December 29, 2021 Virginia teachers fire back after school district mulls implementing more 'equitable' grading system Teachers in Virginia are pushing back against a proposal from the Arlington, Virginia school board that would implement more “equitable” grading practices.
December 28, 2021 Time capsule found at Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue site reveals Civil War-era artifacts Books, money, ammunition, pamphlets, newspapers – these were but a few of the Civil War-era artifacts that conservation experts uncovered in a time capsule found at the site of a Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee monument.
December 28, 2021 Record-setting COVID-19 cases in DC, Maryland, Virginia over holiday: report As the omicron variant of the coronavirus rapidly spreads across the country, Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C. all reported record-setting numbers of COVID-19 cases over the three-day Christmas weekend.
December 27, 2021 Robert E. Lee monument removal team finds what is believed to be 1887 time capsule Crews finishing up the removal of a pedestal where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee once stood in the middle of Richmond, Virginia have found what appears to be a time capsule that was buried there more than a century ago.
December 26, 2021 1619 Project founder says she's not a professional educator despite being college faculty member 1619 Project founder Nikole Hannah-Jones said that she's not a “professional educator" despite being a tenured faculty member at Howard University.
December 26, 2021 Virginia rest stop shooting puts 4 in hospital, suspect found dead: police Four people were shot at a rest stop in Virginia Sunday morning and the suspected gunman was later found dead, police said.
December 26, 2021 Virginia fire department rescues two lost hikers on Christmas with assistance from drone Two lost hikers were recovered from Sharp Top Mountain in Virginia after a drone located them, according to fire officials.
December 24, 2021 Virginia school district 'indoctrinating' kids with critical race theory, parents claim in lawsuit Parents and students in Virginia's Albemarle County have sued the county school board and the district leadership, claiming they have been "indoctrinating" students with critical race theory, thus violating the rights of parents and students under the commonwealth's constitution.
December 23, 2021 How school board meetings turned into a battleground over America’s kids in 2021 In 2021, school boards across the country encountered resistance and controversy over ideas like critical race theory and other issues related to gender and sexuality.
December 22, 2021 Former Virginia governor's mansion engulfed in flames Two people were rushed to the hospital early Wednesday after the home of former Virginia governor and U.S. senator Chuck Robb was engulfed in flames.
