RICHMOND, Va — Talk about a political firestorm.
On Friday morning, a conservative news website posted Gov. Ralph Northam’s page from a college yearbook featuring a racist photo.
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Author: Potomac Local News
RICHMOND — If Gov. Ralph Northam resigns because of the scandal over a racist picture in his medical school yearbook, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax would become the 74th governor of Virginia.
That would make Fairfax, 39, the second African-American governor in Virginia’s history and just the fourth to hold the office nationwide in recent years. In 1990, L. Douglas Wilder became the first elected African-American governor in the United States.
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RICHMOND — Across the political spectrum, government officials and advocacy groups are calling for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s resignation after media reports of a racist photo on his page in a college yearbook.
The photo, from Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook, features two men — one dressed in blackface and the other in a Ku Klux Klan robe. Northam publicly apologized for the photo and the costumes that were “clearly racist and offensive.” But he did not mention which costume he was in.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — (Press Release) Here’s a rundown on events in Prince William County in February, ranging from Valentine’s day specials to concerts to African American Heritage events for history lovers.
African American History Month Events:
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MANASSAS — (Press Release) George Tinnell may have had a premonition. When the Manassas man bought a Powerball ticket, he told the store clerk: “ I think I’m going to win this time.”
As it turns out, he was right. Mr. Tinnell matched the first five numbers in the Jan. 5 Powerball drawing to win $1 million.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — (Press Release) Yesli Vega, a military wife, mother, former police officer, and Prince William County Sheriff’s deputy announced her campaign for the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Coles Magisterial District.
If elected, Vega, a Republican would serve as the first minority representative in the history of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors.
Because of housing overdevelopment, quality of life will suffer next school year for many of the students, parents, and teachers affected by the recent boundary changes for 16 elementary schools in the Woodbridge, Neabsco, and Occoquan districts.
Quality of life will continue to suffer for the thousands of other students and teachers packed into overcrowded classrooms and more than 200 trailers, countywide.
STAFFORD — (Press Release) The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting into an apartment building on Ebenezer Church Road that occurred in the early morning hours on Monday.
There were no injuries as a result of the shooting.
WOODBRIDGE — (Press Release) To celebrate its 8th anniversary, BurgerFi is offering the following deals next week.
Though BurgerFi is only eight years old, the “better burger” chain is knocking it out of the park in terms of sales, growth, and innovation.
STAFFORD — (Press Release) The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating reports of several vehicle tampering incidents that occurred in the early morning hours on Wednesday in the Stafford Lakes subdivision.
On January 30, 2019, Sheriff’s Office personnel responded to Emerald Drive for a report of vehicle tampering. Upon arrival, they reviewed video footage with the homeowner which showed a suspect entering the vehicle earlier that evening. The victim did not find anything missing from the vehicle.