Youngkin calls for an end to taxes on tips ahead of Virginia legislative session
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on Monday called for an end to the tax on tips in the state by including language in the next state budget that would eliminate the practice. “We have delivered more than $5 billion in tax cuts to date and remain committed to lowering the cost of living for hardworking […]
Local Virginia teachers no longer forced to use students’ preferred pronouns after settlement
Teachers in Harrisonburg, Virginia, will no longer have to ask or use students' preferred pronouns after a lawsuit settlement Tuesday. In June 2022, Deborah Filiola, Kristin Marsh, and Laura Nelson learned that their rights, protected by the federal Free Speech Clause and the Virginia Religious Freedom Restoration Act, were threatened by a coercive action they […]
Virginia man allegedly attempted to shoplift from Walmart during ‘shop with a cop’ event
I wish this real-world Grinch's brain were three sizes bigger. A Virginia man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to steal more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from Walmart. It happened in front of dozens of police officers who were at the store for a holiday event. A would-be robber attacked a Chesterfield County Walmart […]
Manchin delivers emotional final floor speech as West Virginia senator: ‘Honor of my life’
Outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin (IW.V.) focused on unity in an emotional farewell address to his Senate colleagues, marking his final floor address in his 14-year term without seeking reelection this term. It became. “My friends and colleagues, I stand today with a deep sense of gratitude. It has been the honor of a lifetime to […]
Virginia gubernatorial race finds 2 women vying to make history
Virginia's next gubernatorial election in 2025 is poised to make history, with two women likely to hold the Republican and Democratic ticket. Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earl Sears (R) and Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Virginia) are the clear front-runners of their respective parties, followed closely by Republicans and Democrats. If Earl Sears and Spanberger win their respective […]
Virginia Animal Shelter Volunteer Surprises Wife by Sponsoring Adoptions for 40 Dogs
A Virginia man made his dog-loving wife's 40th birthday special by spending $4,400 in adoption fees for 40 rescue dogs. Andrew and Jennifer Due of Chesapeake, recently. lost When the idea for the birthday was born, one of their dogs, Sierra, washington post Reported. The couple spends 30 hours a month volunteering at Chesapeake Animal […]
Virginia woman charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot
A Virginia woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a murder-for-hire plot, according to the Henry County Sheriff's Office. The suspect, Genevieve McGee, 44, was allegedly captured by audio and video evidence in an elaborate plan for a commission murder, the sheriff's office said. McGee is accused of meeting with a confidential source […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin makes the case for his state to incoming Trump admin employees: ‘Make Virginia your home’
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday encouraged future Trump administration officials and staff to choose “our great commonwealth” as their home instead of Washington, D.C. or Maryland. “I would like to personally encourage all new members of President Trump's administration moving to the region to make Virginia their home,” Youngkin said in a statement. […]
Glenn Youngkin ‘personally invites’ new Trump admin to settle in Virginia over Maryland and DC
Exclusive: Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin video ads Tuesday will invite countless new workers and officials from the second Trump administration to settle in the state rather than the District of Columbia or neighboring Maryland. Yonkin has made education policy a pillar of his 2021 campaign against former Gov. Trump. Amid some school controversy in […]
Virginia animal rescue pilot killed in devastating plane crash while transporting rescue dogs
A Virginia pilot who helped rescue animals died in a plane crash Sunday. According to the Greene County Sheriff's Office, 49-year-old Seok Kim was operating a Mooney M20J and was carrying three dogs when his plane, which was flying from Maryland to Albany, crashed into Kim. It crashed approximately 55 miles south of its destination. […]