No New COVID-19 Deaths Monday, Gun Sales Hit Historic Levels In June, Dominion’s Stock Price And Credit Dented, And More Headlines

Virginia reported no new COVID-19 deaths in its Monday update, the first time that’s happened since late March. (from the Washington Post)

How Sports (and The Baptists) Pushed The Confederate Banner Off Mississippi’s State Flag

The rebel army’s battle banner had occupied the upper left field of Mississippi’s flag for 126 years.

With Atlantic Coast Pipeline Dead, It’s Time To Halt Fossil Fuel Projects: Opinion

Columnist: The cancelation of the controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline should push both political parties to end new fossil fuel projects.

Celebration In Richmond As Confederate Memorials Come Down

For years, the statues presented as untouchable.

Don’t Leave Qualified Immigrant Health Professionals On The Sidelines

I remember the day I was leaving for work in Kabul and found a letter from the Taliban on my front gate: “We will kill you and your fami ...

Delays, Legal Challenges Allowed The Curtain To Be Pulled Back On The Atlantic Coast Pipeline

The news releases, statements and tweets were coming in hot and heavy Sunday afternoon after Dominion Energy and its partner, Duke Energ ...

How The ‘pathfinder Of The Seas’ Sought To Revive The Antebellum Lifestyle In Mexico

Confederate Naval Commander Matthew Fontaine Maury was lionized as the “Pathfinder of the Seas” for his work in oceanography along Richm ...

A Gofundme For Richmond Monument Removal, Wilder Accuses Library Of Va Of Racism, Redskins Mull Name Change, And More Headlines

• Lexington’s City Council says it will change the name of Stonewall Jackson Cemetery. Jackson was buried there in 1863, but it wasn’t n ...

Health Officials Have Fielded More Than 3,000 Complaints Related To Virginia’s Mask Order

Follow-up, though, has been almost universally limited to “outreach and assistance,” according to VDH and more than a dozen local health ...

Regulators Approve Dominion’s Green Energy Plan, But Cut A Mostly Coal-Fired Plant From Its Portfolio

Despite sharp criticism from environmental and renewable energy groups as well as large companies like Walmart, the green tariff proposa ...

Pipeline Work Threatens Virginians

As health care professionals concerned about the health of our patients, our communities, and our planet, let us be clear: building out ...

Marijuana Is Now Decriminalized In Virginia; Here’s What That Means

Police in Virginia reported a record 29,000 arrests for marijuana possession in 2018 — marijuana is now decriminalized in the state.

Pregnancy During A Pandemic: Birth Workers, Mothers Navigate COVID-19

The UN estimates 116 million babies will be born globally before the pandemic ends. The nature of COVID-19 has presented challenges.

Anti-Eviction Protest Ends With Arrests, Powhatan County Woman Fakes Story About Assault By Black Couple, Pigs On The Highway; More

• An anti-eviction protest at Richmond’s John Marshall Courthouse ended with pepper spray, arrests and smashed windows. — Richmond Times ...

Over Strong Opposition, Water Control Board Allows Chickahominy Power To Tap Into Potomac Aquifer

In a 6-0 vote, the board authorized the Chickahominy Power Station to withdraw 30 million gallons of groundwater annually from the Potom ...

House Dems Pass Massive Infrastructure Bill; GOP Calls It ‘Nonsense’

The bill takes “bold, broad and transformational action to rebuild our infrastructure and make it smarter, safe and built to last while ...

This Moment For Lasting Reform On Racial Inequities Didn’t Come Cheap. Don’t Waste It.

The righteous wrath unleashed by the fresh police killings of Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and George Floyd – all Black, all unarmed ...

Senate Democrats Release Six-Point Plan For Criminal Justice Reform In Virginia, House Dems Plan Hearings

The proposals range from a ban on no-knock warrants to a plan that would cut state funding to local law enforcement agencies that dispro ...

Federal Report Faults Virginia Department Of Education Over Special Education Oversight

VDOE is contesting several findings in the June 23 letter, sent to Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane by the U.S. ...

Stopping Systemic Racism From Shortening Black Lives

Recently, I joined a couple hundred health care practitioners, faculty, and students from VCU who gathered as part of White Coats for Bl ...

