NEWS TO KNOW
Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere.
• A Newport News man spent two nights in jail after police mistakenly arrested him at his job while looking for another man with a similar name.—Daily Press
• The Virginia Employment Commission says it may have paid out more than $40 million in unemployment benefits for claims filed in the names of prison inmates.—Richmond Times-Dispatch
• Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker announced she’s under investigation for using her city credit card to “pay for gift cards to compensate people who spoke at City Council meetings.”—Daily Progress
• Primary care doctors in Virginia who aren’t affiliated with large hospitals say they’re frustrated they’re still unable to get COVID-19 shots for their patients.—Virginian-Pilot
• House Democrats plan to introduce their own version of a bill to reopen Virginia schools, with a longer timeframe and more flexibility than similar legislation that passed the state Senate. The new bill is supported by Gov. Ralph Northam.—Washington Post
• A Northern Virginia businessman has reached a deal to buy and reopen historic White’s Ferry, the Potomac River crossing that was shut down over a land dispute.—WTOP
• Thousands of Virginians still had no power Sunday due to the ice storm. Dominion Energy said the damage was the most extensive since 2000.—Richmond Times-Dispatch
Sign up here to get these headlines and the Mercury’s original reporting delivered to your inbox daily in News to Know, our free newsletter.
