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Northern Virginia’s first Innovation District is officially underway, thanks to a major investment from the state. --- MANASSAS, Va. – Northern Virginia’s first Innovation District is officially underway, thanks to a major investment from the state. Governor Glenn Youngkin recently announced a [...]

Daughter of former longtime NY Rep. Carolyn Maloney declares primary victory in crowded NYC council race --- The daughter of former longtime New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney declared victory Tuesday in seizing the Democratic nomination for an Upper East Side City [...]

These seasonal swim leagues are teaching more than just strokes. Read More --- When Sunny Chen, now 16, was 3 years old, she declared she wanted to be a mermaid.   “When she told me she wanted to be a mermaid, I [...]

Ranging from how Virginians can be penalized for hate speech to how Virginians drive, hundreds of new laws go into effect for the commonwealth starting Tuesday, July 1. --- RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Ranging from how Virginians can be penalized for [...]

HUD Moving Headquarters to Virginia, Displacing 1,800 NSF Workers --- The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is relocating from Washington, DC, to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, in the first major agency to relocate out [...]

Buc-ee’s cuts the ribbon on first Virginia location in Rockingham County --- ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — After 17 months of waiting, the “coming soon” sign is now gone on Virginia’s first Buc-ee’s location in Rockingham County. Doors officially opened at [...]

Gov. Glenn Youngkin spoke at the grand-opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony. Read More --- Virginia’s first Buc-ee’s is officially open. The Texas-based travel station is located at 6500 Buc-ee’s Boulevard in Rockingham County near mile marker 240 on Interstate 81. The new 74,000-square-feet [...]

Fairfax County, Virginia is converting 37 acres of the I-95 Landfill, in Lorton into the county's largest solar array. --- Fairfax County, Virginia, is converting 37 acres of the I-95 Landfill, in Lorton into the county’s largest solar array. This page [...]

The new amendments go into effect July 1. Read More --- The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved several amendments to the county code in a meeting on Tuesday, June 24. The changes go into effect on July 1. Some of [...]

The ACLU of Virginia has said it is investigating the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) practice of detaining people at courthouses throughout the state, including 15 detainments at the Chesterfield County Courthouse. --- CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- The ACLU [...]