The Latest Breaking News from Virginia

Her 6-year-old son shot his teacher. Now she is being sentenced for child neglect

The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia is scheduled to be sentenced for felony child neglect

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023

Robert E Lee statue that sparked Charlottesville riot is melted down: ‘Like his face was crying’

Brass from the statue of the Confederate general will be used for a public art installation in Virginia city

The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2023

Back in the 1960s, the push for parental rights over school standards was not led by white conservatives but by Black and Latino parents

A key issue underlying the 2023 Virginia election first drew statewide – and national – attention in a debate two years ago.

The Conversation · Oct 26, 2023

Virginia Democrats defend Susanna Gibson after sex-livestream revelation

Party calls explicit Republican flyers ‘desperate’ attempt to foil Democratic challenger and distract voters from abortion ban

The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2023

Our top 15 elections to watch in November

Welcome to the Tuesday, October 24, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Oct 24, 2023

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of October 16-October 20.

Ballotpedia · Oct 20, 2023

Predicting which of college football’s remaining 11* undefeated teams will lose in Week 8

We can’t actually predict the future, but we'll give it a shot.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 20, 2023

A major U.S. Muslim group cancels Virginia banquet over bomb and death threats

The Council on American-Islamic Relations canceled plans to hold its 29th annual banquet on Saturday at the Marriott Crystal Gateway in Arlington, just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.

WEKU · Oct 20, 2023

Major US Muslim group cancels Virginia banquet over bomb and death threats

A national Muslim civil rights group is moving its annual banquet out of a Virginia hotel it says received bomb and death threats that may be linked to the group's concern for Palestinians caught in the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023

School board deep dives continued—to Pennsylvania we go!

Welcome to the Thursday, October 19, 2023, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Oct 19, 2023