Police claim that the “Shopping Cart Killer” is behind bars tonight. Law enforcement officials in Fairfax County announced that they apprehended 35-year-old Anthony Robinson. Authorities believe that Robinson has murdered at least four women. Per Fox News: “He’s killed four already, and we suspect that he has more victims. He’s a predator, as all serial killers […]
The Richmond Coalition of Police gave Police Chief Gerald Smith a vote of no confidence, setting up a potentially explosive confrontation with the mayor’s office. For some time, but especially since spring 2020, officers nationwide have felt under siege by citizens who share how much they hate them in words and actions. The situation is […]
Virginia teachers have quietly received a new resource guide to implementing a social and emotional learning-friendly curriculum. Conservatives have long viewed social and emotional learning, also known as SEL, as a trojan horse for critical race theory (CRT). The Daily Caller reports: Sarah Bazemore, the school counseling specialist and student assistance systems coordinator at the […]
Kathy Davis’ family has won the right to use Ivermectin to treat her COVID-19 infection. Davis received her first and second doses of the antiparasitic on Monday in a Fauquier County hospital’s ICU. The development followed a court ruling stating that the hospital had to comply with her family’s wishes. The Daily Wire reports: On […]
The state water control board has issued a critical permit that had been a thorn in the side of Virginia’s Mountain Valley Pipeline. By a 3-2 vote, the Virginia State Water Control Board approved a stream-crossing permit for the 107-mile natural gas pipeline. Pipeline opponents decried the vote, claiming it would cause lasting harm to […]
Gov. Ralph Northam is proposing tax cuts he says will benefit working-class Virginians, especially those who’ve struggled financially during the pandemic. Northam’s plan, announced Tuesday, would eliminate Virginia’s controversial grocery tax, provide a one-time rebate to everyone who files state income taxes ($250 for individuals and $500 per married couple) and provide a tax break […]
Ralph Northam’s final budget as governor includes $27.4 million to establish a Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention within the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services. The outgoing governor said that the center would collect data on gun violence to curb crime. As you’d imagine, Bacon’s Rebellion had a different take: Setting aside the obvious politics […]
Virginia Beach Public Schools district leadership is expected to decide the fate of six books in its libraries later this month. The announcement comes after parents have fiercely argued over the books at multiple school board meetings. WTOP explains: WAVY-TV reports that school board member Victoria Manning prompted the books to be reviewed when she […]
Resentment and even hatred of police officers have led to staffing shortages in departments nationwide. With anti-police radicals enabled by one of the two major political parties, enthusiasm for joining the police force has hit rock bottom, even in rural areas. As Bacon’s Rebellion reports: The Town of Leesburg had a population of 49,157 as […]
The results are finally official in the 91st District Virginia House of Delegates race. This week, a Hampton Circuit Court certified that Republican A.C. Cordoza beat incumbent Del. Martha Mugler (D-Hampton) by 64 votes out of more than 27,000. Per WAVY.com: Lawyers for both candidates gave arguments for all of the ballots before judges resolved […]
