Author: Staff

The council will consider two special use permit applications and receive public comment on two requests to conditionally vacate portions of public rights-of-way.

The monks ended their 2,300-mile journey in Annapolis on Thursday, attracting thousands to Maryland’s capital to witness the last stop on the “Walk for Peace.’’

Local attorney David W. Silek has won a fairly close election to head Warren County’s Republican Committee Feb. 12, 2026. Whether to fund Samuels Public Library was an issue in the race.

Virginia’s annual 4 p.m. burning law takes effect Feb. 15, 2026 and remains in force through April 30, restricting open burning during peak wildfire season.

“Now it’s up to voters,” Gov. Abigail Spanberger said Friday in response to the high court’s order.

A bill that would shift Virginia’s legal landscape dramatically in favor of plaintiff lawyers is one step closer to a vote by the House of Delegates, which could impact sex-abuse cases brought by the firm of its Democrat speaker.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday called on pharmaceutical companies to provide increased price transparency and lower costs for drugs.

States that join agree to award their electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the most votes nationwide, rather than the candidate who wins their individual state.

The proposals span multiple policy areas, including tax exemptions, utility cost recovery, water use disclosures, environmental monitoring, and land use authority.

The plaintiffs say the law goes beyond preventing discrimination and instead compels private property owners to take part in a federal program they say carries additional administrative requirements, inspections and contractual obligations.