Census delay helps GOP in one statehouse, Dems in another
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The Census Bureau’s missed deadlines could be a boon for Virginia Republicans but a bust for the New Jersey GOP — and the reverse for Democrats — as the only two states with legislative elections this year do so without the data they need to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Census delay helps GOP in one statehouse, Dems in another
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The Census Bureau’s missed deadlines could be a boon for Virginia Republicans but a bust for the New Jersey GOP — and the reverse for Democrats — as the only two states with legislative elections this year do so without the data they need to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Census delay helps GOP in one statehouse, Dems in another
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The Census Bureau’s missed deadlines could be a boon for Virginia Republicans but a bust for the New Jersey GOP — and the reverse for Democrats — as the only two states with legislative elections this year do so without the data they need to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Census delay helps GOP in one statehouse, Dems in another
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The Census Bureau’s missed deadlines could be a boon for Virginia Republicans but a bust for the New Jersey GOP — and the reverse for Democrats — as the only two states with legislative elections this year do so without the data they need to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Virginia delegate defends mob march, faces calls for ouster
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Loudoun County's top elected official is calling for the removal of a Virginia state delegate who participated in the mob march on the U.S. Capitol and then attacked his critics for failing to focus on “the needs of the colored community.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
U.S. Attorney in Eastern Virginia announces resignation
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The leader of one of the nation's most prominent U.S. Attorney's offices said Tuesday he is resigning after nearly three years of prosecuting terrorists, spies and political operatives.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Judge won't try Black man in courtroom with white portraits
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A Black defendant's right to a fair trial would be harmed if the jury heard the case in a courtroom lined with portraits of white jurists, a northern Virginia judge has ruled.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Judge won't try Black man in courtroom with white portraits
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A Black defendant's right to a fair trial would be harmed if the jury heard the case in a courtroom lined with portraits of white jurists, a northern Virginia judge has ruled.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Online sports betting in Virginia nearing its debut
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginians have long been sidelined when it comes to gambling, but it's a safe proposition that sometime before the upcoming Super Bowl they will be able to wager from the comfort of their couches as Virginia joins a growing list of states that allow sports …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Online sports betting in Virginia nearing its debut
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginians have long been sidelined when it comes to gambling, but it's a safe proposition that sometime before the upcoming Super Bowl they will be able to wager from the comfort of their couches as Virginia joins a growing list of states that allow sports …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Pair sentenced for Nebraska pharmacy fire bomb plot
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The plan to firebomb Cody’s U-Save Pharmacy in Auburn, Nebraska, was fantastical and convoluted, but very much real.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Former Army Green Beret pleads guilty to espionage charge
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former Army Green Beret pleaded guilty Wednesday to divulging military secrets to Russia about his Special Forces unit's activities in former Soviet republics.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Ex-Green Beret charged with Russian espionage to enter plea
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A former Army Green Beret charged with espionage activity on behalf of Russia is scheduled to plead guilty to federal charges.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Banker gets 1-year term for coronavirus relief funds fraud
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia banker who admitted illegally receiving $1.4 million in fraudulently obtained coronavirus relief funds has been sentenced to a year in prison.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Banker gets 1-year term for coronavirus relief funds fraud
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia banker who admitted illegally receiving $1.4 million in fraudulently obtained coronavirus relief funds has been sentenced to a year in prison.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
National museum dedicated to Army debuts on Veterans Day
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) — A sword from the defense of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812. A stopped wristwatch recovered from the wrecked E-Ring of the Pentagon on the Sept. 11 attacks. The Sherman tank that first broke through enemy lines at the Battle of the Bulge in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Banker gets 1-year term for coronavirus relief funds fraud
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia banker who admitted illegally receiving $1.4 million in fraudulently obtained coronavirus relief funds has been sentenced to a year in prison.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
National museum dedicated to Army debuts on Veterans Day
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) — A sword from the defense of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812. A stopped wristwatch recovered from the wrecked E-Ring of the Pentagon on the Sept. 11 attacks. The Sherman tank that first broke through enemy lines at the Battle of the Bulge in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
