Ballotpedia releases 13th annual state legislative competitiveness report Welcome to the Tuesday, September 24, Brew. Ballotpedia · Sep 26, 2023
Kiwi racer Hedge in line for HPD Super Formula scholarship Hedge, 19, leads the FR Americas standings by 55 points with nine wins from the 12 races to have taken place so far this season, with only two rounds remaining at Virginia International Raceway and the Circuit of the Americas. Motorsport · Sep 25, 2023
Mid-Atlantic coast under flood warnings as Ophelia weakens to post-tropical low and moves north The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Ophelia has been downgraded to a post-tropical low but continues to pose a threat of coastal flooding and flash floods in the mid-Atlantic region The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023
Post-tropical cyclone Ophelia unleashes heavy rain across Northeast Heavy rain from Ophelia will also pose a risk of flash flooding from Virginia to New Jersey, according to the National Hurricane Center. WEKU · Sep 23, 2023
Tropical Storm Ophelia makes landfall in North Carolina as it moves up east coast Governors of Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland declare states of emergency as storm expected to bring heavy rainfall The Guardian - US · Sep 23, 2023
Tropical Storm Ophelia forecast to make landfall early Saturday on North Carolina coast The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Ophelia is expected to make landfall on the North Carolina coast with the potential for damaging winds and dangerous surges of water The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023
Mother gets 78-year prison term for killing daughters, 15 and 5, in Virginia A northern Virginia mother who sedated her daughters with melatonin-laced gummy bears before fatally shooting has been sentenced to 78 years in prison The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
Both parties rally supporters as voting begins in Virginia's closely watched legislative elections Early voting has begun in Virginia’s costly, high-stakes and closely watched legislative elections after a week in which elected officials and candidates rallied their supporters across the state The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
The US East Coast is under a tropical storm warning with landfall forecast in North Carolina Communities along the U.S. East Coast are preparing for the arrival of heavy rain, flooding and high winds from an approaching storm The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
It's not all grim across regional theater. Some venues offer ways to beat the post-pandemic blues Everyone who enters Barter Theatre in southwestern Virginia is met and welcomed by Katy Brown, the producing artistic director The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
Virginia governor urges Republicans to vote early despite Trump’s skepticism Glenn Youngkin sees matching Democratic push to get ballots in early as key to gaining full control of senate and house of delegates The Guardian - US · Sep 22, 2023
Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia could be jailed for failing drug tests The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia could be jailed for failing mandatory drug tests The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023
After leaving bipartisan voting information group, Virginia announces new data-sharing agreements Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration says it has taken a series of recent steps to improve the accuracy of the state’s voter rolls, including entering into new data-sharing agreements with five states and Washington, D The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
Family of man who died while being admitted to psychiatric hospital agrees to $8.5M settlement The family of a man who died while handcuffed and pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes as he was being admitted to a Virginia pscyhiatric hospital has reached an $8.5 million settlement with the state, county and the sheriff whose deputies were involved in restraining the man The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 A Virginia mother and her three children went missing. Her husband says there is ‘no reason’ for concern The Franklin County Sheriff’s office is still searching for Lauren Cook and her three children, nearly two weeks after the family was last seen by family members. Andrea Blanco reports
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Husband of mother missing with three young children says he’s ‘not concerned’ Police are still trying to search for any clue as to why Lauren Cook and her three children have vanished
Ballotpedia · Sep 20, 2023 How many votes does it take to pass a ballot measure? Californians will weigh in next year Welcome to the Wednesday, September 20, Brew.
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Virginia is the next big battleground for abortion rights and may send a signal for 2024 One of the biggest fights over abortion rights this year is in Virginia, where all of the state House and Senate seats are up for reelection
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023 Some Virginia Democrats say livestreamed sex acts a distraction from election's real stakes More Virginia Democrats are beginning to cast the controversy surrounding a legislative candidate who livestreamed herself performing sex acts as a distraction from the stakes of this fall’s elections
Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023 Briton Morad Tahbaz and four Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in US British-American conservationist among freed prisoners greeted by loved ones at airport in Virginia
The Guardian - US · Sep 18, 2023 Virginia Democrat battling ‘Parkinson’s on steroids’ won’t seek re-election Representative Jennifer Wexton, part of new influx of Democrats to Congress and initially diagnosed with Parkinson’s, will finish out her term but not seek re-election
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023 US Rep. Wexton, a Democrat, won't seek reelection to Congress after new medical diagnosis Northern Virginia Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton says she won’t seek reelection next year after learning that she has a severe form of Parkinson’s disease
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023 Fears for Virginia mother who has vanished with her three children Police are still trying to search for any clue as to why this mother and her three children have vanished
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023 US fights to stop soldier from keeping Afghan war orphan Marine Major Joshua Mast and his wife were accused of abducting the baby girl after her entire family were killed in a US special forces raid
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023 Secret records: Government says Marine's adoption of Afghan orphan seen as abduction, must be undone The U.S. government has warned a Virginia judge that an American Marine’s adoption of an Afghan war orphan was flawed and could be seen as international child abduction