Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy erased the last of the Civil War figures that once defined its most prominent thoroughfare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy erased the last of the Civil War figures that once defined its most prominent thoroughfare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy erased the last of the Civil War figures that once defined its most prominent thoroughfare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy erased the last of the Civil War figures that once defined its most prominent thoroughfare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee comes down in Virginia capital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy erased the last of the Civil War figures that once defined its most prominent thoroughfare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Virginia cuts Confederate Gen. Robert Lee statue into pieces
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as work crews hoisted an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee off the pedestal where it has towered over Virginia’s capital city for more than a century.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Statue of Confederate Robert E. Lee taken down in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as work crews hoisted an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee off the giant pedestal where it has towered over Virginia’s capital city for more than a century.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Statue of Confederate Robert E. Lee coming down in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — After years of resistance and a long court battle, one of America’s largest monuments to the Confederacy was being pulled from its prominent perch in Virginia’s capital city Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Lee statue in Richmond set to be removed, sent to storage
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Crews are set to remove one of the country’s largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statute of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Lee statue in Richmond set to be removed, sent to storage
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Crews are set to remove one of the country’s largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statute of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Seeing danger, some in GOP leery of Texas abortion law
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Almost instantly after most abortions were banned in Texas, Democrats were decrying the new law as unconstitutional, an assault on women's health that must be challenged. But the reaction from many Republicans on the other side hasn't been nearly as emphatic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Seeing danger, some in GOP leery of Texas abortion law
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Almost instantly after most abortions were banned in Texas, Democrats were decrying the new law as unconstitutional, an assault on women's health that must be challenged. But the reaction from many Republicans on the other side hasn't been nearly as emphatic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Seeing danger, some in GOP leery of Texas abortion law
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Almost instantly after most abortions were banned in Texas, Democrats were decrying the new law as unconstitutional, an assault on women's health that must be challenged. But the reaction from many Republicans on the other side hasn't been nearly as emphatic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Seeing danger, some in GOP leery of Texas abortion law
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Almost instantly after most abortions were banned in Texas, Democrats were decrying the new law as unconstitutional, an assault on women's health that must be challenged. But the reaction from many Republicans on the other side hasn't been nearly as emphatic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
GOP candidate's private equity resume draws scrutiny in Va.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Newly retired, Judy Pavlick was among hundreds of seniors who enjoyed the low cost-of-living and friendly atmosphere at Plaza Del Rey, a sprawling mobile home park in Sunnyvale, California. Then the Carlyle Group acquired the property and things began to change.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
GOP candidate's private equity resume draws scrutiny in Va.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Newly retired, Judy Pavlick was among hundreds of seniors who enjoyed the low cost-of-living and friendly atmosphere at Plaza Del Rey, a sprawling mobile home park in Sunnyvale, California. Then the Carlyle Group acquired the property and things began to change.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
GOP candidate's private equity resume draws scrutiny in Va.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Newly retired, Judy Pavlick was among hundreds of seniors who enjoyed the low cost-of-living and friendly atmosphere at Plaza Del Rey, a sprawling mobile home park in Sunnyvale, California. Then the Carlyle Group acquired the property and things began to change.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Dems: McAuliffe win shows 'roadmap' for beating Youngkin
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe outperformed his own campaign’s expectations, winning every city and county as he coasted to victory in the Democratic primary for Virginia governor, an election his party said showed persistent enthusiasm among its voters even in a post-Trump era.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
McAuliffe wins Democratic nomination for Virginia governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, the energetic former Virginia governor and longtime fixture of Democratic politics, won the party’s nomination Tuesday in his quest for a second term in office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Dems: McAuliffe win shows 'roadmap' for beating Youngkin
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe outperformed his own campaign’s expectations, winning every city and county as he coasted to victory in the Democratic primary for Virginia governor, an election his party said showed persistent enthusiasm among its voters even in a post-Trump era.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Dems: McAuliffe win shows 'roadmap' for beating Youngkin
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe outperformed his own campaign’s expectations, winning every city and county as he coasted to victory in the Democratic primary for Virginia governor, an election his party said showed persistent enthusiasm among its voters even in a post-Trump era.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
McAuliffe wins Democratic nomination for Virginia governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, the energetic former Virginia governor and longtime fixture of Democratic politics, won the party’s nomination Tuesday in his quest for a second term in office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
McAuliffe win sets up Virginia clash with outsider Youngkin
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics, handily won his party’s nomination for Virginia governor in his quest for a second term, setting up what’s expected to be a hotly contested general election against a wealthy businessman and political newcomer, GOP nominee Glenn Youngkin.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
McAuliffe win sets up Virginia clash with outsider Youngkin
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics, handily won his party’s nomination for Virginia governor in his quest for a second term, setting up what’s expected to be a hotly contested general election against a wealthy businessman and political newcomer, GOP nominee Glenn Youngkin.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
McAuliffe wins Democratic nomination for Virginia governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, the energetic former Virginia governor and longtime fixture of Democratic politics, won the party’s nomination Tuesday in his quest for a second term in office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Justin Fairfax's bid for governor has observers asking: Why?
