endorsing former Gov. Terry McAuliffe for another term. An advisor said Northam “feels like Gov. McAuliffe provides the party the best opportunity to cement the change in Virginia and win in November.”—Associated Press • With the death penalty […]
How to spend $6.8 billion in federal aid, wider Virginia police use of facial recognition tech, Richmond’s Confederate monument dilemma, and more headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Virginia is getting $6.8 billion in federal aid under the American Rescue Plan Act. Now officials need to figure out how to spend it.—Richmond Times-Dispatch • A database obtained by Buzzfeed News shows more Virginia law enforcement agencies tried the controversial facial […]
More than 4 million vaccines given in Virginia, Charlottesville mayor explains her controversial poem, Jefferson Davis Memorial Chair, and more headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • More than 4 million vaccine doses have now been administered in Virginia.—Richmond Times-Dispatch • Newly admitted unvaccinated patients explain a recent COVID-19 outbreak at a Fredericksburg-area nursing home where almost everyone had already been vaccinated, an official said.—Free Lance-Star • Only one […]
Longtime Dominion CEO Farrell dies of cancer, University of Richmond rector under fire over building names, Martinsville claims reversion mediation isn’t subject to FOIA, and more headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • The General Assembly will reconvene in Richmond Wednesday for a veto session focusing on Gov. Ralph Northam’s recommended changes to three dozen bills.—Roanoke Times • Longtime Dominion Energy CEO Tom Farrell died of cancer Friday at age 66, one day after stepping […]
SCOVA clears statue removal in Charlottesville, Dominion requests more profits, Kentucky Fried…cannabis, and more headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Overturning a lower decision, the Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Charlottesville can take down its Confederate statues because the state’s former law seemingly banning their removal didn’t apply retroactively to statues put up before 1997.—Daily Progress • Gov. Ralph Northam wants to […]