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License plate reader use faces new scrutiny in Virginia

January 20, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

The General Assembly is gearing up to rein in on the growing use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) by law enforcement, a move prompted by the Virginia Crime Commission, which voted Friday to pursue new regulations. ALPRs — cameras [...]

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For low-cost electricity, Virginia needs renewable energy — not gas plants

January 20, 2025 / 5 minutes of reading

Southwest Virginia leaders are up in arms over electricity rate hikes. It’s understandable: Appalachian Power, which serves residents in 34 counties, has raised rates by over 46% since July 2021, and its rates now rank among the state’s highest. [...]

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Henrico Doctors’ Hospital nurse charged with abuse of newborn was suspended, reinstated

January 19, 2025 / 7 minutes of reading

In 2023, as Henrico Doctors' investigated the abuse of four infants, Erin Strotman was put on leave. Weeks after the hospital allowed her to return to work, three more newborns suffered injuries. --- The nurse charged with abusing a newborn baby [...]

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Recap: What made news last week across Virginia

January 18, 2025 / 7 minutes of reading

IN THE NEWS --- IN THE NEWS Richmond DPU director steps down Mayor Danny Avula speaks to members of the press, Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025. MIKE KROPF, TIMES-DISPATCH April Bingham stepped down Wednesday as director of Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities. The move comes after [...]

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Affordable housing crisis draws General Assembly’s attention

January 17, 2025 / 7 minutes of reading

Legislators are proposing a wide range of measures to tackle Virginia's affordable housing crisis. --- It took more than a dozen years from the time members of Petersburg's Tabernacle Baptist Church first thought the 12 acres the church owned next to its sanctuary [...]

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A look at the long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 17, 2025 / 7 minutes of reading

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others. --- The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a [...]

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Trump inauguration moved inside U.S. Capitol amid predictions of Arctic blast

January 17, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday he will move his inauguration inside the U.S. Capitol building, instead of holding it on the terrace overlooking the National Mall, citing weather forecasts for frigid temperatures. The inauguration was scheduled to [...]

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Virginia bill to create marijuana market passes first hurdle

January 17, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading

Legislation to set up a regulated retail market for marijuana passed a Senate committee on Friday. Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed similar legislation last year. --- Legislation to set up a regulated retail market for marijuana passed a first General Assembly hurdle [...]

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Workforce development in Virginia’s community colleges

January 17, 2025 / 7 minutes of reading

It's a new year and many people are looking for a new job. --- Though AI has dominated the conversation in business thinking in the past year, the fastest growing small businesses for 2025 mostly fall under future-proof opportunities that have [...]

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Virginia Attorney General escalates investigation into American Muslims for Palestine nonprofit

January 17, 2025 / 6 minutes of reading

The spotlight on anti-Israel activism and anti-Jew hate in the country intensified this week as Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares escalated his investigation into American Muslims for Palestine, filing a petition in Richmond City Circuit Court to force the [...]

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