
‘Shameful’: Spanberger signals upcoming veto for collective bargaining legislation
Gov. Abigail Spanberger is caving to the MAGAs again, this time over a bill that would expand collective bargaining rights for public employees.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger is caving to the MAGAs again, this time over a bill that would expand collective bargaining rights for public employees.

The office of Gov. Abigail Spanberger is touting her ceremonial signing of legislation creating paid family and medical leave. What they’re not telling you: the Democrat gutted the version of the bills that passed the Virginia General Assembly earlier this year.
Expressions of gratitude for military service often arrive in visible and ceremonial means — offering solemn moments of recognition that resonate across communities.
The MAGAs on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors don’t want to have to pay county employees what they owe them, so they’re trying to pressure Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
A 12-year-old girl helped her family to safety after a serious fire in their basement overnight in Harrisonburg.
A James Madison University student is dead after an accidental kitchen fire in an off-campus apartment on Devon Lane Thursday night.
The president of a police union issued a statement on Monday blasting an op-ed published on a MAGA law-enforcement blog that painted a partisan picture of its endorsement of Abigail Spanberger in the 2025 gubernatorial race.
The fire at the Harrisonburg Walmart reported early Monday morning was caused by lithium-ion batteries that ignited inside combustible packaging within a heavy-duty wire framed storage unit.
Career Albemarle County firefighter David Puckett has been named the new chief of Albemarle County Fire Rescue.
More than $20 million has been awarded in federal funding for fire departments, localities and organizations throughout Virginia.
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