Category Archives: Local News

Carnival: Paint Project Affected Some Cruise Passengers
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A painting project is to blame for an odor that affected some cruise ship passengers in Virginia and prompted the U.S. Coast Guard to send a crew to investigate Thursday, Carnival ...
Syndicated Author May 27, 2022

Ex-Virginia Tech Linebacker Testifies in Fatal Beating Trial
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) - A former Virginia Tech football player took the stand in his own defense at his murder trial Thursday, testifying that he felt "violated" when he discovered that a Tinder ma...
Syndicated Author May 27, 2022

Depp-Heard Defamation Suits Go to the Jury
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - A jury is scheduled to hear closing arguments Friday in Johnny Depp's high-profile libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.Each side will have two hours to summarize their case i...
Syndicated Author May 27, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: At World Economic Forum, Governor Hogan Announces Global Gateway Initiative to Attract More International Business
ANNAPOLIS, MD-Today during the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Governor Larry Hogan announced a $2 million investment in the state's innovative Global Gateway Initiative. Managed by the Maryland ...
Syndicated Author May 26, 2022

Virginia Lawmakers Hesitant on Package to Lure Commanders
By WMAL.comFollowing Dany Snyder acquisition of a 200-acre plot in Virginia, speculations of the Commanders move to the Commonwealth have hit a fever pitch. However, yesterday, two key Virginia lawmak...
Syndicated Author May 26, 2022

Depp Retakes Witness Stand, Calls Heard’s Allegation’s Insane
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - Johnny Depp called his ex-wife's accusations of sexual and physical abuse "insane" Wednesday as he returned to the witness stand in his libel suit against Amber Heard."Ridicul...
Syndicated Author May 26, 2022

MD Lawmakers: Cutting Tax Won’t Fix High Gas Prices
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Top Maryland lawmakers said Wednesday that eliminating a scheduled gas-tax increase of more than 6 cents this summer won't solve the problem of high gas prices and would set back...
Syndicated Author May 26, 2022

DC Sues Zuckerberg Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Breach
WASHINGTON (AP) - The District of Columbia on Monday sued Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a privacy breach of millions of Faceboo...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2022

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces the Restoration of Rights for Thousands of Virginians
RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that civil rights have been restored to 3,496 Virginians. The consideration for restoration of rights is coordinated by the Secretary of the Comm...
Syndicated Author May 23, 2022

McLean Voters Elect Progressive Slate Over Gorka in Drag Queen Story Time Controversy
McLEAN, Va. (AP) - Northern Virginia voters have elected a progressive slate of candidates to a community center board after a controversy over a drag queen story hour.The normally low-key elections S...
Syndicated Author May 23, 2022
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