Centuries-old bottles of cherries unearthed at George Washington’s home : In a rare find, two bottles of cherries, buried for about 250 years ...
washingtonpost.com/history/2024/04/22/cherries-george-washington-mount-vernon-1770/
Quick Glance: Centuries-old cherries found in intact bottles at George Washington's home
- Archaeologist Nick Beard discovered two intact bottles with cherries and liquid buried about 250 years ago in the basement of George Washington's home in Mount Vernon, Virginia last fall.
- Experts believe the cherries were picked at Mount Vernon in the 1770s and preserved in bottles imported from England dating back to the mid-1700s.
- The liquid and cherries were mostly drained from the bottles to preserve the glass and will be analyzed later.
- It is speculated that the bottles were picked, bottled, and stored by some of the hundreds of enslaved people at Mount Vernon, but likely consumed in the main dining room upstairs.
Virginia lawmakers have voted to raise the marriage age to 18. Most states haven't
npr.org/2024/04/04/1240737573/virginia-legislature-marriage-age-increase
Virginia school bus hits DMV building, injures driver and two students, officials say
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Swarm of 'wannabe thugs' caught on camera trashing police cruiser with Virginia cop trapped inside in out-of-control 'street takeover'
nypost.com/2024/04/06/us-news/hundreds-attack-patrol-car-with-virginia-cop-trapped-inside/
Chinese signatures on graduation certificates upset northern Virginia police chief
richmond.com/news/state-regional/chinese-signatures-on-graduation-certificates-upset-northern-virginia-police-chief/article_679fc5d4-cacb-5d84-abf6-d5a0a5e0e49c.html
Chinese signatures on graduation certificates upset northern Virginia police chief
orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/03/chinese-signatures-on-graduation-certificates-upset-northern-virginia-police-chief/
Son gifts his mom a Powerball ticket — and she wins big. ‘You are kidding, right?
kentucky.com/news/nation-world/national/article287918335.html
Youngkin taps education official for Cannabis Control Authority: A senior-level Virginia Department of Education official has left her post to serve as Gov ...
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Jesse Owens' Cleveland home unanimously approved as historic landmark: The Cleveland Planning Commission voted to approve Jesse Owens' family home as a ...
cleveland.com/realestate-news/2024/04/jesse-owens-cleveland-home-unanimously-approved-as-historic-landmark.html
Virginia’s lab school committee speeds approval process: The change in the lab school approval process comes with the future of lab school funding in flux ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/education/lab-schools-virginia-glenn-youngkin-general-assembly/article_6f8747a6-f918-11ee-abf0-8bb8a4f170b4.html
Potomac Yard: a Rare Victory of People Power Over Stadium Socialism: The citizens and taxpayers of Virginia handed an ignominious defeat to the combined forces ...
commondreams.org/opinion/people-power-over-stadium-socialism
Officer decertification allowed behind closed doors under new law: Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill that will allow closed hearings for the decertification of ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/youngkin-virginia-officer-decertification-foia/article_b566708c-f367-11ee-a0b9-cba9c7c41945.html
Anthony Kim, golf's lost talent returns: I was surrounded by scam artists who blackmailed me
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Dancer T’aja Williams reaches new heights: It came as a complete surprise when a picture of Bermudian dancer T’aja Williams went up on a billboard near her ...
royalgazette.com/arts-entertainment/lifestyle/article/20240403/dancer-taja-williams-reaches-new-heights/
US school district introduces ‘opt out’ option for Holocaust survivor testimony: Fairfax County Public School system allows students to skip presentation ...
timesofisrael.com/us-school-district-introduces-opt-out-option-for-holocaust-survivor-testimony/
A woman accuses a schoolmate of raping her at age 12. The school system says she is making it up.
apnews.com/article/sex-assault-school-trial-fairfax-virginia-d4641afbd68f6c7687dddc91f0c74978
Powerball player narrowly misses $534 million jackpot, but still wins big in Virginia
charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article286585135.html
Nikki Haley calls for all Trump legal cases to be 'dealt with' before November: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said that all of former President ...
nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/nikki-haley-calls-trump-legal-cases-dealt-november-rcna141276
2 Women Were Found Dead in the 1980s. DNA Links a Man to the Murders.: A Virginia man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the 1986 murder of Jacqueline ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/07/us/elroy-harrison-baker-lard.html
Virginia lieutenant governor apologizes after misgendering state senator: Virginia Lieutenant Gov. Winsome Sears (R) apologized Monday for misgendering state Sen ...
thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4491470-virginia-lieutenant-governor-apologizes-after-misgendering-state-senator/
Man arrested after DNA helps crack cold case killing nearly 40 years later as police link him to another case
cnn.com/2024/03/09/us/elroy-harrison-cold-case-murder/
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Leaving Florida: boomer couple moved back to Virginia, citing rising insurance, home costs
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Federal judge temporarily stops NCAA from enforcing NIL rules: The ruling leaves the NCAA's NIL rules in flux until the end of the lawsuit brought against the ...
theathletic.com/5295907/2024/02/23/tennessee-ncaa-nil-lawsuit-injunction/
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Americans missing from boat in the Caribbean: A timeline: Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel, from Virginia, were last seen on Feb. 18.
abcnews.go.com/International/americans-missing-boat-caribbean-timeline/story
The Supreme Court leaves in place the admissions plan at an elite Virginia public high school
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Quick Glance: Supreme Court Declines Review of Diversity Policy
- Justices reject challenge to admissions policy promoting diversity
- New policy mandates 1.5% acceptance from each middle school
- Parents allege violation of 14th Amendment's equal protection clause
- Court rules policy based on geography, not race
Sterling, Virginia house explosion: 1 firefighter killed, 13 injured following gas leak
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/17/sterling-virginia-house-explosion-loudoun-county/72640834007/
Quick Glance: 1 Firefighter Dead, 11 Injured in Virginia House Explosion
- Cause of fire unknown, officials say.
- 1 firefighter dead, 11 injured after home explosion in Sterling, Virginia.
- Fire and Rescue arrived at Virginia home at 7:40 p.m. Friday.
- House exploded with firefighters inside, causing casualties.
Burke, Virginia, is named after an enslaver. A journalist wants to change that: David Martosko discovered Silas Burke enslaved a six-year-old named Fenton and ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/28/burke-virginia-name-change-slave-owner
The music teacher who just won a Grammy says it belongs to her students: Virginia music teacher Annie Ray started an orchestra for students with intellectual and ...
npr.org/2024/02/07/1229543396/grammy-awards-virginia-music-teacher-orchestra-disabilities
Quick Glance: Grammy Winner: Music Teacher Credits Students
- Virginia music educator Annie Ray won the Music Educator Award at the 66th annual Grammy Awards.
- The award, presented by the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum, recognizes outstanding achievements in music education.
- Ray was honored for her efforts to make music accessible to all students, particularly those with disabilities.
- She founded the Crescendo Orchestra for students with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as a parent orchestra that teaches nearly 200 caregivers a year to play the same instrument as their child.
UVa announces new Northern Virginia campus: The school plans to consolidate much of its programming in the region in Falls Church.
richmond.com/news/state-regional/education/uva-announces-new-northern-virginia-campus/article_30ed1d52-77d1-590d-8bf3-77e4c6b1f00e.html
The most visited National Park Service sites in 2023 are …: A mountainous parkway full of ever-changing seasonal scenery and sumptuous curves landed its usual No ...
cnn.com/travel/most-visited-national-park-service-sites-2023/
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The Mount Vernon actor who brings Washington's world to life: It's a nuanced form of acting that's part method, part improv, and all rooted in PhD-level research ...
axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/02/18/george-washington-mount-vernon-actor
At state Capitol, Virginia Dem. leaders tout budget, criticize Youngkin: The Democrats' statewide "Put Virginia Families First Tour" began Monday in ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/virginia-budget-lucas-locke-torian-general-assembly-budget/article_6607fe3a-eb82-11ee-8c27-b749d7d24c7a.html
Quick Glance: Youngkin rejects Gun Control Bills
- Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed 30 more bills on Tuesday afternoon, many of them gun control measures, including proposals to ban the purchase and sale of assault-style weapons.
