A schism between Democrats in Richmond may have sunk their eleventh hour hopes to shore up abortion rights before Republicans seize control of most of state government. However, some members of the state legislature haven’t given up and likely won’t until Republicans officially become the majority in the House of Delegates on Jan. 12. (The […]
It began with a police pursuit over a busted headline — on a bicycle, and ended with a tackle followed by a lawsuit. Now, newly released police bodycam provides the most objective view of what actually happened to Derrick Rountree on Christmas Eve 2018. The Virginia Pilot reports: As the 43-year-old man rode past a […]
While our attention was focused elsewhere, the supposed utopia otherwise known as Charlottesville quietly decided to hamstring its police force. The development comes despite the reality that violent crime is rising in almost every jurisdiction across the country. Bacon’s Rebellion explains: Earlier this year Charlottesville police officer Joseph Wood stopped a vehicle driven by a […]
Former Gov. and Sen. Chuck Robb (D-Va.) is recovering in hospital along with his wife after the couple’s Northern Virginia mansion caught fire. Robb’s wife is Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, President Lyndon B. Johnson’s eldest daughter. The fire caused an estimated $1.6 million in damages. Per Richmond’s 8News: The house is located in the 600 […]
One of Virginia’s more liberal politician is having a less than merry Christmas. Richmond City Councilwoman Stephanie Lynch has been hit with two misdemeanors after leaving the scene of an accident. Richmond’s 8News reports on the councilwoman’s childlike, and illegal, behavior: A police report obtained by 8News details two cars involved; Lynch’s silver, 2015 Mercedes-Benz […]
Bombshell reports and a disturbing lawsuit allege that Fairfax County Police — including a former Chief Ed Roessler — shielded a sex trafficking ring in exchange for free sexual favors. Roessler is also accused of burying evidence when a Fairfax detective’s work threatened to expose him and the other defendants. Warning: the accusations are disturbing. […]
A campaign by parents and students has led to a lawsuit against Albemarle County Public Schools. The plaintiff allege that schools in and around Charlottesville have been indoctrinating students with critical race theory. As Fox News reports: “A public school should not, and in this case under the law cannot, indoctrinate kids in a destructive, […]
When all know the tale of the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth Rock, but how many of us (including lifelong Virginians) know the story behind the first recorded Christmas in Virginia? Fortunately, we can peek 400 years into the past and see how the blessings of the holiday season bring people from all walks of life […]
Parents have moved to recall a member of the Fairfax County School Board who seems determined to risks student’s childhood development by keeping them in prolonged confinement. The development could mark a turning point for Fairfax County Public Schools, which has seen its enrollment drop by 5.4% since 2019. The Washington Free Beacon adds: Open […]
The biggest fail of the year for Republicans (we’re using that term loosely) came when the Lincoln Project immolated its reputation by hiring liberal kids to poise as white supremacists in front of Glenn Youngkin’s campaign bus at a stop in Charlottesville. Once again, the Lincoln Project’s tactics fell flat. The Washington Free Beacon further […]
