
Youngkin suddenly concerned about ‘civility’ in wake of Supreme Court ruling
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, whose fellow travelers in the Republican Party organized a riotous coup to overturn the 2020 election, is suddenly concerned about “civility.”

Gov. Glenn Youngkin, whose fellow travelers in the Republican Party organized a riotous coup to overturn the 2020 election, is suddenly concerned about “civility.”

A Senate committee voted Wednesday to advance legislation that will make it easier for retired public safety officers to get a tax benefit to pay for healthcare coverage.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that it will not reopen an investigation into the case of two U.S. Park Police officers who shot and killed Northern Virginian Bijan Ghaisar in 2017.

Bobby Henderson had announced his intention to run for a second term on May 12. A day later, he posted a response on his Facebook page to a criticism from a city resident over City Council’s vote in April to approve the $2 million Sunset Park.

The state budget released May 29 includes $2.5 million for start-up costs for a Prince William County Crisis Receiving Center, thanks to the collective work of Dels. Elizabeth Guzman and Luke Torian and Prince William County Supervisor Andrea Bailey.

A Jonesville man arrested in Lee County for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute was sentenced last week to 90 months in federal prison on federal drug distribution and weapons charges.

The Memorial Day holiday is one of the busiest – and deadliest – travel weekends of the year. It could be less deadly if more people would wear seatbelts.

A child in a mental health crisis was left in a doorway in front of the Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents in Staunton early Saturday morning, and police are investigating.

A Concord man who possessed a fully automatic machine gun while distributing large quantities of marijuana in the Lynchburg area has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.

A Goodview man who was involved in a fatal shooting at an Eastern Avenue drug house in the City of Roanoke was sentenced today to 26 years in federal prison.
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