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A special grand jury report released yesterday concluded that the police officer who killed Donovon Lynch last March acted in self-defense. The shootout on the Virginia Beach promenade received national attention because Lynch was a young black man and a cousin of rap superstar Pharrell Williams. Soon, left-of-center media outlets began comparing the incident to […]
Anti-police rhetoric has hurt the recruitment of police officers even in the most historically conservative parts of Virginia. Although the city of Lynchburg has become more moderate in recent years, the surrounding region is as red as a bowl of tomato soup. And yet, the Lynchburg Police Department is down to a paltry 28 officers. […]
An assistant professor at Old Dominion University will step down after their contract expires next year. Sociology and criminal justice Professor Allyn Walker courted controversy earlier this month when they said in an interview that they use the term “minor-attracted person” instead of pedophile in their research. ODU President Brian Hemphill put Walker on administrative […]
It’s no secret that the pandemic has had a devastating impact on student development and social anxiety. Missing months of in-person learning and critical social interaction has lead to increased academic and mental health challenges for kids everywhere. Preliminary estimates by the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) suggests some students are as much as one grade […]
Police morale is reportedly plummeting in Richmond. Virginia’s capital city should have a police force of 750. Its headcount is currently below 600. Resigning officers have cited low pay and low moral, thanks to criticism and attacks by local politicians. CBS 6 Richmond reports on the case of Brenda Ruiz, a three year veteran of […]
Drug overdoses aren’t merely rising in Virginia—they’re on pace to break a state record. Experts attribute the increasing number of fatalities on the spread of fentanyl and social isolation brought about by the pandemic. As Virginia Mercury reports: Drug deaths in the commonwealth increased 22 percent during the first half of this year compared with […]
James Madison University’s chemistry department had a perplexing response to the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse. The university said that the verdict would hurt scientific progress. Per Fox News: The communications on James Madison University‘s official Instagram account also briefly included a so-called “student takeover” video in which a JMU student lamented the “murdering” of “two beautiful Black […]
A growing list of Republican candidates are piling up to challenge Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.). Spanberger narrowly won reelection in her district in 2020 while Joe Biden defeated then-President Trump by 10 points statewide. Spanberger faces much stronger political headwinds going into 2022. (The Hill) So far, seven Republicans have filed to run in the […]
Virginia Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares is promising to investigate the Loudoun County School Board’s handling of two sexual assaults in its district. As Fox News reports: “We know that two female students were sexually assaulted at Loudoun High Schools,” he tweeted Tuesday. “It is absolutely critical that we find out what the LCSB did and […]
A Virginia congressman has taken the lead in the fight against a contentious vaccine mandate. Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.) is actively campaigning against the OSHA federal vaccine mandate. The conservative Republican argues that it will hurt Virginia businesses, first responders and families. WSET ABC 13 reports: That’s why Cline says he is proposing two pieces […]