National museum dedicated to Army debuts on Veterans Day
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) — A sword from the defense of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812. A stopped wristwatch recovered from the wrecked E-Ring of the Pentagon on the Sept. 11 attacks. The Sherman tank that first broke through enemy lines at the Battle of the Bulge in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
National museum dedicated to Army debuts on Veterans Day
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) — A sword from the defense of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812. A stopped wristwatch recovered from the wrecked E-Ring of the Pentagon on the Sept. 11 attacks. The Sherman tank that first broke through enemy lines at the Battle of the Bulge in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Virginia voters approve bipartisan redistricting commission
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a referendum that puts redistricting next year in the hands of a bipartisan commission.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Civil case delayed in fatal Park Police shooting of motorist
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A civil suit filed by the family of a northern Virginia man who was fatally shot by two U.S. Park Police officers during a stop-and-go chase three years ago has been put on hold, despite the family's objections to the delay.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Fraud by fake CIA operative lands 7-year prison term
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — For years, Garrison Courtney had convinced people he was not just a federal public affairs officer but in fact a covert CIA operative working on a classified task force.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Group home provider settles allegation from deaf resident
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Federal litigators reached a civil settlement Tuesday with the largest operator of group homes in Virginia for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities over allegations it failed to provide necessary sign language interpreters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Poll: Virginia voters say virus, not economy, most important
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Enacting restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus is more important than removing them to get the economy going, according to a majority of Virginia voters polled this month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Poll: Virginia voters say virus, not economy, most important
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Enacting restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus is more important than removing them to get the economy going, according to a majority of Virginia voters polled this month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Self-driving shuttle debuts in high-traffic Virginia spot
MERRIFIELD, Va. (AP) — The future of transportation arrived in northern Virginia, looking like a big blue toaster on wheels that seats six and drives itself through the region’s notorious traffic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Self-driving shuttle debuts in high-traffic Virginia spot
MERRIFIELD, Va. (AP) — The future of transportation arrived in northern Virginia, looking like a big blue toaster on wheels that seats six and drives itself through the region’s notorious traffic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Self-driving shuttle debuts in high-traffic Virginia spot
MERRIFIELD, Va. (AP) — The future of transportation arrived in northern Virginia, looking like a big blue toaster on wheels that seats six and drives itself through the region’s notorious traffic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Park Police officers indicted in shooting of unarmed driver
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Two U.S. Park Police officers were indicted Thursday on manslaughter charges in the 2017 shooting death of an unarmed motorist who led officers on a stop-and-go chase outside Washington, capping nearly three years of inquiry into a case that caused an outcry over concerns of excessive …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Bernard Cohen, lawyer who took on mixed marriage laws, dies
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Bernard S. Cohen, who won a landmark case that led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of laws forbidding interracial marriage and later went on to a successful political career as a state legislator, has died. He was 86.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Police link random slayings in northern Virginia to MS-13
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Police in northern Virginia announced charges Tuesday against a dozen alleged members and associates of the MS-13 street gang for four separate slayings in 2019, including three killings that authorities say were committed at random by gang members seeking to gain status within the organization.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
States on hook for billions under Trump’s unemployment plan
A plan from President Donald Trump to extend additional unemployment benefits requires states to provide 25 percent of the funds, and it's unclear whether states have the money or the will to do it
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Supreme Court petitioned on police officers' legal immunity
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — James King had no idea that the men who grabbed him and took his wallet were plainclothes officers looking for a fugitive. So he ran off. And when they caught him, he took a monstrous beating.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Supreme Court petitioned on police officers' legal immunity
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — James King had no idea that the men who grabbed him and took his wallet were plainclothes officers looking for a fugitive. So he ran off. And when they caught him, he took a monstrous beating.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
