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- Virginians wagered almost $761M in sports betting in November 2024
Virginia Lottery released data on Tuesday showing that Virginians wagered $760.96 millions in sports bets in November 2024. This is 19.1% more than what they wagered in November 2023.
- Fairfax County Public Schools Promote Trans Activism against Survey of Parents
Some Democrats at the national level seem to recognize that their extremist positions on so-called “transgender rights” at the expense of all others have cost them significantly.
- Norfolk City Council, Hampton Roads Ventures has yet to deliver
More than two years after Norfolk’s city council directed a for-profit subsidiary of its redevelopment and housing authority to prioritize local investments, the company has yet to deliver.
- Embrace the new year and hold to a love that transcends all boundaries – A Poem
In shadows cast by absence, I began my quest, A father’s love elusive, yet I sought the best. My mother, strong and virtuous, her heart a guiding light, Filled our lives with warmth and hope, through every day and night. Like Jesus, born of Mary, a miracle so grand, I wandered through this world, held by a greater hand. He […]
- Winsome Earle Sears’ Op-Ed: Voters deserve honesty
By Lieutenant governor Winsome Earle Sears on December 16th 2024, in VaGovernor.
- Evaporative Technologies Company to Expand in Virginia
For Immediate Release: June 18, 2024 Contacts: Office of the Governor: Christian Martinez, Christian.
- Virginia Parents Protect their Children from Addictive Social Media
Reclaiming Childhood Task Force established to address youth mental health crisis RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Unveils Budget Amendments to Keep Delivering for Students and Families, Bringing Direct Aid to Education Commitment to More Than $22 Billion Over the Biennium
For Immediate Release: December 13, 2024 Contacts: Office of the Governor: Christian Martinez, Christian.
- Letter to a Generation Lost – Gen Z reconnecting to the local community
The Left has captured the world, not just in reality, but in spirit. It holds on to a postmodern way of life, replacing God with the Self, and it’s warping the very ideals of our country. The recent national election is a good sign that things are about to change. For so long it felt […]
- Embracing change over the next four years
As we approach the transition of administrations on January 20th, 2025, many businesses and individuals are grappling with feelings of uncertainty that often accompany change. With the incoming administration under Donald Trump, it’s essential to evaluate the current failed policies of the Biden administration and consider the proposed changes of the Trump administration that promise […]
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces, “Keep Virginia Winning” Budget to Deliver on Critical Investments and Expand Tax Relief for Hardworking Virginians
- Red Onion State Prison will be investigated by the Department of Corrections
A spokesperson told the House of Delegates Public Safety Committee Monday that an investigation into the conditions at Red Onion State Prison would be given priority once the newly created Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman was fully staffed.
- Interview with Ram Venkatachalam, candidate for HD-26
All Virginia News conducted the following interview with Ram Venkatachalam, candidate in the upcoming January 7th Special Election for Virginia House of Delegates District 26.
- A commonwealth — a country — losing its ability to talk, to understand, to reason
Neither side in our widening cultural schism is willing to consider the other’s point of view. We are hardened by the echo chamber of social media and ideologically driven cable channels and podcasts to the point that losers resort to violence to keep or gain power. Those trend lines, taken to their conclusion, threaten to derail the governing structure of a freely elected republic now almost 250
- Every act of kindness makes the world a brighter place
(May this true story of an act of kindness (with names changed) inspire you to similar acts.) In the autumn of 2024, as the holiday season approached, a little cat named Harmony had been missing for 12 long months, wandering alone and searching for a place to call home. Just when hope seemed lost, a […]
- Kannan Srinivasan on why he voted against notifying parents of drug overdoses
State Senator Del. Kannan Srinivasan (D-Dist. 32) answers why he voted against a bipartisan bill that would have mandated schools to inform parents within 24 hours of overdoses at school. The Virginia State Senate passed the legislation unanimously, but Democrats in the Virginia House of Delegates blocked it. A law requiring schools to inform parents of […]
- Duchess Dairy Expansion in Wythe County
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced today that Duchess Dairy will invest approximately $895,000 to expand its dairy processing operations in Wythe County. The family-owned and operated dairy manufacturer plans to grow its operation by adding a production line of churned butter, in addition to its current line of premium bottled milk. “Growing small businesses in our […]
- Hanover High baseball team must undergo mandatory training after misconduct investigation
Hanover County Public Schools has concluded its investigation into allegations of misconduct in the Hanover High Baseball program. The program remains suspended.
