Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently discussed with stakeholders a controversial bill that would allow local law enforcement to use facial recognition technology to fight crime more efficiently and at a time when many departments are struggling with recruitment. (RELATED: Arlington Police Groups Brace for Budget Talks) Currently, only Virginia State Police are allowed to use facial […]
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has been announced to deliver the graduation commencement address this spring for Virginia Tech’s Class of 2022, on May 13 in Lane Stadium. Governor Youngkin continues the 30 year old Virginia Tech tradition, where first-year Virginia governors are invited to give the commencement speech. The tradition, which began in 1990, has […]
Following President Biden’s announcement of a $5.8 trillion budget, two labor groups that support police officers in Arlington, Virginia, are pushing their own county’s board to address starting pay ahead of its annual budget discussions. With the Arlington County Board discussing its upcoming Fiscal Year 2023 budget, the Arlington Coalition of Police and the Arlington […]
The Virginia State police rushed anti-venom to VCU Health to use on a man who was bitten by his own pet, an African pit viper, one of the most venomous snakes in the world. The Virginia State Police said in a statement that it helped deliver anti-venom treatment from the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science […]
A crowd gathered outside the courthouse in Orange County, Virginia, demanding the removal of Judge David Franzén after he shared plans to ask the board of supervisors to take down a confederate statue. Last week Franzén said he was going to decide the fate of a confederate statue that stands in front of the Orange […]
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Mark Peake, R-Lynchburg, had been rushed through the legislature after a Virginia man was killed in a crash in Mecklenburg County. On Monday, Virginia became the second Southern state to ban the popular “Carolina Squat” modifications on pick-up trucks and SUVs, a modification that massively raises the front end of the […]
After 3 months in office, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration says that it has wiped out a backlog of nearly 250,000 jobless claims it inherited and has reduced the number of unpaid claims pending adjudication to a few thousand. The Virginia Employment Commission, an agency whose performance during the height of the pandemic in 2020 and […]
While 2020 and 2021 saw a dramatic shift in the way education was taught, with most schools resorting to remote or hybrid learning in response to the COVID pandemic, the end result appears to be a disaster for Virginia students. Based on reading- and math-assessment data published by Renaissance Learning Inc., Virginia is showing greater […]
Bird flu cases appear to be making a comeback in 2022, and Virginia farmers are worried about what it could mean for the industry. Virginia farmers and agriculture officials are bracing themselves after a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza known as the Eurasian H5 type was detected in a flock of chickens and turkeys […]
Following a unanimous vote from the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Worker Safety Board meeting, Virginia will remove COVID-19 workplace restrictions. Set to begin as early as this week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin applauded the board’s decision, as it reflected the executive orders he issued on his first day in office, and saying it signals […]
