RICHMOND, Va.—A rust-colored 1875 almanac, a cloth envelope, and a silver coin were found Wednesday in a time capsule that lay hidden beneath a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Virginia for more than 130 years. As intriguing as the water-damaged items were, they’re not what many were expecting to see after…
1887 Time Capsule Found at Base of Lee Statue to Be Opened
RICHMOND, Va.—Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is scheduled to witness the opening Wednesday of a time capsule from 1887 that was buried under a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond. The massive bronze equestrian statue of Lee was taken down in September. The time capsule was found Friday by crews working to…
Work Begins to Open 1887 Time Capsule Found Under Lee Statue
RICHMOND, Va.—A state conservator in Virginia began the delicate task Wednesday of trying to open a 134-year-old time capsule that had sat beneath a towering a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond. Chelsea Blake, a conservator with Virginia’s Department of Historic Resources, pressed a vibrating tool with a hard metal tip against…
Virginia, Florida Governors Declare States of Emergency After Colonial Pipeline Hack
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared states of emergency in their respective states in response to gas shortages following the recent hack of the Colonial Pipeline. Gas stations in multiple states across the country began running dry and gasoline prices rose on Tuesday, after a fuel pipeline halted operations for days following the…
Virginia, Georgia, Florida Governors Declare States of Emergency After Colonial Pipeline Hack
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared states of emergency in their respective states in response to gas shortages following the recent hack of the Colonial Pipeline. The moves come after North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency on Monday. Gas stations in multiple states across the country…
Buttigieg, Northam Announce Multibillion-Dollar Deal to Boost Rail Between DC, Richmond
Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to sign a $3.7 billion deal with Amtrak and CSX Transportation.
Virginia Governor Imposes Curfew in Several Cities, Issues State of Emergency
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued a curfew in some areas and imposed a state of emergency in Virginia. The curfew applies to Alexandria and Arlington with limited exceptions, the governor said. He wrote: “At the request of @AlexandriaVAGov and @ArlingtonVA, I am declaring a 6PM to 6AM curfew in these jurisdictions, with limited exceptions. I…
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