Latinos Shoulder A Disproportionate Share Of Covid-19 Cases. Advocates Want More Representation In Contact Tracing.

“Ninety percent of our positive cases have been Hispanic, even though they’re 50 percent of our patient population,” Khan said, drawing ...

It’s A New Day For Reproductive Rights In Virginia

It’s been horrific to watch politicians across this country use the COVID-19 global pandemic as a vehicle to ban abortion and restrict a ...

We Could Be Witnessing The Deciding Battle Of The Culture Wars

We are living through history, through a tumultuous time in which change accelerates, the once-solid becomes fluid and no one has any re ...

Rules For Richmond’s Lee Statue Now Enforced Against Black Lives Matter Events

Demonstrators have made the Robert E. Lee monument the epicenter of Black Lives Matter activism in Virginia’s capital for the last month.

Virginia Sees Historic Medicaid Enrollment During Covid-19 Pandemic

Participation in Medicaid typically rises during periods of recession, but Virginia's growth is also due to its recent Medicaid expansion.

A Slew Of New Laws To Take Effect Today, Richmond Judge Won’t Limit Police Use Of Tear Gas, Covid-19 Cases Spike In Southwest Va.; More

• A slew of new laws passed by Virginia’s Democratic majorities in the General Assembly take effect today.—The Virginian-Pilot

Virginia Democrats Are Making A Mistake In Denouncing Redistricting Amendment

Shame on them.

Roberts Joins Supreme Court’s Four Liberal Judges In Striking Down Louisiana Abortion Law

Enacted in 2014 by the Louisiana state Legislature, the law would have required physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privi ...

Offshore Wind Turbines, Protesters Want Use-Of-Force Reports, Northam Mask Mandate Survives: More

Dominion Energy’s two test offshore wind turbines are up, governor's mask mandate survives challenge and more news updates.

State Regulators Want Conditions Met Before Approving Contentious Gas Project

Virginia Natural Gas has been seeking approval to expand its pipeline and compressor station infrastructure in Northern and Central Virg ...

Richmond’s Interim Police Chief Steps Down, Man Arrested In Connection To Cross-Burning; More

• Richmond’s interim police chief has stepped down after just 11 days on the job.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

Saharan Dust Plume Wisps Its Way Into Virginia This Weekend

The Saharan air layer's effects on the atmosphere may be evident in Virginia this weekend into next week. Here's what it means for you.

Democrats Block GOP’s ‘Weak’ Police Reform Bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) sought to clear a procedural hurdle Wednesday so he could bring the bill to the floor for ...

Pandemic Workplace Safety Regulations, First Of Their Kind In U.S., Advance In Virginia

“In this moment, I think we need to take action,” said Milagro Rodriguez, a member of the state’s Safety and Health Codes Board, which h ...

Three Republicans Join House Democrats In Passing Sweeping Police Reform

The package cleared the chamber largely along partisan lines, with 236 lawmakers (mostly Democrats) voting for it and 181 lawmakers (180 ...

More Than 12,000 Eviction Cases Could Head To Trial As Va. Rushes To Provide Rent Relief

Advocates called it an impossibly tight turnaround, urging Northam Thursday to extend a state-wide moratorium on evictions until after t ...

From Banning Chokeholds To ‘Divesting’ From Police, Va. Black Caucus Rolls Out Reform Agenda

It might not all happen. But the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus says it should.

Police Arrest 15 Protesters In Richmond Suburb, Judge Rejects Challenge To Gun Law, Amusement Parks Still Limited To 1,000 Guests; More

• Richmond police reported making 15 arrests overnight in a suburban neighborhood. Local media outlets reported protesters appeared to b ...

Virginia Will Move Into Phase 3 Next Week, Northam Announces

Phase 3, which significantly lifts many of the restrictions set in place at the beginning of the state’s COVID-19 pandemic, has been eag ...

It Took A Nation In Turmoil For The Redskins To Finally Elevate Bobby Mitchell

He’d fume repeatedly about how the team was the last in the NFL to hire a Black player – Bobby Mitchell – because of its segregationist ...