Virginia
4,000 Beagles Are Being Rescued From a Virginia Facility. Now They Need New Homes.
When U.S. Department of Agriculture officials inspected a beagle breeding facility in Virginia last year, they found a female beagle whose paw had been trapped in shoddy flooring for so long that she was dehydrated, according to court documents. Employees at the facility told inspectors they did not know how long she had been stuck. […]
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Supreme Court Marshal Asks Officials to End Protests at Justices’ Homes
WASHINGTON — The chief security officer of the Supreme Court has asked that Virginia and Maryland officials enforce laws that would prohibit protests outside the homes of justices after weeks of demonstrations favoring abortion rights. In four letters sent to Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland; Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia; Jeffrey McKay, the chairman of […]
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Biden Just Proposed a Gas Tax Holiday. Will It Work?
When President Biden on Wednesday proposed a three-month suspension of federal taxes on gasoline and diesel, many Republicans rolled their eyes. And many Democrats wondered what had taken him so long. Variations on the concept have bounced from state to state for nearly a year now, with governors leading the way. Ron DeSantis proposed canceling […]
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The Jan. 6 Inquiry’s Only Endangered Democrat Prepares Herself for a Fight
VIRGINIA BEACH — Representative Elaine Luria knew from the start that serving on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol could be a political liability in her Republican-leaning district in Virginia’s tidewater. With Democrats clinging to the slimmest of majorities in Congress, she figured last year that her letter to […]
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Seven Virginia School Boards Sue Over Governor’s Mask Order
Seven school districts in Virginia sued Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday, objecting to his executive order overruling their mask policies and making the wearing of masks optional in public schools. The school districts include the Fairfax County Public Schools, the state’s largest with more than 178,000 students, as well as the school systems in Prince […]
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Stranded Drivers Are Freed After 24-Hour Snowy Ordeal on I-95 in Virginia
The Virginia State Police said they had not received any reports of injuries or deaths related to the storm, but the authorities around the Mid-Atlantic said it had caused at least five deaths. Winter Storms in the United States From the East Coast to the Western U.S., a barrage of winter storms has wreaked havoc across […]
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Second Time Capsule Is Found Beneath Pedestal of Robert E. Lee Statue
Crews removing the pedestal of a Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Va., on Monday found what appeared to be an elusive time capsule that may contain rare Confederate memorabilia, including a photo of Abraham Lincoln in his coffin. The discovery stoked excitement among historians and officials, including Gov. Ralph Northam, who declared on Twitter: […]
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Rodin Bronze From Family Plot Is Heading to Auction
Raphaël Chatroux, a specialist at Freeman’s, when informed of scholars’ reactions to the upcoming offering, replied that the staff members “certainly understand the uniqueness of the situation and therefore proceed with the utmost caution and sensitivity so as not to upset anyone.” The sculpture, estimated to bring $250,000 to $400,000, had been “uninsured and not […]
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