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Nancy Butler - February 3, 2025

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Figure Skating Sisters From Virginia Among Victims Killed In DC Plane Crash

Alydia and Everly Livingston, who were known as the “Ice Skating Sisters,” were identified as victims of the deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C., that claimed the lives of 67 people when an American Airlines plane collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night. Eleven-year-old Alydia and 14-year-old Everly, were killed in the crash along with their parents, […]

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Austin Hamblen - April 2, 2022

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Northern Virginia Stuck by Tornado

As if the Spring weather in Virginia hasn’t been crazy enough, Tyson’s Corner in Norther Virginia has a Tornado touch down on Thursday night. The National Weather Service’s Sterling office confirmed that a twister touched down along Chain Bridge Road, just northwest of Tysons Corner Mall, for about a minute late Thursday evening — enough […]

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Austin Hamblen - March 28, 2022

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Virginia braces against avian flu after virus detected in Fauquier flock

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 […]

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TRS Staff - March 8, 2022

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Democrats’ Pro-Abortion Holiday Fails Spectacularly

Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson (D) has withdrawn his audacious plans to celebrate the “courage” of abortion providers by recognizing March 10 as Abortion Provider Appreciation Day after receiving significant backlash from his Catholic constituents. Wilson previously signed a declaration recognizing the “courage, compassion and the high-quality care” of abortion services in Alexandria. However, he quietly […]

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TRS Staff - December 25, 2021

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Virginia’s Refugee Resettlement Continues

The resettlement of Afghan refugees displaced by President Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal continues. And Northern Virginia continues to play a prominent role in the process as it has a large and diverse immigrant population. Per Axios: Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, a nonprofit that supports vulnerable immigrants, has resettled about 1,200 Afghan refugees in NoVa […]

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Alex Lemieux - May 14, 2018

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Cox & Hugo: The Reason For Voting Down D.C. Metro Tax

Speaker of the House Kirk Cox and Republican Caucus Chairman Timothy Hugo penned an opinion piece posted in The Washington Post on why the Republican majority voted down the measure to raise the taxes to pay for the fixes to the Washington-area Metro system.

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TRS Staff - May 1, 2018

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Wexton Touches Up Her Resume; Helmer Wants To Clone Lamb

Virginia State Senator Jennifer Wexton doesn’t realize she’s the worst performing Democrat in her own district; Dan Helmer wants to be Connor Lamb… only, um… he’s not?

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Alex Lemieux - April 23, 2018

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VDOT Claims Fixing All Roads, Highways And Bridges Is Impossible

The roads, highways, bridges, and tunnels that make up the vast transportation network in Virginia are far from being considered in perfect condition. VDOT acknowledges this, but also says it’s “impossible” to fix them all.