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Trump administration fires 17 immigration judges in 10 states, including Virginia

Trump administration fires 17 immigration judges in 10 states, including Virginia

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seventeen immigration court judges have been fired in recent days, according to the union that represents them, as the Trump administration pushes forward with its mass deportations of immigrants in the country. The International...

Effort to bring high-speed internet to rural America has a new wrinkle: a push toward Starlink

Effort to bring high-speed internet to rural America has a new wrinkle: a push toward Starlink

Rural living has always suited Andy Washburn and his family. Home affordability is better, and they like the Montgomery County school system, so they made their home in the Catawba Valley. It’s close enough to town and city amenities — but it’s...

Maryland Supreme Court disbars Virginia lawyer for abusing courts, financial misconduct

Maryland Supreme Court disbars Virginia lawyer for abusing courts, financial misconduct

In 2009, Pisner distributed approximately $1.19 million to himself while his sister received $1.06 million, and in 2010, he received $136,410.93 despite a lack of supporting source documentation, while his sister received $54,894.78. Many of the...

I’m a pilot – this is the exact time you should arrive to skip airport queues

I’m a pilot – this is the exact time you should arrive to skip airport queues

The summer months are usually a busier time for airport, meaning that queues for checking in your bags, getting through security and boarding can be much longer. However, just because you're travelling during these months, it doesn't mean you need...

HII launches Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) at Newport News Shipbuilding

27 Candidates Qualify For Fall Election

27 Candidates Qualify For Fall Election

By SCOTT JACKSON A total of 27 Quincy residents qualified for the ballot in the fall election, which will include seven contested races for seats on the City Council and School Committee. The deadline for candidates to return nomination papers...

University of Virginia faculty want more say in picking the next president. Here’s why that won’t happen.

University of Virginia faculty want more say in picking the next president. Here’s why that won’t happen.

Over the weekend, the faculty senate at the University of Virginia passed a resolution of “no confidence” in the school’s governing body, a consequence of the tumultuous resignation of President James Ryan under pressure from the Trump...

Bobby Melatti, Virginia Beach’s entertainment guru, dies at 77

Bobby Melatti, Virginia Beach’s entertainment guru, dies at 77

VIRGINIA BEACH — In the 1980s, Bobby Melatti pulled together the moving parts of big rock shows in giant East Coast stadiums for Cellar Door Productions. Guns N’ Roses, Van Halen, The Rolling Stones — he worked with all of them. Later,...

Frank Aukofer, who covered D.C. politics for Journal, enjoyed storied career

Frank Aukofer, who covered D.C. politics for Journal, enjoyed storied career

Frank A. Aukofer, who transformed an apprenticeship in the printing trade into a 40-year career as an award-winning journalist in Washington and Milwaukee, has died at the age of 90. Aukofer passed away peacefully the morning of July 14,...

UVA lays out president search process as faculty senate votes no confidence in BOV

UVA lays out president search process as faculty senate votes no confidence in BOV

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – With Jim Ryan stepping down Friday and university chief operating officer Jennifer “J.J.” Davis installed as the acting president, University of Virginia leadership says it will engage a number of...

CIBO selected as technology partner for Virginia Tech-led groundbreaking $80M USDA farm conservation grant program

CIBO selected as technology partner for Virginia Tech-led groundbreaking $80M USDA farm conservation grant program

The Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture will leverage CIBO's platform and advanced modeling capabilities. MINNEAPOLIS, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CIBO Technologies, the sustainability software company for agriculture, today announced...

Agenda Martinsville: City council continues discussions of comprehensive plan

Agenda Martinsville: City council continues discussions of comprehensive plan

Martinsville officials’ efforts toward creating a comprehensive plan will continue at city council’s 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday at City Hall. The meeting will continue talks held in 2024 and 2025 about Martinsville’s comprehensive plan, a document...

DNC donates toward Virginia state races in ‘desperate’ need of win, UVA politics expert says

DNC donates toward Virginia state races in ‘desperate’ need of win, UVA politics expert says

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - National Democrats put another $1.5 million dollars into Virginia statewide races. UVA Center for Politics’ Larry Sabato said big money like that indicates fear of another big loss within the DNC. “If I had to say...

Epstein ally's family claims trial was unfair as new legal challenge looms

Epstein ally's family claims trial was unfair as new legal challenge looms

The convicted sex trafficker seems to be maintaining a fitness routine behind bars at the low-security facility where she is serving a 20-year sentence. (Matt Symons for Fox News Digital) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This story...

Democracy Defender: Running for NYC Mayor or Not?

Democracy Defender: Running for NYC Mayor or Not?

New York City mayoral candidate, and former New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo speaks to the media after delivering an address on antisemitism at the West Side Institutional Synagogue in New York City, U.S., April 1, 2025. With the Democratic mayoral...

Trayon White Wins Election to Replace Trayon White, Trump Claimed His Uncle Taught the Unabomber, and We Tried Some Canadian Snacks

Trayon White Wins Election to Replace Trayon White, Trump Claimed His Uncle Taught the Unabomber, and We Tried Some Canadian Snacks

Photo illustration by Emma Spainhoward with photograph by Getty Images. Good morning. Hot. Humid. Thunderstorms. No end in sight. A high around 92 that will feel as hot as 102 today, with storms possible after 5 PM. Rain is likely tonight, with a...

Red States Embrace Government-Run Healthcare, Crush Corporate Monopolies

Red States Embrace Government-Run Healthcare, Crush Corporate Monopolies

When Ohio, Kentucky, and Mississippi – three reliably conservative states – decided to take control of their prescription drug programs from corporate giants, something remarkable happened. They saved hundreds of millions of dollars while...

Virginia Foxx posts series of personal and political statements on social media

Virginia Foxx posts series of personal and political statements on social media

Virginia Foxx, U.S. representative for North Carolina's 5th congressional district (R) | Official U.S. House headshot Virginia Foxx, U.S. representative for North Carolina's 5th congressional district (R) | Official U.S. House headshot Virginia...

Abortion policy in Virginia isn’t settled: Why this year’s election is key

Abortion policy in Virginia isn’t settled: Why this year’s election is key

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia — Jessica Anderson was a freshman in college juggling a full course load and two jobs when her birth control failed. Anderson talked about her options with her partner at the time, as well as her parents, and decided to...

To win over skeptics, election clerks get proactive with messaging

To win over skeptics, election clerks get proactive with messaging

Minnesota is known nationally for strong voter turnout, but academics here are showing interest in efforts elsewhere in the country to boost voter confidence in elections. Local clerks are testing video messages meant to grab the public's...

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