Like it or dislike it? Virginia’s Styrofoam ban begins on July 1.
Virginia’s Styrofoam Ban to Take Effect Virginia’s ban on styrofoam is set to begin on July 1, four years after the legislation was passed. The response to this change has been somewhat mixed, even though officials argue it will benefit the environment. The law targets single-use polystyrene, commonly known as styrofoam, which includes items like […]
Hidden cellar with artifacts discovered at Virginia’s first Black schoolhouse
Unearthing History at William and Mary University Archaeologists at William and Mary University in Virginia have recently made some fascinating discoveries that are shedding light on an important piece of American history. They’ve uncovered remains linked to one of the oldest surviving school buildings for black children in the country. The Associated Press reported that […]
Trump’s impact is significant in Virginia’s primary elections
Virginia’s Upcoming Gubernatorial Election: A Crucial Test for Trump Virginia’s recent primary is setting the stage for the general election contest in November. Analysts are viewing it as a sort of litmus test for President Donald Trump’s impact on this election cycle. “Trump definitely influences this race,” says Dave Richards from Lynchburg University. Kyle Condik, […]
Indiana hires West Virginia’s Darian DeVries as coach in college basketball stunner
Daryan DeBrees has removed that country road from West Virginia. DeBrees was officially selected as Indiana's new head coach on Tuesday after his former team, West Virginia, felt snubbed from the NCAA Tournament. “We went on this coaching search with some very specific things we were looking for in our next head coach. Darian appeared […]
West Virginia’s Rich Rodriguez Makes Grade-A Decision To Maintain Tough Guy Image For Football Program
Get it, rich! It might be old school, as West Virginia soccer coach Rich Rodriguez banned him from being able to dance at Tiktok, but I call it a winning move. And his reasoning is important. I'll come back for him Second stint With the climber as head coach, Rodriguez brought his players the news […]
Virginia’s high school sports governing body to comply with Trump’s ‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports’ order
The Virginia High School League (VHSL) announced Monday that the Executive Committee has voted to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order, “Stop men from women's sports.” Trump signed an executive order last Wednesday, fulfilling one of his main campaign promises to protect biological men from girls and women's sports. The order was signed by […]
What Virginia’s special elections tell us about the bigger ballot box battles to come in 2025, 2026
Democrats won two of three special elections Tuesday in the first ballot box showdown of 2025, maintaining a narrow majority in the Virginia General Assembly. The race, which has been closely watched by political circles, is the first indicator of voters' mood since President-elect Trump won a landslide victory in November, when Republicans won a […]
Virginia’s in-person early voting begins as election season picks up steam
Election season kicks into high gear on Friday, with Virginia becoming the first state to allow in-person early voting for the 2024 election cycle, and six other states — Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming — also opening up absentee voting with some limitations. Minnesota and Virginia lean Democratic, but have strong […]
Trump-backed candidate wins Virginia’s Republican Senate primary to take on Tim Kaine
Hun Kao won the Virginia Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, earning the party’s endorsement to face incumbent Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in November. Besides Kao, the two most likely candidates in the Republican Senate primary were former DeSantis staffer and Club for Growth official Scott Parkinson and constitutional lawyer Jonathan Emold. Former President Trump endorsed […]
Nail biter in Virginia’s Fifth District GOP primary too close to call
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Win or lose! The Republican primary in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District between Trump-backed candidate John Maguire and incumbent Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) was a close race on Tuesday night, with the two candidates separated by just 0.5 percentage points. Maguire, a state senator who former President Donald Trump endorsed last month, held […]