A ‘Tesla Tunnel’ plan for a Commanders stadium and more Va. headlines

By: Staff Report - May 25, 2023 7:30 am

The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury)

• A Florida man arrested for allegedly trespassing at a Northern Virginia preschool had an AK-47 in his vehicle and said he was “making his way to the CIA,” according to police.—NBC News

• Myrna Morrissey has officially filed for divorce from Sen. Joe Morrissey, D-Richmond, in a court filing that alleges the lawmaker had sex with her when she was a minor. Morrissey, who is facing a primary election next month, denied the allegations.—Axios

• Weed sales are legal in D.C., but a marijuana entrepreneur is now facing federal charges in Virginia because the sales revenue was going to banks in Northern Virginia.—Washington Post

• According to a Virginia lawmaker, Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder floated the idea of a “Tesla Tunnel” along Interstate 95 to alleviate concerns a football stadium in Northern Virginia would would make traffic worse.—WUSA9

• “Spotsylvania farmers are digging worm poop.”—Free Lance-Star

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