
Virginia lawmakers encourage Biden to address detainment of Asim Ghafoor
United Arab Emirates authorities sentenced Ghafoor to prison on unsubstantiated charges after he was reportedly tried in absentia and detained without notice of conviction.

United Arab Emirates authorities sentenced Ghafoor to prison on unsubstantiated charges after he was reportedly tried in absentia and detained without notice of conviction.

In “Eyes That Speak: One Woman News Photographer’s Journey with History Makers,” Christy Bowe, who continues her work as a photojournalist covering her fifth president, Biden, shares intimate details of her life as a member of the White House Press Corps.
Update: Monday, 10:53 p.m. Nana Appiah-Ofori has been located and is safe, according to a report from The Aware Foundation,

President Biden has now completed his first visit to the Middle East. The trip was billed as an opportunity to reset relations, especially with Saudi Arabia, promote respect for human rights, and reaffirm traditional US policy on Israel and the Palestine question.
New Dominion Bookshop will host a book reading and signing with author Kerry Malawista on Saturday, September 17, at 7 p.m.

Public Works crews began paving and marking roads across Harrisonburg on July 22, as part of the annual paving schedule for preventative maintenance.

The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.

Asim Ghafoor, the former lawyer for slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has been sentenced to prison on unsubstantiated charges in the United Arab Emirates, and U.S. leaders are being pressed to challenge his detention with the Emirati government.

New research shows that the United States has dramatically higher homicides relative to all other developed nations – with most attributed to firearms – and the data shows the problem is growing.
A Winchester man was arrested today on criminal charges related to his alleged straw purchase of a firearm which was used four days later in a homicide in Washington, D.C.