- He also approved 31 measures and suggested modifications to six others.
- Youngkin has turned down 80 bills this year and a total of 121 during his term, surpassing Democrat Terry McAuliffe's previous record.
- Youngkin emphasized the importance of safeguarding the rights of law-abiding Virginians to own and carry firearms. He proposed increasing penalties for gun-related crimes and reforming the behavioral health system.
Unmarked Remains in West Virginia Are Actually George Washington's Descendants: The founding father's grandnephews were identified from fragmentary bones in a ...
gizmodo.com/unmarked-remains-in-west-virginia-are-actually-george-w-1851371962
Leaking propane tank found at scene of massive blast that leveled Va. home: Following a gas explosion in Loudoun County that demolished a house and killed a ...
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/17/leaking-propane-tank-found-scene-massive-blast-that-leveled-va-home/
CIA terminates sexual misconduct whistleblower
: The CIA this week terminated a woman whose whistleblower account of being assaulted in a stairwell at the spy ...
apnews.com/article/cia-sexual-misconduct-harassment-spying-whistleblower-49b949a293f51416f51dca9daa9b6180
Parkway ranks as the most-visited national park again in 2023: new NPS data: It may not be the first site you think of when you think of a national park ...
thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4484021-parkway-ranks-as-the-most-visited-national-park-again-in-2023-new-nps-data/
Virginia doctor who distributed over 1 million oxycodone pills sentenced: Kirsten Ball issued the prescriptions often without scheduling appointments or ...
dailyprogress.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/doctor-sentenced-oxycodone-distribution-scheme-kirsten-ball/article_4384cc6f-b8c0-5777-a652-0b14c549f52b.html
Virginia lawmakers consider proposal to legalize physician-assisted death : In ten states and Washington D.C., some patients with terminal illnesses can request ...
npr.org/2024/02/08/1229935048/virginia-lawmakers-consider-proposal-to-legalize-physician-assisted-death
Proposed TikTok ban for children fails in Virginia's Legislature: Lawmakers questioned why the General Assembly should single out one company at a time of ...
pbs.org/newshour/economy/proposed-tiktok-ban-for-children-fails-in-virginias-legislature
Inside Ted Leonsis’s decision to move Wizards, Capitals to Virginia: After years of frustration in Chinatown and months of secret negotiations on both sides of ...
washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/02/17/wizards-capitals-leonsis-bowser-youngkin/
Boys basketball rankings: Grayson, Riverwood, North Oconee, Mount Vernon finish No. 1 for 1st time
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16-year-old with pickax joined in 2016 killing of 14-year-old, feds say. He’s sentenced
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Trump to appear at Richmond rally on Saturday before Super Tuesday: Former President Donald Trump plans to attend a rally in Richmond on Saturday ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/elections/trump-richmond-haley-biden-super-tuesday/article_0ea0e054-d5b0-11ee-a26a-f789dad59135.html
Who are they? VA children reported missing as of February 25: These are recent reports of missing children made to local law enforcement. If you think you have ...
richmond.com/news/local/who-are-they-va-children-reported-missing-as-of-february-25/collection_9e51e346-14eb-5792-9e03-02ee0822d658.html
The D.C. area's most expensive January home sales: Including Tony Podesta's former Kalorama home.
axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/02/13/most-expensive-home-sales-dc-maryland-january-2024
Bill to allow higher city council pay held up by concerns about Fairfax: A bill to end a 25-year-old state cap on city council salaries moved through the House ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/virginia-city-council-pay-richmond-fairfax-general-assembly/article_94831866-cf45-11ee-add5-f3271397c316.html
Sledd advising another governor as chief transformation officer departs: Bob Sledd, a longtime Richmond business leader, has become senior adviser to Gov ...
