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Virginia judge sets aside guilty verdict against former Loudoun County school superintendent
A judge has set aside a guilty verdict against a former Virginia school system superintendent convicted of a retaliatory firing of a teacher.
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Virginia House advances arena bill; final vote set for Tuesday
The Virginia House of Delegates advanced legislation that would allow Monumental Sports to build a new arena for the Washington Capitals and Wizards in Alexandria. A third reading and final vote in the full House is set for Tuesday. Earlier Monday, Senate President Pro Tempore Louis Lucas (D-Portsmouth) declared the deal dead in her eyes, referring to the arena as…
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Gaming proponents size up the odds of a Northern Virginia casino
State Senator David Marsden is planning to re-introduce legislation that would allow Fairfax County to hold a referendum on building a casino.
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Prince William County voters back data center opponents in primary
Data center expansion in Northern Virginia may have led to a stunning upset in Tuesday’s primary, when a political newcomer defeated the Prince William County Board of Supervisors chair.
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Reform-Minded Prosecutors in Northern Virginia Face Primary Challenges
As progressive prosecutors are up for reelection in Virginia’s off-off year elections, the challengers in next month’s Democratic primaries aren’t challenging the reform agenda. Instead, they too are casting themselves as reformers.
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Former Loudoun County Superintendent Indicted by Special Grand Jury
A judge ordered special grand jury indictments against the recently fired Loudoun County Public Schools superintendent and the district’s spokesman unsealed a week after the release of the grand jury’s report detailing failures with the handling of two sexual assaults involving a student.
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New Model Shows Virginia COVID-19 Surge in Summer if Restrictions Lifted Too Soon
A new model projects a summer surge in coronavirus cases in Virginia if social distancing restrictions are lifted too soon. The model developed by University of Virginia researchers using information specific to the state puts the peak at mid-to-late summer if Gov. Ralph Northam’s executive order is eased or lifted June 10. The experts at UVA say limited testing in…
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NTSB Faults Washington Gas Equipment in Deadly 2016 Apartment Explosion in Silver Spring
A gas company’s faulty equipment is the most likely cause of an explosion at a Silver Spring apartment complex that killed seven people, the NTSB said Tuesday.
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Chelsea Manning Jailed for Refusing to Testify on Wikileaks
Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, who served years in prison for leaking one of the largest troves of classified documents in U.S. history, was sent to jail Friday for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating Wikileaks. U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton ordered Manning to jail for civil contempt of court after a brief hearing in federal court...
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Army Veteran Spared Death Penalty for Killing Virginia Officer and His Wife
A Virginia jury deadlocked Thursday on whether an Army staff sergeant deserved the death penalty for killing his wife and a rookie police officer in 2016, so the killer is set to serve life in prison without parole.
