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March 28, 2023

FIRE calls on George Mason students to resist censorship after demands to cancel Youngkin commencement speech

Civil liberties group FIRE is asking George Mason University students attempting to disinvite Gov. Glenn Youngkin as commencement speaker to engage with differing views.

March 27, 2023

Best Main Street in America 2023 announced: Is yours at the top of the list?

The 2023 Great American Main Street Award has been given to three main street districts in cities across the country — see which towns made the winning list.

March 27, 2023

Virginia school district considers banning students from wearing pajamas, clothes that 'expose underwear'

Fairfax County Public Schools is considering a change to its dress code that would ban pajamas and sleepwear in classrooms, as well as prohibit any clothes that "expose underwear."

March 26, 2023

George Mason University students launch petition against hosting Youngkin as commencement speaker

Students at George Mason University are demanding the institution reverse its decision to host Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin as commencement speaker.

March 24, 2023

Two teachers in Virginia county arrested for inappropriate sexual contact with students

Two employees of a Virginia county school district have been arrested and charged with inappropriate contact with students after an investigation was launched last month.

March 23, 2023

Virginia's Fort Lee to become Fort Gregg-Adams next month in push remove names of Confederate figures

Fort Lee will officially become Fort Gregg-Adams during a ceremony next month as part of the military's efforts to rename bases that honor the Confederacy.

March 22, 2023

Virginia inmates who dug out of jail using toothbrush captured at IHOP

Two Virginia inmates were arrested at an IHOP location on Tuesday after they escaped from their jail cell using a toothbrush just hours earlier.

March 21, 2023

Jan. 6 protestor who used stolen baton, strobe light against Capitol police gets 4 years

Geoffrey Sills of Mechanicsville, Virginia, was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.

March 21, 2023

Graphic video shows Irvo Otieno being pinned in Virginia mental hospital before his death

A video has been released showing how Irvo Otieno was “smothered to death,” according to a prosecutor, on March 6 at a Virginia mental hospital.

March 21, 2023

Virginia deputies pile on top of Irvo Otieno before his death

Virginia deputies pile on top of Irvo Otieno, a mentally ill man, before his death.