Masks are no longer required to travel at airports or other forms of public transportation nationwide, including the DC/Virginia metro. Following a lawsuit, a federal judge in Florida has voided President Biden’s national mask mandate, saying that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention failed to justify the mask order, and also did not follow […]
Virginia Company Caught Illegally Selling Cars Belonging to Military Members
A federal lawsuit in Norfolk has accused a towing company of illegally seizing and selling vehicles belonging to service members deployed overseas. In the lawsuit filed on Friday, federal officials accuse Steve’s Towing of Virginia Beach of illegally seizing and selling vehicles belonging to seven service members, including a SEAL Team member while he was […]
Virginia Elementary School Staff Member Arrested, Suspected of Sexually Assaulting Multiple Children
Jonathan George Skocik, a staff member at John Jenkins Elementary School in Woodbridge was arrested Friday after an investigation by police and Child Protective Services found him to be suspected of sexually assaulting several children at the school. According to a report from Fox News, Skocik was removed last month during the investigation, where it was […]
Youngkin Administration Aims to Speed up Environmental Permitting
A marquee issue for the Youngkin administration is getting some much-needed attention, as plans are being drawn up to streamline the complicated regulatory and permitting processes for environmental projects. According to The Virginia Mercury, the Chief environmental officials in Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration say that one of their primary priorities during the next four years […]
Nursing Home Close to Closing Up Shop Due to Vaccine Mandaites
One side effect of the Virginia-wide vaccine mandates for healthcare workers seems to be stories like this one, which may prompt Bedford County’s Board of Supervisors to sell the Bedford County Nursing Home. Established as the County Poor Farm in 1831, it is one of the few county-owned nursing facilities in Virginia. It even traces […]
Virginia Church Gives Out Free Gas During Gas Price Surge
A Virginia-based church group had lines around the block this weekend as drivers receive $50 worth of free gas from the group. Located in Alexandria, Virginia, the Alfred Street Baptist Church gave away gas to 300 cars at three different locations — Royal Farms on Forestville Road in District Heights, Exxon on Little River Turnpike in […]
Amid Protests, Pence Gives Speech at University of Virginia, Blasting ‘Woke-Left’
After facing a round of protests from some of the students, Former Vice-President Mike Pence spoke at an event at the University of Virginia to a sold out crowd of roughly 850 people. The event was hosted by the Young America’s Foundation at UVA and allowed Pence the chance to speak about the ‘woke left.’ […]
Elderly Man in Hospital Forced to Sell Home After Squatter Refuses to Leave
An elderly man in Fairfax County is being forced to sell his longtime home because a squatter, who has lived in the residence for three years, refuses to leave. The house, a simple five-bedroom home, is listed for $800,000 and stated that only cash offers are being accepted and that there is “NO ACCESS to see […]
Younkin Signs Bill Making Unsolicited Nude Images Illegal
One of the many bills signed by Governor Younkin recently was a vital bill that will make it illegal to electronically send unsolicited nude images in the state of Virginia unless solicited by the receiver. Backed by the popular dating app Bumble, the bill penalizes any offenders over the age of 18 years to be “liable to […]
Fairfax County to Drop COVID-19 Measures
A return to normalcy seems to be in the works in the largest school system in Virginia, as on April 22, Fairfax County Public Schools is trimming some of its COVID-19 testing strategies, such as dropping optional screenings and drive-thru tests. According to WTOP, the county is citing the low level of community COVID-19 spread […]