Category Archives: Local News

(Arlington County)- Amazon is now hiring for its second headquarters.  The company said yesterday that it’s expected to create 400 positions this year, including some that have just been ...Read more

(Charlottesville)- A judge is ruling that two statues of Confederate generals in Charlottesville are protected by state law. A lawsuit filed by The Monument Fund two years ago claims the city of ...Read more

(Richmond)- Richmond Police have a new SWAT team member, and he’s just nine-years-old.  Yesterday, Matthew Martinez was sworn in as a member of the Richmond Police Department.  He suffers ...Read more

(Cleveland, VA)- Five men who were trapped in a cave in southwestern Virginia are now safe. The coordinator for the Russell County Emergency Management says the group decided to explore a cave on ...Read more

(Richmond)- Richmond Public School’s Rodney Robinson is the 2019 National Teacher of the Year.  He was announced the winner yesterday on CBS This Morning.  He teaches at the Virgie Binford ...Read more

(Richmond)- A road analytics company is calling Virginia the state with the most distracted drivers. A report released by Zendrive shows that distracted driving went up in every state from 2018 to ...Read more

(Richmond)- The Democratic Party of Virginia is turning down a donation from Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax. The Richmond Times-Dispatch says the Democratic Party did not accept a 25-hundred ...Read more

(New Kent County)- Horse race wagering is back in business in Virginia.  Rosie’s Gaming Emporium opened to hundreds of customers yesterday in New Kent County.  People now have the ...Read more