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Anger grows in Virginia city where first-grader shot teacher

Abigail Zwerner was shot as she taught her first-grade class at Richneck Elementary

Irish Mirror · Jan 19, 2023

Army lieutenant pepper-sprayed in Virginia traffic stop receives $3,685 in damages

Caron Nazario filed a lawsuit in 2021 saying he was pepper-sprayed, struck and had his car illegally searched by two officers with the Windsor Police Department in Virginia.

WEKU · Jan 19, 2023

Editorial: ‘School choice’ proposals face an inconvenient obstacle

There may be no better evidence of Virginia’s need to upgrade its history education than the debate over “school choice” now playing out in Richmond.

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2023

States put grocery taxes on ice

As inflation soared in the past year, families in some states suffered a double whammy — paying food sales taxes on top of higher-priced groceries.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023

Recapping 2022’s state legislative special sessions

Welcome to the Wednesday, January 18, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Jan 18, 2023

Virginia governor scraps Ford's bid for EV battery plant with Chinese partner

A Ford Motor Co. battery plant investment sought by Michigan and Virginia that would have created roughly 2,500 jobs was rejected by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a potential Republican candidate for president, over his objections to the involvement of a Chinese partner.

Tribune News Service · Jan 17, 2023

Jury mostly backs police sued by soldier over a traffic stop

A jury in Virginia has found mostly in favor of two police officers who were sued by a U.S. Army lieutenant after he was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed during a traffic stop

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023

Retrial begins: Capitol riot suspect facing weapons charges

A Navy reservist who is charged with storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 is going back on trial in Virginia on separate charges that he illegally bought silencers and talked about using them against Jewish people

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023

Youngkin Nixes Ford Electric Vehicle Plant Over Anti-China Paranoia

The factory may have been a bad deal for Virginia, but tying the decision to Chinese aggression is the wrong move.

Reason · Jan 17, 2023

Besotted Scottish woman gets hitched to US prisoner serving 20 years

The pair, both 31, started a relationship despite living more than 3,500 miles apart and were engaged after just nine months. They then tied the knot in a Virginia prison on December 29 - under the Christmas tree in the visiting room.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 17, 2023