Category: Virginia Mercury

A nationwide charging system for electric and automated aircraft is underway, following the federal government’s launch of its first pilot flight in Charlottesville last week.  The Thursday announcement came as the nation prepares to expand advanced air mobility, a shift that could improve air transportation while benefiting public health and

• “Why Maryland’s economy trails Virginia’s despite similar Trump federal job cuts.” — The Baltimore Sun • “Why Northern Virginians will help pay for controversial rural transmission line project.” — WTOP News • “Virginia’s new anti-speeding device aims to curb dangerous driving habits.” — 13 News Now • “Experience this

WASHINGTON — In the wake of two fatal shootings in Texas and Maine, U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement officers will wear “at least one body camera” during traffic stops, Tom Homan, the president’s border czar, said over the weekend.  Homan, who President Donald Trump has tasked with leading his mass

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Sunday that the Taylor Farms lettuce sample that tested positive for the parasite cyclospora was actually a false positive.  The announcement comes after the FDA previously reported on Saturday that a sample of iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms in central Mexico

Virginia’s surging energy demands require more power generation infrastructure to be built, a slow process that’s delaying new data centers waiting to be connected to the grid. Dominion Energy, the state’s largest utility, has an estimated 70 gigawatts worth of projects in their queue that need more power sources online

Tamiaka Bryant has rebuilt her life from scratch before. She doesn’t want to have to do it again.  Originally from North Carolina, Bryant saw her hometown of New Bern pummeled by Hurricane Florence in 2018. Flooding and heavy winds caused an estimated $100 million in commercial and residential damage, prompting

Virginia schools will have greater agency in administrative decisions and flexibility in how they spend federal funds heading into the upcoming school year, potentially affecting low-income student programs and teacher development. Over the past year, the U.S. Department of Education has loosened some rules on how federal Title program funds

• “Maryland, Virginia elections officials push back on Trump assertion that system is ‘broken.’” — WTOP News • “A preview of Virginia’s Republican Senate primary.” — WAVY • “‘Enough is enough’: Virginia’s ‘immovable’ power broker says data centers aren’t unstoppable.” — Politico • “Virginia Attorney General settles discrimination case from

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that public health officials have linked the ongoing outbreak of cyclosporiasis in five states to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell restaurants. The fast food chain wrote in a statement that it plans to remove the “potentially impacted lettuce”

Abigail Spanberger took the oath of office on the steps of Virginia’s state Capitol six months ago Friday, becoming the state’s first woman elected governor after winning by the largest margin for a Democratic gubernatorial candidate in more than six decades.  She entered office promising to lower costs through her