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, has long had lofty political ambitions, and even after being accused by two women of sexual assault he's pressing forward with a bid for governor.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Justin Fairfax's bid for governor has observers asking: Why?
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, has long had lofty political ambitions, and even after being accused by two women of sexual assault he's pressing forward with a bid for governor.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Justin Fairfax's bid for governor has observers asking: Why?
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, has long had lofty political ambitions, and even after being accused by two women of sexual assault he's pressing forward with a bid for governor.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Justin Fairfax's bid for governor has observers asking: Why?
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, has long had lofty political ambitions, and even after being accused by two women of sexual assault he's pressing forward with a bid for governor.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Virginia becomes first Southern state to legalize marijuana
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana Wednesday, as lawmakers voted to approve Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed changes to a bill that will allow adults to possess and cultivate small amounts of the drug starting in July.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Virginia becomes first Southern state to legalize marijuana
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana Wednesday, as lawmakers voted to approve Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed changes to a bill that will allow adults to possess and cultivate small amounts of the drug starting in July.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Virginia becomes first Southern state to legalize marijuana
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana Wednesday, as lawmakers voted to approve Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed changes to a bill that will allow adults to possess and cultivate small amounts of the drug starting in July.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Virginia becomes first Southern state to legalize marijuana
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana Wednesday, as lawmakers voted to approve Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed changes to a bill that will allow adults to possess and cultivate small amounts of the drug starting in July.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Virginia lawmakers vote to abolish the death penalty
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to legislation that will end capital punishment in Virginia, a dramatic turnaround for a state that has executed more people in its long history than any other.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
A test for Trumpism: Virginia Republicans seek new playbook
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The national Republican Party in Washington is at war with itself, struggling to reconcile a bitter divide between former President Donald Trump's fierce loyalists and those who want Trumpism purged from the GOP.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
A test for Trumpism: Virginia Republicans seek new playbook
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The national Republican Party in Washington is at war with itself, struggling to reconcile a bitter divide between former President Donald Trump's fierce loyalists and those who want Trumpism purged from the GOP.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
A test for Trumpism: Virginia Republicans seek new playbook
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The national Republican Party in Washington is at war with itself, struggling to reconcile a bitter divide between former President Donald Trump's fierce loyalists and those who want Trumpism purged from the GOP.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Northam outlines priorities to lawmakers as session begins
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam outlined his plans to legalize marijuana and announced his intention to give teachers a raise Wednesday during an annual address to state lawmakers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Northam outlines priorities to lawmakers as session begins
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam outlined his plans to legalize marijuana and announced his intention to give teachers a raise Wednesday during an annual address to state lawmakers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Virginia's legislature kicks off 2021 session amid pandemic
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's state lawmakers kicked off the 2021 legislative session away from the state Capitol because of the surging coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Virginia's Capitol Square to close on annual lobbying day
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Amid reports of possible armed protests at state capitals across the country, Virginia officials plan to close Capitol Square in Richmond to the public Monday, an annual day for constituents to lobby lawmakers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Virginia's Capitol Square to close on annual lobbying day
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Amid reports of possible armed protests at state capitals across the country, Virginia officials plan to close Capitol Square in Richmond to the public Monday, an annual day for constituents to lobby lawmakers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Liberty University sues governor over financial aid changes
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Liberty University sued Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday, accusing his administration of wrongfully denying financial aid to some of the evangelical school's online students.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Regulators get plan for undoing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The developers of the now-canceled Atlantic Coast Pipeline have laid out plans for how they want to go about unwinding the work that was done for the multistate natural gas project and restoring disturbed land.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Regulators get plan for undoing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The developers of the now-canceled Atlantic Coast Pipeline have laid out plans for how they want to go about unwinding the work that was done for the multistate natural gas project and restoring disturbed land.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Virginia advocates set to try again on death penalty repeal
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Death penalty opponents are cautiously optimistic they have enough bipartisan support from lawmakers to get a bill passed next year ending executions in Virginia, a state that has put more people to death in its long history than any other.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Virginia advocates set to try again on death penalty repeal
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Death penalty opponents are cautiously optimistic they have enough bipartisan support from lawmakers to get a bill passed next year ending executions in Virginia, a state that has put more people to death in its long history than any other.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Virginia policy change offers employers $200M in tax relief
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State officials announced a temporary policy change Tuesday that will provide about $200 million in payroll tax relief next year to Virginia businesses that laid off workers amid the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Virginia policy change offers employers $200M in tax relief
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State officials announced a temporary policy change Tuesday that will provide about $200 million in payroll tax relief next year to Virginia businesses that laid off workers amid the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Northam seeks $25M for 'historic justice' initiatives
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday announced a proposal to spend $25 million to transform historical sites in Virginia, including the Richmond spot where a soaring statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee became a recent focal point of protests against racism.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Virginia Military Institute removes Confederate statue
