A poll released this week by the Virginia Commonwealth University L. Douglas Wilder School of Government shows presidential candidate Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner leading by double-digit margins in the commonwealth.
The Richmond-based university conducted a telephone poll of just over 800 adults from Aug. 28 to Sept. 7. The results show Democratic nominee Biden ahead of President Donald Trump by 14 percentage points (53% to 39%).
James Frederick “Rick” Dalby, Jr. age 62, most recently of Falls Church, VA, died in the hospital of complications from a blood infection on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 in Fairfax, Va.
Rick was born in Newport News, Virginia to James F. and Nancy (Everett) Dalby. He was a 1976 graduate of Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh, NY. Rick was theatrical and enjoyed acting. His children recall boisterous singalongs to Jesus Christ Superstar in their youth and his brother remembers his “spirited” performance as Herod in the high school’s rendition of the musical. Rick had a beautiful singing voice and loved music– Often being moved to tears by the sound of a lovely performance at church, or gathering his family together to listen to something that they just had to know about!
An effort to require Virginia school districts provide in-person classes to students with poor internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic is most likely dead.
House Bill 5009, introduced by Del. Mark Cole, R-Fredericksburg, would require public schools to offer in-person classes to elementary, middle and high school students who have substandard internet connections at home.
It has been 19 years since the largest terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
A total of 2,997 people were killed in New York City, at The Pentagon in Arlington, and in a field in Shanksville, Penn.
Virginia House and Senate committees have advanced legislation that would remove certain criminal records in a criminal justice reform effort that allows people to petition for expungement of convictions, not just charges.
Senate Bill 5043, sponsored by Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, and House Bill 5146, sponsored by Del. Charniele Herring, D-Alexandria, would expand the current expungement process. Police and court records are currently only expunged if an individual is acquitted, a case is dismissed or abandoned.
Students returning to campus this fall will find vending machines stocked full of snacks, sodas, and now personal protective equipment too.
The machines located throughout Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University are filled with masks and hand sanitizer and soon, wipes. The supplies are available to students and employees for free, with a once a month limit. Individuals choose what they need and swipe their VCUCard to dispense a product.
Stafford County’s Board of Zoning Appeals voted to deny a special exception that would allow a homeowner to house 10 or more wolf-dogs at his property.
The move also put on hold plans for an animal attraction on the nearly 30-acre property nestled between muitiple residential neighborhoods.
Lori L. Brickley, after a valiant fight against pancreatic cancer, passed away peacefully at the Capital Caring Adler Center in Aldie, Virginia on August 23, 2020.
Lori was born December 14, 1959, in San Antonio, Texas to Colonel H. E. (Bud) Wrenn and Janet L. Wrenn. Lori is survived by her husband of 38 years, David, their son, Justin, and step-children Terri Schulken, David, Jr.; father, Bud Wrenn, sister, Cindy Wrenn and nieces Kay and Meg. She is remembered as a loving grandmother of Ally, Hannah, Caitlin, Brenna, and Ashlinn.
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va, 1 Prince William, Stafford,) faced off against Democrat challenger Qasim Rashid in their first debate Thursday night in Fredericksburg.
The two met after months of both campaigns wrangling on a date to hold the event.
In the era of Zoom, teleworking, and distance learning brought on by the coronavirus, access to reliable, affordable internet has become an essential issue to Virginians.
Because of the decision by multiple counties to opt to send students back to class at the start of the new school year, students, like never before, are dependent on quality internet.
