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 […]
Yesterday, Governor Glenn Youngkin participated in the official grand opening and ribbon cutting of the Mecklenburg County Middle School and High School, a best-in-class joint school made possible by the community. The Governor also ceremonially signed HB 563 sponsored by Deputy Majority Leader Israel O’Quinn, R-Washington, and SB 473 and SB 471 sponsored by Senator Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond. “These schools demonstrate how […]
Virginia is about to be home to one of the largest offshore wind farms on the east coast after regulators have given Dominion Power the approval to build off the coast of Virginia Beach and recover the cost from ratepayers. The State Corporation Commission issued its approval order in the case on Friday for the […]
The Virginia Department of Education is in the process of crafting guidelines for how sexually explicit material should be handled in classrooms and when parents should be warned. As reported by wric, the General Assembly passed a law requiring schools to adopt the state’s model policy by Jan. 1, 2023. The guidelines are considered a […]
Virginia public schools are facing a crisis as the new school year is set to begin in late August, but schools are scrambling to address teacher vacancies as the new school year approaches. In a recent letter to parents, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid said the district’s classrooms were 97% staffed. “We are working hard […]
A Stafford County man has been arrested after his young child fired a gun into an occupied apartment below them. According to WRIC, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to Fern Oak Circle around 6:30 p.m. on August 2 for a reported shooting, where the residents of a downstairs apartment told them a […]
The Pentagon has reportedly denied Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bower’s request to activate the National Guard to assist with the influx of migrants being bussed in from border states. A senior defense official told Fox News that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has declined to approve the DCHSEMA request for DCNG to provide personnel. “We have determined providing this support would negatively […]
A school in Hanover Virginia is in hot water after it released T-shirts distributed at a school conference for staff showing a controversial logo, which the district says was meant to “represent four hands and arms grasping together.” The school has apologized for distributing T-shirts with a logo resembling a swastika during a professional learning […]
It’s not just Russia. The visit by the U.S. House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi to Taipei greatly angered China and added fuel to the rapidly growing Chinese Communist (Chicom) disinformation efforts against Taiwan and the United States. According to U.S. cybersecurity company Mandiant, a new Chinese group used fake news sites and fake social media accounts to try to undermine U.S.-Taiwanese relations prior to and […]