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Military Institute removed a prominent statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson on Monday, a project initiated this fall after allegations of systemic racism roiled the public college.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Virginia Military Institute removing Confederate statue
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Military Institute began work Monday to remove a prominent statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, an effort initiated this fall after allegations of systemic racism roiled the school.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Northam to name ex-administration official as top regulator
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said Wednesday he will appoint an attorney and former member of his administration to a soon-to-be vacant spot on the powerful State Corporation Commission.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
State health official updates lawmakers on vaccine latest
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — If federal regulators approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, Virginia could begin receiving limited doses as early as mid-December, the state epidemiologist told lawmakers Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
'Tired to the bone': Hospitals overwhelmed with virus cases
Overwhelmed hospitals are converting chapels, cafeterias, waiting rooms, hallways, even a parking garage into patient treatment areas. Staff members are desperately calling around to other medical centers in search of open beds. Fatigue and frustration are setting in among front-line workers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Virginia lawmakers feud over constraints of 2021 session
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers were feuding Monday after Democratic House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn announced plans for that chamber to again conduct its work remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic when it convenes in January.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Speaker: Virginia House to again meet remotely in 2021
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Virginia House will again conduct its work remotely when it convenes in January, Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn announced Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
With COVID-19 cases rising, Northam adds new rules statewide
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday announced substantial
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
'It's crushing': Survivors react to McCarrick abuse report
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Men who have come forward with allegations of abuse by former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick expressed disgust, frustration and outrage after an internal Vatican report outlined what was known about the clergyman's behavior — and what was ignored.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Bob Good wins, keeping US House seat in Virginia Republican
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Conservative Bob Good has won a Virginia congressional race, keeping a longtime GOP seat in Republican hands, while voters were still waiting early Wednesday to learn the winners of two other competitive House seats.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Falwell sues Liberty, saying school damaged his reputation
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr. has sued Liberty University, alleging the evangelical school founded by his late pastor father damaged his reputation in a series of public statements that followed his
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Black contractor braves threats in removing Richmond statues
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Devon Henry paced in nervous anticipation, because this was a project like nothing he’d ever done. He wore the usual hard hat — and a bulletproof vest.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Ex-NASCAR driver McClure gets probation in long-delayed case
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former NASCAR driver Eric McClure pleaded no contest this week to a misdemeanor domestic violence charge and was sentenced to probation, according to a Virginia prosecutor, in a court hearing that was long delayed by McClure's state lawmaker attorney.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
No immediate ruling from judge after Lee statue trial
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge heard hours of arguments and witness testimony Monday but did not immediately issue a ruling in a lawsuit seeking to prevent Virginia's governor from removing an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Trial underway in Richmond in Robert E. Lee statue case
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A trial was underway Monday afternoon in Richmond in a lawsuit seeking to prevent Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam from removing an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Judge to hold trial on Northam's plans to remove Lee statue
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit seeking to prevent Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam from removing an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond is scheduled to go to trial Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Judge to hold trial on Northam's plans to remove Lee statue
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit seeking to prevent Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam from removing an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond is scheduled to go to trial Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Dems, GOP stretch for hard-to-get districts in House races
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — In a rustic Virginia district that bounced its Republican congressman after he officiated a same-sex wedding, the battle to replace him pits a self-described “biblical conservative” backed by President Donald Trump against a Black doctor who worked in Barack Obama’s White House.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Dems, GOP stretch for hard-to-get districts in House races
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — In a rustic Virginia district that bounced its Republican congressman after he officiated a same-sex wedding, the battle to replace him pits a self-described “biblical conservative” backed by President Donald Trump against a Black doctor who worked in Barack Obama’s White House.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Mayor: Liberty U. 'reckless' to let students back amid virus
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials in Lynchburg, Virginia, said Tuesday they were fielding complaints about the hundreds of students who have returned from spring break to Liberty University, where President Jerry Falwell Jr. welcomed them back amid the new coronavirus pandemic.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Coronavirus at another Virginia assisted living facility
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia health officials on Thursday confirmed at least the second case of a person infected with the new coronavirus in an assisted living facility, this one in the Washington suburbs.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Lawmakers pass bill allowing Confederate monument removals
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Some of Virginia's scores of Confederate monuments could soon be removed under legislation state lawmakers approved Sunday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Virginia reshaped as Democrats put historic stamp on laws
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic legislators in Virginia have dramatically reshaped the state in two months, sweeping aside many of the state’s old business-friendly and socially conservative laws and replacing them with a broad, progressive policy agenda.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
With much work unfinished, Virginia lawmakers extend session
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's 2020 legislative session blew past its scheduled close Saturday with plenty of business, including the approval of a new state budget, left unfinished.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
APNewsBreak: US utilities find water pollution at ash sites
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Major utilities have found evidence of groundwater contamination at coal-burning power plants across the U.S. where landfills and man-made ponds have been used for decades as dumping grounds for coal ash, according to data released by plant owners under a Friday deadline.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
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