Tag: Virginia
With the economy faltering, Democrats in fall races focus on affordability
The Democratic candidates in this fall’s top statewide races have chosen a relentless focus on one word: affordability.Rep.…
Committee studying federal cuts warns Virginia should prepare for additional spending
RICHMOND — The General Assembly’s emergency committee to study the impacts of federal cuts warned Thursday that though…
Latest Commonwealth Poll shows margins tightening in Virginia’s statewide races and more headlines
The state Capitol. (Photo by Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury)• “Latest Commonwealth Poll shows margins tightening in Virginia’s statewide races.”…
Virginia leaders rebuke racist sign targeting GOP gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears: ‘Repulsive’
Virginia leaders across party lines are condemning a racist sign displayed Thursday outside a Northern Virginia school board…
Don’t fall for claims of ‘mass abduction’ of children in Virginia in 2025
In August 2025, highly-circulated videos claimed dozens of children went missing in Virginia in a "mass abduction." Several…
Navy pilot rescued after ejecting from Super Hornet off Virginia coast
Search and rescue teams safely recovered a Navy pilot Wednesday off the coast of Virginia after the pilot…
Coastal flooding at high tides forecast in Carolinas, Virginia
(The Center Square) – High tide peak storm surges from Hurricane Erin are forecast from 1 to 3…
Progressive veterans group seeks to boost Spanberger in Virginia governor’s race with $500,000 ad campaign
VoteVets, a liberal organization that supports veterans who run for office, is launching a half-million-dollar ad campaign to…
Cruising Virginia countryside in an electric vehicle is a lot easier now
It’s no Route 66.But the roughly 80-mile stretch of U.S. Route 50 that snakes across Virginia from the…
Man convicted of fatally shooting New Jersey pastor is sentenced to life in prison
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A Virginia man convicted of shooting a New Jersey pastor to death outside…
Dozens of kids missing in Virginia over just a few days
Dozens of kids have gone missing in Virginia over just a few days but police say the number…
$348M Mega Millions jackpot from ticket sold in Burgess, Virginia, in June is claimed
The largest jackpot ever won in Virginia has been claimed by an anonymous winner, according to a press…