dailyprogress.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/virginia-youngkin-bob-sledd-transformation-eric-moeller/article_3b734565-5513-51e0-98e9-f6f68e2297d9.html
Oh deer. The Virginia House passed a roadkill bill.: Legislators make sure to tease Del. Tony Wilt, R-Rockingham, about his proposal let people pick up dead deer ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/oh-deer-the-virginia-house-passed-a-roadkill-bill/article_032c80b8-cc3a-11ee-bcee-ebf3bb086d30.html
General Assembly midpoint: Where abortion, cannabis, guns and 22 other issues stand
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/virginia-general-assembly-abortion-guns-taxes/article_3e14b39c-c9d5-11ee-b124-27c387488c3f.html
Who are they? VA children reported missing as of February 11: These are recent reports of missing children made to local law enforcement. If you think you have ...
richmond.com/news/local/who-are-they-va-children-reported-missing-as-of-february-11/collection_fbcdb2c3-c51e-5616-8afa-f54768c9d788.html
Hitler wouldn’t have hesitated to exterminate Freud: A book reconstructs how a diverse group of people narrowly saved him from the Nazis
english.elpais.com/culture/2024-02-13/hitler-wouldnt-have-hesitated-to-exterminate-freud-a-book-reconstructs-how-a-diverse-group-of-people-narrowly-saved-him-from-the-nazis.html
Youngkin tax bills dead for year; budget is last potential vehicle: The General Assembly has effectively killed legislation to enact Gov. Glenn Youngkin's ...
dailyprogress.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/youngkin-tax-cuts-virginia-budget-general-assembly/article_3123f00d-cfbd-5e05-bc7c-cf5d46385cc9.html
Northrop Grumman breaks ground on $200M plant in Waynesboro: The plant is expected to hire 300 jobs paying $94,000 on average.
dailyprogress.com/news/local/business/northrop-grumman-breaks-ground-on-200m-plant-in-waynesboro/article_09b2fb13-28c4-5957-ab87-869a9cb2f610.html
Husband arrested in Costa Rica in connection with wife’s death after more than 30 years on the run, police say
cnn.com/2024/01/22/us/jose-lazaro-cruz-arrest-costa-rica/
Quick Glance: Arrest in Costa Rica Ends 30+ Years on the Run
- Jose Lazaro Cruz was arrested in Costa Rica and extradited to Virginia to stand trial for his wife's 1991 murder.
- After over three decades on the run, Lazaro Cruz was finally captured and is now facing charges for the 32-year-old murder case.
- Lazaro Cruz was rejected from entering Canada due to falsified documents and then fled to El Salvador, where he started a new life.
- Despite official charges still pending, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis emphasized that this case is not a 'traditional cold case' as Lazaro Cruz went into hiding immediately after being identified.
Audio of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's 911 call released: A 911 caller seeking an ambulance for Lloyd Austin on Jan. 1 asked the dispatcher to have first ...
nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/audio-defense-secretary-lloyd-austins-911-call-released-rcna134223
Quick Glance: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Released from Hospital
- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during joint press conference with Israel
- Image caption: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will continue recovery at home
- Delay in informing colleagues and White House about his illness sparked criticism and three investigations.
- Underwent 'minimally invasive' surgery for prostate cancer treatment in late December.
Husband kills wife, then spends 30 years on the run, cops say. He’s found in Costa Rica
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Man accused of killing his wife and fleeing the country facing trial in U.S. after more than 30 years on the run
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-accused-killing-wife-fleeing-country-1991-facing-trial-us-rcna135208
Kala is a soft-spoken software engineer — successful enough to own a spacious two-story house on a Northern Virginia cul-de-sac.
