Letters for May 22: Add compassion, not worry for low-income Virginia families

Medicaid What is the impact of the current version of the proposed federal budget on Medicaid for Virginians? The Virginia General Assembly passed the law in 2018 facilitating Medicaid expansion in Virginia, affecting more than 630,000 people. While the …

Five teens taken into custody after escaping Virginia mental health facility

STAUNTON, Va. (WSET) — Five teens were taken into custody following an escape from a mental health facility in Virginia on Monday, authorities say. According to the Virginia State Police, five teens escaped the Commonwealth Center for Children and …

Feds Blast Virginia Sanctuary County After ICE Finally Catches MS-13 Gangbanger With 30 Prior Arrests

An illegal alien gang member arrested at least 30 times in a Virginia sanctuary county has finally been apprehended by federal immigration authorities who slammed local officials for continuing to release him. On Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

‘Regulation and guardrails:’ Virginia passes law limiting social media consumption for minors

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT)—A new Virginia law limits social media time for children under 16 to an hour in hopes of reconnecting them to the real world. “We need to start thinking through kind of what are some proper regulations and guardrails that ensure that …

DOJ opens civil rights probe into Virginia high school’s admissions policies

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia over the use of race in admissions to its top-ranked Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and …

3 injured in shooting in Woodbridge, Virginia, police report

WOODBRIDGE, Va. (7News) — Three people were injured in a shooting in Woodbridge, Virginia, on Wednesday, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officials said the shooting occurred in the 14200 block of Smoketown Road, where three people …

Virginia Father Smuggled 17-Year-Old Honduran Girl To Help Raise His Kids, Feds Say

Luis Alonso Argueta-Diaz, 35, was arrested without incident on Monday, May 19, in Virginia, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Agents say Argueta-Diaz arranged and partially paid for the unaccompanied teen to be illegally transported into …

Longtime Virginia Congressman Who Derided Trump As ‘Soulless’ Dead At 75

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), 75, who staved off a challenge from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to lead Democrats on House Oversight Committee, died on Wednesday from esophageal cancer. Connolly had served as the representative for Virginia’s 11th …

Central Virginia Health District confirms rabies in a fox

The Amherst County Health Department has received confirmation that a fox submitted for testing on May 14, was positive for rabies. The fox was killed when it attacked chickens near Arbor Court in Madison Heights. Rabies is a lethal disease that can occur …

Paying tribute to late Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly