Category Archives: Local News

(Richmond)- The House of Delegates will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year history after the chamber’s incoming Democratic majority over the weekend chose Del. Don ...Read more

(Harrisonburg)- The James Madison University football team has been selected to host their third appearance on ESPN’s College Gameday. It will be this Saturday 9-11 on ESPN. Undefeated and ...Read more

(Fredericksburg)- Fredericksburg police have charged three additional teens for allegedly robbing two trick-or-treaters on Halloween night in Idelwild. One 15-year-old girl is already in custody in ...Read more

(Stafford)- The Stafford Sheriff’s Office says a Stafford High School student was airlifted to the hospital with injuries after being assaulted by another student. The incident happened just ...Read more

(DC)- Virginia Senator Tim Kaine wants universities and colleges to stop favoring relatives of alumni or donors in their admissions process. Kaine and an Indian senator have introduced legislation ...Read more

(Richmond)-  After being a family-owned business for 70 years, Saxon Shoes is being sold to Alexandria-based Comfort One Shoes. Saxon is based in Richmond but had a store in Spotsylvania for ...Read more

(DC)- The General Services Administration has chosen Greenbelt, Maryland to host the new FBI  headquarters.  Three sites have been under consideration by a three-person panel for more than a ...Read more

(Hanover)- Hanover voters have rejected a proposal to elect the county’s school board members. A question on the ballot this year asked voters if they wanted to start electing school board ...Read more

(Richmond)- Virginia Organizing led a march from Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church to the Governor’s Mansion over the weekend to protest Governor Youngkin’s policy change regarding ...Read more

(Charlottesville)- The Board of Visitors at UVA is preparing for potential lawsuits and discussing changes to on-campus safety in the wake of a deadly shooting that claimed the lives of three ...Read more