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(Undated)- Expect increased traffic and security around Naval Support Facility Dahlgren and at other Navy bases and installations nationwide beginning Monday and lasting for the next two weeks. The Navy is conducting the annual exercise, Citadel Shield/Solid

(Bristow)- Prince William Supervisors will consider a 4.2-million-square-foot data center near Chris Yung Elementary School in Bristow next week. The Board will hold a public hearing on the rezoning request on Tuesday. The proposal is one of

(Manassas)- Manassas National Battlefield Park and several other National Park Service historic sites will conduct deer management operations early this year. The controlled hunts will run through April 30 at Manassas battlefield. A press release says extensive

(DC)- 7th District Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger has been selected to serve on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee. She will be the first Virginian to serve on the committee since 2007. Spanberger has experience in central intelligence —

(Arlington)- Police are investigating after a student was found unconscious in a bathroom at Wakefield High School in Arlington due to an apparent drug overdose. Four others were treated. Arlington County police and fire were dispatched for

(Richmond)- Schools across Virginia will get less money than they planned after a miscalculation from the Virginia Department of Education and lawmakers say the problem can’t be fixed immediately. A spokesperson for the state education department says

(Richmond)-In Richmond, a bill that would require student-athletes in Virginia to compete on teams based on their biological sex is moving forward. With six votes, House Bill 1387 passed a subcommittee yesterday. The proposed bill would prevent

(Richmond)- The Virginia Senate passed a bill allowing judges to consider several factors before issuing substantial risk protection orders, also known as “red-flag” orders, that let police seize guns from those deemed a threat to themselves or

(Fredericksburg)- City Police are investigating a report involving the attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl Friday afternoon. The alleged incident occurred about 4:15 p.m. in the 2500 block of the Commons apartment complex on Cowan Boulevard. The girl

(DC)- The USDA Food and Nutrition Service says those receiving assistance from SNAP benefits in Virginia will soon see a decrease in the amount they have been receiving as emergency funds are set to expire in March.

(Fredericksburg)- The Fredericksburg Area Museum’s board announced this week that President and CEO Sara Poore has resigned. Poore will stay with the museum in a part-time capacity until her replacement is hired. The board hopes that will

(DC)- Metro says they’re increasing the frequency of Blue, Orange and Red line trains in February. Starting February 7, customers on the Blue line, the Blue + line that is part of Yellow line service and Orange

(Richmond)- A Democrat-led Senate panel rejected three different Republican attempts to restrict abortion Thursday. It’s the first decisive vote on abortion rights in the Virginia General Assembly since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. It

(Annapolis)- Marylanders could see a shorter workweek under a new bill in the Maryland General Assembly. According to the “Four-Day Workweek Act of 2023, or House Bill 181, a pilot program in the Maryland Department of Labor

(Louisa)- Students at Louisa County Public Schools spent Wednesday giving back to their community as part of Asynchronous Learning Day. Yesterday Louisa participated in community service opportunities all day in lieu of regular classes. One community service

(Richmond)- The Virginia senate has passed a bill to ban drivers from installing blue headlights in their vehicles. The bill now goes to the House. In the Senate it won nearly unanimous support, with just one Republican

(Richmond)- A proposal to move Virginia to year-round daylight saving time failed in the state Senate. The measure was sponsored by King George Senator Richard Stuart. Supporters of the measure said they backed the effort to have

(Richmond)- The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority has temporarily suspended the ABC license for the Longview 7-Eleven in Woodbridge after three murders, a shooting and a stabbing outside the store in the past six months. ABC officials

(Caroline County)- Deputies in Caroline County have launched an animal cruelty investigation after multiple puppies were found abandoned inside a plastic bag in a wooded area along Cedar Fork Road. The surviving puppies from Caroline County have

(Loudoun)- The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office says two people died yesterday of suspected opioid overdoses. Deputies responded Sunday morning to two separate death investigations. Authorities say both investigations are pending toxicology. The sheriff’s office is issuing a

(Undated)-A record-breaking year for the number of handguns caught at Virginia airports in 2022. TSA announced that 118 guns were confiscated at Virginia airport security checkpoints in 2022. That’s a 20% increase from the 98 guns that

(Richmond)- A Virginia Senate committee voted to ask for a study on rent control instead of advancing a bill that would have allowed cities and counties to set limits on price hikes from landlords. The bill would

(Richmond)- Democrat and Republican Virginia Senators rejected a proposal to cap campaign contributions, leaving Virginia as one of a few states without limits on political donations to its lawmakers. Fairfax Senator Chap Peterson’s bill set a 20-thousand

(Richmond)- Democrat and Republican Virginia Senators rejected a proposal to cap campaign contributions, leaving Virginia as one of a few states without limits on political donations to its lawmakers. Fairfax Senator Chap Peterson’s bill set a 20-thousand

(Ashland)- The Ashland Police Department says the driver of a vehicle that was hit by a train fled the scene early Sunday morning. The incident happened just before 3:30 a.m. near England Street and Railroad Avenue. The