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The Blue Ridge Poison Control Center is seeing a rise in calls related to THC, including Delta-8 THC exposures among children, Director Christopher Holstege told a taskforce on Tuesday, echoing concerns nationally from the CDC issued in 2021. “Certainly my colleagues and I have been talking about this extensively and seeing these as they were doing surveillance, with […]
Speaker of the House of Delegates Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) reappointed retired judge Dennis Hupp to a two-year term on the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission (VCSC), a body that creates felony sentencing guidelines. “As someone who has had the pleasure of practicing before Judge Hupp, I know what an exceptional jurist he has been, and I’m […]
Program in Fifth Anniversary Year Helps Develop Virginia’s Future Leaders Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the 2022-24 cohort of the Virginia Management Fellows (VMF) program. A collaboration between the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM) and Virginia Tech, the program addresses the Commonwealth’s need for talented, trained, and prepared government leaders. “We welcome the 10 members […]
Attorney General Jason Miyares joined an amicus brief opposing the Biden administration’s ongoing lawsuit over the CDC’s mask mandate for interstate travel. A district court vacated the requirement, but the CDC appealed, and the Health Freedom Defense Fund v. Biden case is now in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. “Mask Mandates across the […]
Drivers on I-95 had to take special care yesterday, as a tractor-trailer carrying watermelons crashed with a box truck, causing a ‘large debris field’ all along the interstate. A crash involving a tractor-trailer carrying watermelons and a box truck caused debris to be strewn across Interstate 95 in Caroline County Monday morning, closing a section […]
In an unprecedented move, the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have raided President Donald Trump’s home in Mar-a-Largo. The raid was in connection with turning over records as part of an investigation into documents former President Trump allegedly took with him from the White House to his private residence when he […]
~ Restoration Bioproducts to produce biochar and green energy ~ Governor Glenn Youngkin has just announced that Restoration Bioproducts LLC will construct the Commonwealth’s first biochar production facility in Sussex County. Co-located in the Town of Waverly with wood pellet manufacturer Wood Fuel Developers, the company will use pyrolysis technology to convert waste wood from […]
Live from Music Row, Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed concerned parent, author, and member of the Independent Women’s Network, Stephanie Lundquist-Arora, to the newsmaker line to talk about how she is fighting the […]
A broken light caused mass panic at a mall in Northern Virginia after the sound of the bulb shattering was mistaken for the sound of gunshots. The mall went on lockdown as police were investigating the reported shooting. Officers responded to the Tysons Corner Center located on 1961 Chain Bridge Road around 3 p.m. Residents […]
As Virginia schools are facing a teacher shortage unlike one seen in recent memory, Youngkin shares his thoughts on the crisis, and the steps he and his administration are taking to address the issue. As previously reported, many Virginia public schools are facing a crisis, as the new school year is set to begin in […]
