Also on this day: Edward the Confessor, King of England, dies after a reign of nearly 24 years. Catherine de Medici of France dies at age 69.
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Many of America's elderly have been cut off from loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic, so a retirement community in Virginia created a "hugging wall" where residents can safely embrace others. "It came about because as holidays were approaching, we thought, 'Gosh, we have to figure out a safe way for people to hug each other,'" Westminster-Canterbury retirement home CEO Ben Unkle said. "We just came up with the simple idea of using a clear plastic shower curtain suspended on some PVC
.Also on this day: Edward the Confessor, King of England, dies after a reign of nearly 24 years. Catherine de Medici of France dies at age 69.
A shooting at a Walmart in Sterling, Va., late Saturday afternoon left three people injured, including one sheriff's deputy. Two police officers responded to a Walmart after the suspect allegedly tried to steal something around 5 p.m. After a confrontation, the suspect shot a police officer and two loss prevention officers inside the store.
A 60-year-old Republican state senator from Virginia has died from coronavirus complications, the senator’s office confirmed Friday night, according to reports. Sen.
A former contestant on the longtime hit show "Survivor" has been charged with grand larceny after some personal effects were taken from a residence in Virginia, authorities said. According to the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office, Jonny Fairplay, who competed on the reality competition series in 2003 and was known for concocting the lie that his grandmother had died, was charged after a silver necklace and furniture were taken from a home in the area.
Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam and other state Democratic lawmakers have appeared to slow their efforts to ban assault weapons in the state.
DANVILLE, Va. -- A former “Survivor” contestant has been charged in Virginia with grand larceny, authorities said.Jonny Fairplay, who while competing on the show in 2003 became known for orchestrating a lie that his grandmother had died, was charged after a silver necklace and furniture were taken from a residence, the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office said.
A heartfelt gesture was delivered to a Virginia UPS driver last week. Anthony Gaskins was moved to tears when members of a community in Chesterfield County banded together to thank him for his reported record number of daily deliveries – over 180 – during the coronavirus crisis.
Some people never change — and it sounds like Jonny Fairplay is definitely one of those people.
Survivor contestant Jonny Fairplay was taken into police custody alongside his mother, Patsy Hall, on Friday, December 18.An arrest information report from the City of Danville Police Depart states that Fairplay, 46, and Hall, 67, were arrested on larceny charges in Danville, Virginia. According to the arrest warrant obtained by TMZ, the reality star allegedly stole furniture and a necklace from his grandmother, Jean Cook.
See also: Virginia governor signs LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections into lawAfter being sworn in as a delegate in 2016, Levine co-founded the Virginia Transparency Caucus, advocating for various reforms that ultimately forced lawmakers to record, live-stream, and archive the votes and debates of every committee and subcommittee in the General Assembly.That change allowed ordinary Virginians would be able to keep track of lawmakers’ machinations without having to travel to the State Capitol in
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced early Monday morning that overnight his state removed a statue of Confederate president Robert E.
Virginia Republican state Sen. Amanda Chase, an outspoken Trump supporter and gubernatorial hopeful, doubled down on disputed voter fraud claims and said Thursday that her state needs an election audit – through martial law, if necessary.
Virginia's move to allow immigrants who entered the United States illegally to obtain permission to drive in the state is "dangerous" and "utter nonsense," according to a pair of Angel parents who lost their adult sons to drivers who had entered the country without permission. "An illegal driver presents many dangers in our country whether they have a driver’s license or not," said Mary Ann Mendoza, whose son, Mesa Police Sgt.
Virginia will offer “driver privilege cards” to illegal immigrants, allowing them to drive legally – as long as they pay taxes, the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles announced. “This change in Virginia law, authorized by the Virginia General Assembly, creates a driving credential for individuals who are non-U.S.
A public school system in Virginia is spending at least half-a-million dollars on programs designed to counter systemic bias and oppression, the latest of many controversial initiatives connected to critical race theory.
Also on this day: George Washington, the first president of the United States, dies at his Mount Vernon, Va., home at age 67. Alabama joins the Union as the 22nd state.
Jerry Falwell Jr. has dropped a lawsuit against his former employer Liberty University that alleged the Christian school defamed him after he resigned as president amid a salacious sex scandal.
A Virginia school district seems more concerned with "bowing to radical activists" than returning struggling students to in-person classes, Laura Ingraham said Wednesday. "Just as hundreds of school systems across America are using the COVID excuse, the Falls Church school board since last March has closed its schools for in-person learning and it's turned its student body into Zoom bots," the "Ingraham Angle" host said. "But," she added, "don't think that during the shutdown, the Falls