The Latest Breaking News from Virginia

Dispute over mask mandates in Virginia to be heard by judge

A judge is scheduled to hear arguments over whether local school boards or Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin have the final say on whether students must wear masks at school

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

Virginia Republicans Vote Down Bill To Ban Police Use of Forged Evidence Documents During Interrogations

The bill was introduced in response to a state investigation that found police used fake forensic evidence during interrogations.

Reason · Feb 2, 2022

US college shooting: Gunman kills two campus officers sparking lockdown in Virginia

Police approach the suspect after the shooting at Bridgewater College, Virginia

Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2022

Three to be extradited from Scotland over plot to kidnap Mennonite children and kill their parents

They fled to the UK in August 2018 after a violent kidnapping attempt in Virginia in 2018

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Youngkin, Justice seek relief from health worker vax rule

The Republican governors of Virginia and West Virginia are asking the Biden administration for a limited waiver to the federal vaccine mandate for health care workers

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Ex-Wheeler colleagues urge his approval to Youngkin cabinet

A group of about 130 former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency employees and others who have worked directly with Andrew Wheeler wrote to the Virginia Senate over the weekend to urge lawmakers to approve the former EPA administrator’s nomination to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Safety app for drivers debuts in flood-plagued Virginia city

The increasing threat of sea-level rise on Virginia’s coast means that an afternoon rainstorm can strand drivers for hours and damage cars beyond repair

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Parents of girl, 10, who died of Covid hit out at teacher who made her class nurse

Teresa Sperry, 10, from Virginia, USA, was designated class nurse at Hillpoint Elementary School - and just six days later she died after contracting Covid

Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2022

Youngkin hustles to push swing state Virginia to the right

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has used his first two weeks in office to push Virginia firmly to the right

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

After the Blizzard, the Big Chill as East Coast Digs Out

Gusty winds and falling temperatures have plunged the East Coast into a deep freeze as people dig out after a powerful nor’easter dumped mounds of snow, flooded coastlines and knocked out power to tens of thousands. Dangerous wind chills were expected to fall below zero across the region on Sunday…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2022