
House Republicans file first legislation of 2017 session
Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates filed the first legislation of the 2017 General Assembly session on Monday.

Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates filed the first legislation of the 2017 General Assembly session on Monday.

Sen. Adam Ebbin and Del. Mark Sickles introduced legislation in the General Assembly to repeal the Virginia same-sex marriage ban.

The Virginia Department of Elections is conducting eight in-person voter registration training sessions that are open to the public.

Albemarle County announced that two Fire Rescue captains graduated from the Virginia Fire Chiefs Association Fire Officer Academy.

The multi-model approach establishes a significant precedent that must be followed to successfully unlock Northern Virginia.

The Bowie Baysox (40-52) sped past the Flying Squirrels (37-55), 6-2, in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at Prince George’s Stadium.

A working group on policing strategies headed up by House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Ranking Member John Conyers held its first meeting.

The Flying Squirrels (37-54) leaned on a seven-run fourth inning, and managed to hang on for the 13-11 win on Friday at Prince George’s Stadium.

The Virginia Department of Education will award five additional high school innovation planning grants to divisions that have proposed bold programs.

The Flying Squirrels (36-54) suffered a difficult 4-3 defeat in the series opener against the Baysox on Thursday night at Prince George’s Stadium.
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