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State Senate President Louise Lucas, Virginia’s immovable power broker, has clashed with Gov. Spanberger over lucrative state tax incentives for data centers
State Senate President Louise Lucas, Virginia’s immovable power broker, has clashed with Gov. Spanberger over lucrative state tax incentives for data centers

So, we’re supposed to believe that Tevin M. Davis, the VCU theater alum/”Survivor 46” contestant, just up and FaceTimed the governor, got her on the phone, got her permission to record, and also got 37 minutes of her time – all out of the blue.
A bicyclist attempting to cross Interstate 95 this afternoon was struck by a tractor trailer, and the individual received serious injuries.
A 25-year-old Richmond man is dead after being struck by a tow truck on Interstate 95 on Christmas Day, according to police.
Virginia State Police have arrested an Emporia man in a fatal hit-and-run crash on Interstate 95 in Chesterfield County.
Virginia has seen a net loss of 32 pharmacies in 2025, creating more of what are being called “pharmacy deserts,” which leave residents in a mix of urban and rural areas with limited access to life-preserving and life-saving medications.
A lighting strike may have been responsible for a deadly explosion in August that leveled a Keswick home and killed one person.
Justin Verlander, the former Goochland High and ODU star, made his final start of the 2025 season on Sept. 27 for the San Francisco Giants, who had already been eliminated from postseason play. And it was an historic outing – on several counts.
U.S. Navy veteran, author and creator of the original pink, blue and white transgender flag is leaving because of anti-LGBTQ persecution.
MAGAs in Congress, at the behest of Donald Trump, cut $187 billion from the SNAP program in their Big Ugly Bill, conveniently as the Trump tariffs are forcing mass layoffs, and the immigration roundups are pushing food prices higher.
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