- UK bans puberty blockers for children indefinitely, citing ‘unacceptable safety risk’
Government officials in the United Kingdom announced Wednesday that the country would extend its ban on the prescription of puberty blockers for children under 18 indefinitely, citing an “unacceptable safety risk.”
- Abortion once again becomes focal point of Democratic races
An amendment to the state’s Constitution concerning abortion is at stake in the upcoming legislative session.
- Virginia’s prime agricultural and forest land considered for solar
New rules for building solar energy projects on prime Virginia farmland and forested areas are part of the ongoing solar siting discussion in the state and are drawing ire from solar developers but support from the farmers and the forestry industry. The rules, known as House Bill 206 regulations, stem from legislation passed in the 2022 session […]
- Virginia Senate District 10 will hold a special election after John McGuire’s resignation.
The Virginia 10th Senate District special election is scheduled to take place on Jan. 7, one day before the start of the 2025 legislative sessions.
- Southwest Virginia is not a candidate for nuclear power, but any proposals will be carefully evaluated
Many have talked about the “moonshot”, which Governor Youngkin has undertaken to build a small-modular reactor (SMR) on the coalfields in Southwest Virginia. It was part of the “All the Above” Energy Plan. The LENOWISCO Planning District, District 1, responded almost immediately by facilitating a feasibility study to determine whether an SMR could be located […]
- Early voting has started in Loudoun for two critical state legislative seats
Early voting began yesterday for the special election scheduled for Jan. 7, 2025, and is open to registered voters of the 32nd State Senate District and the 26th House of Delegates Districts. The Loudoun County Republican Committee has information on its website, including a Voting Tool Kit. 🇱🇷 🇱🇷 🇱🇷 There are two Republicans running […]
- Loudoun County school member not charged with assault
Loudoun County School Board member Deana Griffiths not charged in altercation with Loudoun Love Warrior member Heather Gottlieb
- George Mason sisters issued four-year no trespass order halting their education after leading campus Palestinian protests
Jena Chanaa, left, of Springfield, in the white and black checkered scarf can be seen in the video below leading student protesters on the George Mason campus a year ago: Protests on American college campuses concerning the Israel-Hamas war have resulted in serious backlash and consequences for some students. Clashes with law enforcement, criminal charges, […]
- Governor Youngkin seeks additional $290 million boost for school construction
Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday announced that he is asking the legislature for an additional $290 million to support school construction and modernization efforts across Virginia.
- Feds end special education monitoring in Virginia as advocates question post-review process
However, the state has taken the necessary steps to “address and resolve the findings of noncompliance and the required corrective actions” outlined in a March 13 monitoring report
- AVN Exclusive: Culpeper County Sheriff trial witness impersonated himself as law enforcement officer in Loudoun County
A year before the U.S. Attorney’s Office brought charges against Scott Jenkins, one of the businessmen he allegedly took money from in exchange for granting auxiliary deputy status to was in Loudoun County impersonating himself as a Leesburg narcotics officer Former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins’ trial on federal bribery, fraud and conspiracy charges is […]
- Suspect charged in healthcare CEO murder is Maryland native; cousin of MD Republican state delegate
Luigi Nicholas Mangione, who was arrested yesterday and charged in the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4 outside a hotel in Manhattan, is a Towson, Md. native, 2016 valedictorian of the Gilman School in Baltimore and cousin of Maryland State Delegate Nino Mangione, (R-Dist. 42A, Baltimore County). Mangione comes from a large, […]
- Republican Winter Advance draws conservatives from across state, RNC co-chair
RNC Co-Chair Michael Whatley was the special guest Saturday night at the 2024 Donald W. Huffman Winter Advance in Charlottesville.
