RICHMOND- For the final time, Virginia senators cast a vote on no knock warrants Friday.
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RICHMOND- For the final time, Virginia senators cast a vote on no knock warrants Friday.
RICHMOND-Chokeholds will soon be a thing of the past in Virginia. On Friday, the Senate passed a bill nearly banning the practice.
RICHMOND-During Tuesday night’s debate, President Donald Trump asked his supporters to “go into the polls and watch very carefully.”
FAIRFAX-No one should be afraid to cast a ballot. Multiple officials echoed those words this week.
RADFORD — COVID-19 changed a few things when it comes to elections this year.
BOYDTON-A student who tested positive for COVID-19 died this week in Virginia.
RICHMOND-Depending on who you talk to in Virginia, qualified immunity is either a benefit or a curse.
RICHMOND- Radford isn’t a COVID-19 hotspot anymore. The bad news is that three counties took its place this week.
RICHMOND-After a unique two weeks, the Virginia Senate will have the final say on qualified immunity.
RICHMOND-The Virginia Senate passed a bill Wednesday that was easy to miss. Nobody spoke either for or against and it passed by a unanimous 37-0 vote.
RICHMOND-Virginia’s COVID-19 numbers are still steadily increasing, bringing the state’s total to 122,542.
And what regulations could help bring more parity, especially for front-line workers.
The Virginia General Assembly meets again next week to fix the budget after the coronavirus up ended state revenues and consider police reform legislation.
A non-profit group from Washington state sent hundreds of thousands of Virginians incorrect information. Hundreds of thousands of applications for mail-in ballots that a voter-advocacy group sent to voters in Virginia had the wrong return addresses, adding another...
Few if any local court districts took up governor’s offer to continue rent moratoriums.
UPDATE (June 11): Gov. Ralph Northam announced that colleges will reopen in the fall with comprehensive public health plans in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The guidelines differ from the ones put in place for K-12 schools, which are focused on three phases...
Alexandria’s only public high school is named after T.C. Williams, who tried to stop the school system from integrating
Petitions are cropping up from teachers in school systems throughout the state As school systems try to figure out how to start the upcoming school year, several Virginia educators from across the commonwealth have formed petitions urging school officials to take...
These 11 companies collected between $5 million and $10 million from the federal government. Virginia businesses and nonprofit organizations received between $9.5 billion and $18.2 billion through the Payroll Protection Program, according to new data released...
Virginia schools will be back in sessions this fall, but not before many task forces in cities and towns throughout the state figure out exactly how to do that safely. Gov. Ralph Northam and his administration issued guidance in June for reopening K-12 schools...
Earlier this month Gov. Ralph Northam extended Virginia’s moratorium on evictions until this Sunday, June 28, saying that “access to safe and stable housing is critically important.” But as the day approaches, the thousands of Virginians facing housing insecurity...
In the wake of the anti-racism and police brutality protests across the commonwealth, police reform has become a major focus for adctivists and legislators alike. One element of that includes requiring body-worn cameras for police officers in order to increase...
Local chambers of commerce throughout Virginia play an influential role lobbying on behalf of businesses big and small on legislation under consideration in the General Assembly. After Democrats won the House of Delegates and Senate in Virginia for the first time in...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood. We’ve got a roundup of Virginia news coming right up. But First… Officials are urging demonstrators who protested against racism and police brutality to get tested for the coronavirus in order to prevent further spread of the...
Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-Prince William) formally announced her campaign to become governor of Virginia Wednesday. If she wins, she would become the first woman governor in commonwealth history and the first black, female governor in the United States. Due...
Including how to register to vote, apply for a mail-in ballot, and the deadlines you need to follow.
Many summer camps in the commonwealth have decided not to host campers this year in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. The decision is sure to have an impact on families in Virginia that depend on camps for school age children while parents are working through...
UPDATE (6/23): Today marks Virginia’s primary for several congressional seats, including a now competitive race in Virginia’s 5th District. See all of the candidates and if your congressional district has a primary here. (Don't know what U.S. House district you live...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood. We’ve got a roundup of Virginia news coming right up. But First… In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, nurses have been working harder than ever to ensure the safety of the public. And that hard work has not gone...
A Culpeper sheriff is refusing to keep Gov. Ralph Northam’s stay-at-home order in place, even though his county has a higher number of cases per capita than many other northern Virginia counties, including Fairfax, which has the most cases in the state. Culpeper...