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Va. House blocks Equal Rights Amendment ratification
The ERA vote was just one of many votes Thursday as the General Assembly session winds down.
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Judge reverses bail denial for activist who exposed breast in Richmond
After initially ordering a New York woman who mimicked Virginia’s seal by exposing her breast outside the Capitol to be held without bail, a Virginia judge has agreed to release her.
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Manafort faces March sentencing in Virginia tax, fraud case
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge has set a March 8 sentencing date for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on his Virginia conviction for hiding millions of dollars from the IRS that he earned…
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Digital brand management company Yext promises 500 Northern Va. jobs
New York-based Yext has opened a D.C.-area headquarters in Rosslyn and said it will hire 500 people over the next five years.
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Snowstorm’s aftermath: Power outages throughout Virginia
The power has been knocked out Thursday morning for hundreds in Northern Virginia. Crews say it’s due to downed power lines and hope to have power restored later in the morning.
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Loudoun United hosts first scrimmage, in what owner calls ‘soccer country’
“Twenty years ago, did you ever think a professional sports team would be in Loudoun County?”
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Ex-‘Idol’ contestant to live with parents before drug trial
Antonella Barba, a former “American Idol” and “Fear Factor” contestant who was arrested last year in Virginia with nearly 2 pounds of fentanyl will be allowed to live with her parents in New Jersey while awaiting trial.
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Gov. Northam to meet with ‘Richmond 34’ civil rights activists
A group of famous civil rights activists plans to meet with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam as he remains caught up in a racially-charged scandal.
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Reward offered for suspect in shooting of Virginia officer
The Marshals Service said the search continues for 25-year-old Donquale M. Gray of Bluefield, West Virginia, with concentrated efforts in the Princeton, West Virginia, area.
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Virginia Tech to hold session on plans for Innovation Campus
The city of Alexandria will hold a virtual information session with Virginia Tech to outline plans for the university’s planned Innovation Campus.
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Northam to skip event at historically black Virginia school
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he is forgoing a racial reconciliation event at a historically black school after student leaders asked him not to attend.
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Muslim group seeks congressional probe on terror watchlist
A Muslim civil rights group called for a congressional investigation after its lawsuit revealed that the U.S. government has shared access to parts of its terrorist watchlist with more than 1,400 private entities.
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‘Shenanigans’ dominate Va. fight over ERA vote in Richmond
The procedural maneuvers in Virginia’s House of Delegates tied to the Equal Rights Amendment are set to come to a head Thursday with votes on the House floor.
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University to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in October
Virginia Tech will celebrate indigenous people of the Americas on a day typically reserved for observing the accomplishments of Christopher Columbus.
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Police at school: Report of ‘possible threat,’ no injuries
Police in Virginia say they are investigating a report of a possible active shooter at a high school just outside Richmond, but there are no reported injuries and no confirmed reports of gunfire.
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