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Virginia to hold annual tornado preparedness drill
A statewide tornado drill will be held in Virginia next week.
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Body found could be 2nd duck hunter missing since January
Officials suspect it’s that of 29-year-old Kyle Englehart, of Charles City County.
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Northam signs utility backed legislation
Gov. Ralph Northam has approved legislation that could lead to substantial new additions to most Virginians’ electric bills while making it easier for utilities to build renewable energy projects and improve the electric grid.
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White House budget director weighs in on Medicaid expansion
Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said in a statement posted Thursday on Twitter that the Trump administration is “committed to addressing the unsustainable growth” of Medicaid expansion.
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Stafford Co. zoning board: huge Confederate flag can stay
The large flag is familiar to drivers on Interstate 95 near Stafford, Virginia. The local zoning board refused to hear an appeal brought by two people who called the flag threatening.
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4 years later, hunt for killers of 21-year-old single mother continues
A 21-year-old woman from El Salvador went to work four years ago at a grocery store in Woodbridge, Virginia. Just before closing, around 9 p.m., three men entered the store and killed the young mother. Four years later, the killers of Glenda Marisol Coca-Romero are still out there — and police are again asking for the public’s help in solving the case.
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Va. appeals court declares Trump travel ban unconstitutional
A Richmond, Va. federal appeals court has found that President Donald Trump’s latest ban on travelers from six largely Muslim countries is unconstitutional.
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Key Va. GOP lawmaker backs Medicaid expansion
Powerful Virginia Republican Del. Terry Kilgore said Thursday that he’d changed his mind after years of opposition and now supports Medicaid expansion.
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Va. fraudster who partnered in $10M scheme gets 12-year sentence
A Virginia man who teamed up with a former college football player on a $10 million investment-fraud scheme is starting a 12-year-prison sentence. Forty-six-year-old Sherman Carl Vaughn of Blackstone was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Richmond.
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Virginia leads OpenTable’s ‘most romantic’ restaurants list
With Valentine’s Day approaching, Virginia lives up to its slogan, with eight dining establishments in OpenTable’s “Most Romantic Restaurants” list.
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After wintry morning commute, DC area is in for a wet drive home
A wintry mix affected the morning rush Wednesday, but it’s not over yet as drivers face wet roads for the afternoon drive.
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New laws in Md. and Va. took effect with the New Year
While most laws in both states take effect in either July or October, there are handful of new laws that kicked in on Jan. 1. Here’s a brief look at some of them.
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Frederick Co., Va. Civil War re-enactment site evacuated
Frederick County, Virginia, police evacuated a Civil War re-enactment event that had received a written threat just days earlier.
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Jury finds Fairfax Co. park employee not guilty in stabbing death
The former Fairfax County Parks employee who stabbed to death a wedding party caterer in August 2016 has been found not guilty following a weeklong trial.
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Springfield man sentenced 13 years for stalking, kidnapping
A Fairfax County man was sentenced to prison for stalking, domestic violence and possession of ammunition.
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