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Youngkin proposes compromise path forward on state budget, calling for status quo on taxes
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the Democratic lawmakers who control the Virginia General Assembly have spent months at odds over taxes. The governor now says the way to find a compromise and get a new two-year budget done on time is to stick with the tax policy status quo. Youngkin during a speech on Monday outlined a lengthy package of...
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United Daughters of the Confederacy would lose Virginia tax breaks, if Youngkin signs off
Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy is on its way to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who hasn’t said whether he supports it. The Richmond-based women’s group was established after the Civil War and helped erect many of the country’s Confederate monuments. A bill that reached final passage Monday would end an exemption...
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Virginia state art museum returns 44 pieces authorities determined were stolen or looted
Virginia’s state-run fine arts museum is returning 44 ancient pieces of art to their countries of origin after law enforcement officials presented the institution with what it called “irrefutable evidence” that the works had been stolen or looted. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announced in a news release Tuesday that it had “safely delivered” the pieces to the Manhattan...
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Richmond mayor Levar Stoney announces candidacy for governor
Current Richmond mayor Levar Stoney announces his candidacy for the 2025 Virginia governor election. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
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Democratic Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announces run for Virginia governor in 2025
Democratic Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has announced he is running for Virginia governor in 2025. In a campaign video released Monday, Stoney says he wants all Virginians to have a fair shot at success. Stoney, who is in his second term as mayor, touts his efforts to improve residents’ lives by improving the city’s finances, fixing its roads, building new...
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Virginia inmate who escaped from hospital without shoes still missing
Naseem Roulack escaped from two Virginia Department of Corrections security officers at Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital in the Richmond area about 5:50 a.m. Saturday.
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High school graduate, father killed in shooting after Virginia graduation
An 18-year-old student who’d just received his diploma at his high school graduation and his father were killed when a gunman opened fire as hundreds of people gathered in a park after the graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia.
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2 killed in mass shooting after high school graduation in Richmond
The suspected shooter is a 19-year-old who knew at least one of the victims, authorities said.
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2 dead in shooting near Virginia Commonwealth University
The shooting happened following a high school graduation ceremony.
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Multiple injuries reported after shooting near VCU campus in Richmond
Multiple injuries reported after shooting near Virginia Commonwealth campus in Richmond
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2 dead in shooting after high school graduation ceremony in Virginia capital
Police say two people have been killed and five more wounded in a shooting after a high school graduation ceremony in Virginia’s capital. Police also said Tuesday night that a 19-year-old is in custody and will be charged with two counts of second-degree murder. The city’s interim police chief said the two who died were an 18-year-old male student who...
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She Moved to California for a Full-time Teaching Job. But High Rent, Low Pay Has Left Her ‘Homeless'
A Richmond school teacher has both a bachelor’s and a master’s degrees in education but says that even with those credentials, she isn’t making enough to keep a roof over her head in the Bay Area.
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Here's Your Chance to Live on a Private Island With Views of San Francisco Bay
A charming bed and breakfast on a private island is now looking for a pair of people to run the operation.
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Democrats to Select Congressional Nominee in Va. District
Democrats in a Richmond-based congressional district are voting to select a nominee for the seat held by the late Donald McEachin. The party is holding a firehouse primary Tuesday at eight voting sites throughout the state’s 4th Congressional District. The winner will be a heavy favorite in a Feb. 21 special election in a district where Democrats have a traditional...
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Virginia Capital Removes Its Last City-Owned Confederate Monument
The city of Richmond — the capital of the Confederacy for most of the Civil War — removed its last city-owned Confederate statue on Monday, more than two years after it began to purge itself of what many saw as painful symbols of racial oppression.
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Richmond's Final City-Owned Confederate Statue Set to be Removed
An official says work to remove the final city-owned Confederate monument from Richmond, Virginia, should start this week. The statue is of Gen. A.P. Hill.
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Man Named in July 4 Mass Shooting Plot in Richmond Sentenced on Immigration Charge
A Guatemalan immigrant who was identified by Richmond police as one of two suspects in a potential July 4 mass shooting plot has been sentenced to 5 1/2 months in prison for reentering the U.S. after deportation.