Mark Warner votes for Laken Riley Act: Must be gearing up for Senate re-election run
Your first indication that U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is planning to run for re-election in 2026: he voted for the Laken Riley Act.
Your first indication that U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is planning to run for re-election in 2026: he voted for the Laken Riley Act.
Miller School of Albemarle baseball coach Billy Wagner, known to the outside world as the best lefthanded closer in MLB history, is, finally, a Baseball Hall of Famer.

Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP since 2017, will speak Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the University of Mary Washington.

At its regular meeting Tuesday night, Waynesboro School Board named Amber Lipscomb chair and new member Nigel Stewart as vice chair.
For 10 years we have heard the far right’s cry to Make America Great Again. But how did America become a superpower; what is it that made America a great nation?

The votes are in, and the Richmond Metro Zoo has announced a name for its hippopotamus calf born before Christmas.

The election of Mexico’s first woman as president in June 2024 brought the total to six women who run governments in the Americas.
The U.S. Senate passed Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan’s H.R. 7385 to rename the Petersburg Post Office for John Mercer Langston.
UVA Football has a game with Norfolk State on the schedule in the 2026 season. The legendary dogfighting guy, Michael Vick, will be on the sidelines on that particular fall Saturday for Norfolk State.
Rights aren’t rights if someone can take them away. They’re privileges. That’s all we’ve ever had in this country is a ‘Bill of Temporary Privileges.’
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