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning TV Critic for The Washington Post Tom Shales Dies at Age 79
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Everything We Know About Herndon's 'Tunnel Lady' | DCist: A woman going by "Kala" on TikTok has gone viral for posting videos of her building ...
dcist.com/story/24/01/04/herndon-woman-tiktok-tunnels/
Husband kills wife, then spends 30 years on the run, cops say. He’s found in Costa Rica
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Despite the risks, lawyers are lining up to defend Donald Trump: It’s been a tumultuous year for Donald Trump’s lawyers, with indictments, guilty pleas ...
omaha.com/news/nation-world/crime-courts/trump-news-legal-attorneys-indictments/article_5cd62321-c43b-543d-9df5-6b5e7c71e0ea.html
SC's new secretary of transportation named following Christy Hall retirement: Powell is current the chief operating officer at DOT where he manages day-to-day ...
postandcourier.com/politics/scs-new-secretary-of-transportation-named-following-christy-hall-retirement/article_b3453532-b649-11ee-859c-4355a77bb1b5.html
Lawsuit: Student alleges antisemitism, discrimination at School of the Art Institute
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Charleston-trained carpenters will leave lasting impact on George Washington's Mount Vernon
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Target worker kills man he thought stole his lunch, cops say. He gets 100-year sentence
charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article284918112.html
Legal scholar Jonathan Turley becomes latest 'swatting' victim after false report of shooting at his home
nypost.com/2023/12/29/news/legal-scholar-jonathan-turley-becomes-latest-swatting-victim/
In more places this year, people can vote in their first language: A larger swath of the country will have access to translated ballots this year than in any ...
publicintegrity.org/politics/elections/who-counts/in-more-places-this-year-people-can-vote-in-their-first-language/
Maine Protest Urges General Dynamics to 'Stop Arming Israel's Genocide': "Why do we tolerate this massive bomb factory here in Maine, exploiting the toils of ...
commondreams.org/news/general-dynamics-israel
Schapiro: The Rodney Dangerfield of government: When it comes to local government, Virginia's legislature gives but it also takes away — a lot.
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/jeff-schapiro-general-assembly-rodney-dangerfield/article_d0aaf8d4-c051-11ee-857b-e36fc96f4e90.html
Northern Virginia set for roaring '20s: Washington's suburbs across the Potomac River could overtake D.C. this decade as the region's "it" place.
axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/01/31/northern-virginia-businesses-economy-growth
Virginia gets a train set under the tree. Some assembly is required.: Service is expected to become almost hourly between Amtrak's Staples Mill Road Station in ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/virginia-gets-a-train-set-under-the-tree-some-assembly-is-required/article_5f29ca7a-9f84-11ee-83a1-a7fa2b2b26c2.html
MOD award contract for 50 Foxhound command variant vehicles: The primary objective of this contract is to modify up to 50 Foxhound Light Protected Patrol ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/mod-award-contract-for-50-foxhound-command-variant-vehicles/
Watts: Stop charging felony assault for mental health crisis: Del. Vivian Watts, D-Fairfax, wants to change state law to say that people in a mental health ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/watts-stop-charging-felony-assault-for-mental-health-crisis/article_95ef9a0a-ae69-11ee-ba9d-1f3e8f22d3dd.html
Class action lawsuit alleging discrimination filed against Navy Federal after CNN exclusive report
cnn.com/2023/12/18/business/class-action-lawsuit-navy-federal-invs/
Out-of-state teen threatens Cumberland County Schools with fake bomb threat: A teen is now charged after posting a bomb threat on the Cumberland County Schools ...
newschannel5.com/news/out-of-state-teen-threatens-cumberland-county-schools-with-fake-bomb-threat
The nation’s largest credit union rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicants
cnn.com/2023/12/14/business/navy-federal-credit-union-black-applicants-invs/
Alternative skill games bill gets first airing but no decision: An alternative to the skill games legalization backed by one of the state’s most influential ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/alternative-skill-games-bill-gets-first-airing-but-no-decision/article_d44aaf54-ba41-11ee-b553-6fdb42eccbac.html
MOD award contract for 50 Foxhound command variant vehicles: The primary objective of this contract is to modify up to 50 Foxhound Light Protected Patrol ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/mod-award-contract-for-50-foxhound-command-variant-vehicles/
School band teacher drives across U.S. to allegedly have sex with teen girl: A Texas band teacher drove 2,400 kilometres to allegedly have sex with a 14-year-old ...
torontosun.com/news/crime/school-band-teacher-drives-across-u-s-to-allegedly-have-sex-with-teen-girl
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