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Virginia voters to decide whether to allow a new Democratic-drawn map for the midterms
9+ hour ago (972+ words) Virginia voters on Tuesday will decide the fate of a constitutional amendment that would pave the way for a new congressional map designed to allow Democrats to pick up as many as four seats in this year's midterm elections. The…...
Virginia QB Chandler Morris loses bid for a seventh season in college
2+ week, 3+ day ago (315+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. " Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris was denied in his bid for a preliminary injunction as he seeks a seventh season of eligibility. Morris had filed a lawsuit in Charlottesville (Virginia) Circuit Court last month seeking the injunction after the…...
Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia's first woman governor
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (638+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " Amid a cold drizzle, Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday at the state Capitol as Virginia's first female governor after centuries of men holding the state's top office. The inauguration of Spanberger, who defeated Republican Winsome…...
Death toll rises to 15 in UPS plane crash in Kentucky
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (182+ words) A 15th person has died as a result of the UPS plane crash in Kentucky in November. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg announced the updated death toll on Thursday. "It is with great sadness that I just learned Alain Rodriguez Colina has…...
Virginia H. S. football coach goes missing as undefeated team makes it to the playoffs
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (357+ words) BREAKING: Manhattan DA to retry a suspect in the 1979 killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz Virginia police issued a statewide alert Monday for a missing high school football coach, who vanished in the midst of a law enforcement probe and his…...
Former Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria launches bid for her old seat in Virginia
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (838+ words) Former Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va. , a member of the Jan. 6 committee who lost re-election in 2022, is launching a bid for her old congressional seat against GOP Rep. Jennifer Kiggans. In an exclusive interview with NBC News announcing her plans, Luria…...
A woman vanished in Kentucky's bluegrass country " and a flat tire cracked the case
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1266+ words) It was almost the perfect crime. But in the end, a pair of mundane events on Kentucky's Bluegrass Parkway " a flat tire and a phone call " played an outsize role in solving the disappearance and presumed death of Crystal Rogers…...
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro campaigns for Abigail Spanberger in Virginia
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (563+ words) PORTSMOUTH, Va. " As Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro trotted out to speak to voters Sunday at a community center in this city in southeastern Virginia, the crowd roared and clapped every time he referred to the person he was there to…...
Trump urges Navy veteran to challenge GOP Rep. Thomas Massie for Kentucky seat
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (388+ words) President Donald Trump on Friday took another swipe at Rep. Thomas Massie, urging Navy veteran Ed Gallrein to challenge the Kentucky Republican for his seat in next year's midterms. "Third Rate Congressman Thomas Massie, a Weak and Pathetic RINO from…...
Early voting begins in high-stakes Virginia gubernatorial race
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (219+ words) Early voting is underway in Virginia as voters in the state's gubernatorial election between former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-Va.). NBC News Legal Affairs Reporter Gary Grumbach explains what's at stake. Trump says he now…...