- Early voting starts in Loudoun tomorrow for two state legislative seats
Early voting starts tomorrow in Loudoun County for the 32nd State Senate District and the 26th House of Delegates District.
- JD Vance visits Helene-damaged areas to let affected residents know they are “not forgotten”
Vice President-elect JD Vance, second left, speaks with Fairview Volunteer Fire Department members and first responders during his trip to survey damage from Hurricane Helene, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 in Fairview, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
- Winsome Earle-Sears to speak at Virginia Chamber forum
The presumptive Republican nominee and Democratic candidate for Virginia’s governorship in 2025 are scheduled to speak today at the 2024 Virginia Economic Summit & Forum on International Trade in Richmond. Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle Sears, the GOP front runner, is scheduled to speak shortly after 9 a.m., at the event, sponsored by the Virginia Chamber […]
- High school exit exams dwindle to about half a dozen states, including Virginia
But this fall, Norton and Scruggs advocated on opposite sides of a Massachusetts ballot referendum scrapping the requirement that high school kids pass a standardized state test to graduate.
- Records Show Protests Led to Policy Changes at Va. Colleges
Records show policy campus demonstration discussions at VCU, attorney general involvement This year, several demonstrations by university students in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict led Virginia higher education institutions to change their policies on protests and free speech, according to records obtained by VPM News. Following the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas on Israeli […]
- Early voting for the Loudoun County January special election starts December 11
Early voting for the Jan. 7, 2025 special election begins Wednesday, Dec. 11.
- Biden pledges four billion in aid to Africa while Southwest Virginians continue suffering results of Helene
President Joe Biden pledges $4 billion in U.S. aid to Africa on Tuesday during a press conference in Angola. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
- Trump headquarters burglary suspect captured in California
Man accused of burglarizing Trump campaign office in Ashburn arrested in California.
- Loudoun County School Board member defends turning off cameras during public comment sessions
Arben Istrefi, Sterling district school board member, defends the board’s decision to turn cameras off during public comment sessions.
- Fire marshals investigate early morning barn fire in Leesburg
Investigators from the Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office (LCFR FMO) remain on scene investigating an early morning barn fire that took place in the Catoctin District.
- Supreme Court takes up transgender rights case today
The U.S. Supreme Court today hears a case concerning a Tennessee law that bans puberty blockers and hormone therapy for teens under 18.
- Loudoun County school district offers public survey about renaming nine schools
Deadline to complete survey is Dec. 16.
- Fairfax Supervisors continue to lobby for FBI Springfield location
Fairfax County Supervisors continue lobbying for FBI headquarters in D.C. to move to Springfield.
- Virginia lawmakers to consider proposal to support regional airports
Virginia lawmakers will soon consider a bill that could help to bring larger airlines to smaller airports and support the growth of regional airports in the commonwealth.
- School board holds Nov. 26 private meeting concerning altercation
A Loudoun County School Board tonight has an agenda item on it for reviewing the behavior of an elected official. Deana Griffiths said she has been harassed by Heather Gottlieb for months.
- “Incubators of democracy”: Kemp says tough campaign cycle for Virginia
Gov. Glenn Youngkin is on the executive committee of the Republican Governors Association and will be serving with new Chairman Brian Kemp (Georgia) and Vice Chair Greg Gianforte (Montana).
- 347th Tribute Ceremony highlights continued relationship between Indian tribes and Commonwealth
Governor Glenn Youngkin is presented with a tribute in the form of a deer by Chief Mark “Falling Star” Custalow at the 347th Tribute Ceremony at the Governor’s Executive Mansion on Nov. 26. (Photo by Austin Stevens, Office of the Governor).
- Governor personally appeals to new Trump administration, staffers to make Virginia their home
Youngkin releases video to attract Trump administration employees to live in Virginia. The governor and President-elect are seen here June 28 at a campaign rally in Chesapeake. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Pre-Proposal and Application Dates for Food Access Grant Program
Grants support new and existing food retailers to improve food security in urban and rural food deserts RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the pre-proposal and application dates for the next round of Virginia Food Access Investment Fund (VFAIF) program grants.