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Harrisonburg: Immigrants rounded up by ICE were covered in dirt, appeared scared

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Eleanor Hoppe, the Charlottesville socialite caught in an FBI sting and charged with child sex crimes, has been sentenced to 135 months in prison.

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“Within days of the incident last November a man was identified by Virginia State Police as one of their own, but he wasn't arrested until yesterday.”

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"Councilman Henry Nicholson, owner of an appliance store that supplies Eastern Shore restaurants, did more than write emails. He visited the couple and cut a pipe connected to their food truck on June 16, 2023. The next day he came back and blocked a delivery truck."

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"So far, however, the ticket has not appeared together, as Reid continues to run his own race."

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No mobile forensics unit in Cville for cracking the big cases? LOL My God

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“The result is 171 pages of emails and attachments showing a six-month offensive that began when the couple dared to start competing with restaurants owned by town officials’ friends.”

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“Virginia’s legislature is seeking an investigation into the Virginia Birth Injury Fund, a troubled state agency that was recently robbed of nearly $7 million by an insider.”

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Youngkin administration has missed deadline to set AI rules for state police www.vpm.org/news/2025-06...

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Virginia activist charged with vandalism after drawing crosswalk at intersection

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Small nuclear reactors to be considered in York County zoning regulations

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Fauquier County Supervisor Daron Culbertson is seeking to sell land he owns in Fauquier County to a data center developer

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We are providing updates on the oil spill of approximately 2,000 gallons in the Fells Point area.

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how gambling lobbying has paid off

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"Miyares reported thousands of dollars in outside spending for his 2023 trips to Israel — but his office has no records to substantiate the purported costs."

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"An Empty Chair Town Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia How small-city activists made a big splash while pushing their Republican representative to be accountable. You can too."

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"That's a terrific mistake," said Ken Green, a retired entrepreneur and three-time Trump voter... "It's a failure of our justice system. He was guilty as could be. He needed to go to jail, and he didn't. So what kind of signal does that send?"

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Chesapeake Treasurer Firehouse Primary The Chesapeake Democratic Committee will hold a firehouse primary on Thursday, June 12th at the Clarence Cuffee Community Center 2019 Windy Rd. Chesapeake, VA 23324 from 6 PM- 7 PM. It is open to all registered voters in the city of Chesapeake.

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Headlines from across the state: Virginia Board of Education member also serving in Trump administration; more …

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James Blair Middle School renaming town hall to be held in downtown Williamsburg https://trib.al/YvsA0R7

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🚨VA Department of Elections Releases 2025 Candidate Paperwork Tracking Sheets “…I’m publicizing the tracking spreadsheets so candidates, party officials, and activists can make sure their candidates actually make the ballot this year…” @activateva.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/joshstan...

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"Miyares reported thousands of dollars in outside spending for his 2023 trips to Israel — but his office has no records to substantiate the purported costs."

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"The Virginia Department of Elections tracks required candidate paperwork submissions and released those spreadsheets in response to a FOIA request." joshstanfield.substack.com/p/va-departm...

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"Restaurants and residents can’t afford another water crisis financially; and the Mayor absolutely can’t afford one politically."

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Del. Hope touts experience, but challenger says that’s not enough

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"We are a coalition of alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff, and friends of UVA spanning the political spectrum, united in our commitment to protect viewpoint diversity and defend UVA against political interference."

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🚨AG Miyares: No Receipts, Invoices Substantiating Israel Trip Costs “Contrast this…to the approach taken by Speaker Scott and by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership on the issue of…Youngkin’s (R) trips to Europe and Asia.” @activateva.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/joshstan...

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“We got people from 30 states that came,” she said, “because data centers are impacting all of us … including every state in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.”

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“In speaking with some of our clients, they have no idea what is about to happen. Most of them have no idea about what the ensuing months are going to bring to their pocketbooks, to their budgets…”

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“Labor Notes Organizer Joe DeManuelle-Hall joins pod co-hosts Danielle Smith and Natascha Elena Uhlmann as they share ideas to make union meetings more engaging and useful.”

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"Being brutally honest is better than pretending the problem doesn’t exist (like with Avula’s predecessor), but honesty also requires telling the truth about what is being done to instill confidence because trust is a two-way street..." rva5x5.substack.com/p/still-thir...

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"It shouldn’t take another advisory, another scramble for bottled water, or another photo op to remind City leaders of their basic responsibility. Clean water isn’t the gold standard — it’s the baseline."

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“While working a part-time job at Bookholders, a textbook reseller in Blacksburg, Riley DeHority found out they were getting paid less than the state minimum wage. DeHority wants other student workers to know what to do in similar situations.”

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“The Tavares Floyd case is a good example of the Times-Dispatch and other journalists like yourself essentially doing the public corruption investigative work to surface these allegations,” Barbour said. “But then nothing happens.”

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“For years, the city council’s budget decisions were based on inaccurate, overly rosy revenue projections, leaving income to lag behind expenses, officials said.”

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“At its May 12 meeting, the school board decided to permanently remove seven more books from Rockingham County school libraries and classrooms.”

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Complaint against Rocky Mount mayor alleges he filed false documents in court

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The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist

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“The president boasts of bringing back law and order to the United States, but his pardons for people who batter cops, operate an illegal drug marketplace and, now, sell fake badges for cash send an entirely different message.”

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“Eighteen different student groups at UVA sent a joint letter to every member of the General Assembly on Wednesday, calling for them to block the confirmation of an appointed Board of Visitors member, Ken Cuccinelli.”

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LG Earle-Sears' Ethics Filings Officially Released, FOIA Violation Lingers

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Per the FEC, two more Democratic candidates for VA11 - in addition to already announced James Walkinshaw, Stella Pekarsky & Candice Bennett - are former Navy officer Joshua Aisen & Venezuelan-American lawyer, writer, and politician Leopoldo Martinez... bluevirginia.us/2025/05/thur...

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“Still, Sickles thinks there are strategies Virginia could explore to bolster consumer protections when it comes to food safety.”

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Democratic candidates for attorney general talk opioids, Trump and Southwest Virginia

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UVA student-led groups urging General Assembly to reject BOV appointee

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“Their lawsuit was a joke, but unfortunately for all of us, the punchline is that the police don't actually have to help anyone.”

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Making Headlines: Police chief, local newspaper, clash over what's fit to print

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“On another note, I’m still working on an in-depth installment that will cover exploitation of labor in Richmond recovery housing.”

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“Nearly 25% of LPR searches from one police department’s audit used “Other” as the reason to access data from over 10,000 cameras.”

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