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Press Release: Gov. Hogan Announces More Than $13 Million in Highway Safety Grants
ANNAPOLIS, MD-Governor Larry Hogan today announced more than $13 million in federal and state highway safety grants as part of a statewide focus to prevent motor vehicle crashes and eliminate roadway ...
Syndicated Author Sep 12, 2022

Press Release: Attorney General Miyares Announces $438.5 Million Agreement with JUUL
RICHMOND, VA - Attorney General Jason Miyares announced today that Virginia and 33 other states and territories have joined a $438.5 million agreement in principle with JUUL Labs. This resolves a...
Syndicated Author Sep 07, 2022

Biden to Commemorate Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks at Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will mark the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sunday by delivering remarks and laying a wreath at the Pentagon, the White House said Tuesday.The day will ...
Syndicated Author Sep 07, 2022

Mark Keam, Longtime Democratic Virginia Delegate, Resigns
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Mark Keam, a long-serving Democratic member of the House of Delegates from northern Virginia, has resigned his seat, a move that will set up a special election to fill the vacancy...
Syndicated Author Sep 07, 2022

E. Coli Bacteria Found in Baltimore Drinking Water Samples
BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore officials are encouraging residents to boil water used for drinking or cooking after E. coli bacteria was detected in some samples of the water supply in parts of West Balti...
Syndicated Author Sep 06, 2022

Fairfax County Police are Searching for a Possible Suspect in a String of Assaults on Popular Trail
By: Barbara BrittFairfax County Police have released a description of a man who may be involved in a series of assaults and indecent exposures on the popular W and O-D Trail (Washington and Old Domini...
Syndicated Author Aug 31, 2022

Maryland Court Rules DC-Area Sniper to be Resentenced
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland's highest court has ruled that Washington, D.C.-area sniper Lee Boyd Malvo must be resentenced, because of U.S. Supreme Court decisions relating to constitutional protec...
Syndicated Author Aug 30, 2022

Hazing Charges Against 5 Dropped in Pledge’s Death
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Hazing charges against five former members of a now-expelled Virginia Commonwealth University fraternity in connection with a freshman's death from alcohol poisoning after a party...
Syndicated Author Aug 30, 2022

Supreme Court Fencing Removed, but Building Remains Closed
WASHINGTON (AP) - The large fencing that has encircled the U.S. Supreme Court for months has now been removed.The non-scalable fencing was gone Monday morning, leaving only small barricades blocking o...
Syndicated Author Aug 30, 2022

Portsmouth to Name Street for Hometown Hero Missy Elliot
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) - A Virginia city is honoring hometown hero Missy Elliott by naming a boulevard in a new entertainment district after her.The Portsmouth City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to ...
Syndicated Author Aug 23, 2022
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