Category Archives: Local News

(DC)- Metro will allow free parking this weekend. The agency says it’s restoring free parking on Saturdays. Riders who use Metrorail will park for free with the exception of designated ...Read more

(Richmond)- Governor Ralph Northam is making a push to have coal ash removed from unlined ponds in Virginia.  The proposal unveiled yesterday would call for Dominion Energy to dig up and recycle ...Read more

(DC)- A former Democratic Virginia Senator is being considered as the next Secretary of Defense.  Three officials told the New York Times that Jim Webb is in the running to replace Jim Mattis.  ...Read more

(Spotsylvania)-  The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office arrested a 51 year old New York man after a pursuit involving a tractor trailer. Munir Hussein was charged with Felony Eluding, Felony ...Read more

(Charlottesville)- A federal judge is ordering officials to fix violations at the Fluvanna Women’s Correctional Center in Troy.  The facility has been accused of not complying with a ...Read more

(Spotsylvania)-  A suspect who was barricaded inside a tractor trailer in Spotsylvania has been taken into custody by a SWAT team early this morning. The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office has ...Read more

(DC)-  An outgoing Virginia congressman is blasting a report that accused him of using staff for personal errands.  The U.S. House Committee on Ethics said yesterday that Tom Garrett advised ...Read more

(DC)- The Smithsonian is out of money and will be closing down starting today.  The popular 17 museums and National Zoo in the Washington, DC area were able to remain open since the partial ...Read more

(Richmond)- Virginia’s well-known slogan is turning 50 this year.  The motto “Virginia is for Lovers” first hit the public’s eye in an issue of the Modern Bride magazine ...Read more