Category: Virginia

Farming Guru Joel Salatin on Teaching the Next Generation to Respect the Land that Feeds Us

“No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth.” —Thomas Jefferson Polyface Farm lies gently among the rolling hills of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, near Little North Mountain and Elliott Knob, in Augusta County. This land beneath the mountains is a beautiful patchwork quilt of fine pastures and forests, and…


Chef Patrick O’Connell Brings a Slice of France to Three-Michelin-Star Restaurant, Inn at Little Washington

If you are a connoisseur of top-tier cuisine and an aficionado of the best dining experiences you can find, you’ll likely already know the name of acclaimed culinary trailblazer and chef Patrick O’Connell. He is the founder of The Inn at Little Washington, one of only 14 restaurants in the United States to hold the…


‘Unruly’ Protesters Hound Justice Kavanaugh From DC Steakhouse

Activists targeted Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday, driving him out of a popular Washington, D.C. restaurant where he was enjoying an evening meal. The action is apparently part of the “summer of rage” leftists have promised to protest the court’s decisions. Protesters massed outside Morton’s Steakhouse after learning Trump appointee Kavanaugh was inside,…


Men Arrested in July 4 Mass Shooting Plot Are Illegal Immigrants

The two men arrested for allegedly planning to attack a July 4 celebration in Virginia are both in the United States illegally, with one having been deported twice, according to U.S. officials and court documents. Julio Alvarado-Dubon, 52, was arrested on July 1 for allegedly plotting the mass shooting with Rolman Balacarcel, 38, who was arrested…


US Police Arrest Noncitizens Who Were Allegedly Planning Mass Shooting on July 4

Police in Virginia, alerted by a tipster, arrested two noncitizens who were allegedly plotting a mass shooting on July 4, officials announced on July 6. Julio Alvarado, 52, and Rolman Balacarcel, 38, were arrested after a “hero citizen” overheard discussion about carrying out a shooting at an Independence Day celebration in Richmond, the city’s police…


Virginia Police Arrest Noncitizens Who Allegedly Planned July 4 Mass Shooting

Police in Richmond, Virginia, acting on a call from an unidentified tipster, have arrested two noncitizens who were allegedly plotting a mass shooting on July 4, officials announced on July 6. Julio Alvarado-Dubon, 52, and Rolman Balacarcel, 38, were arrested after a “hero citizen” overheard a discussion about carrying out a shooting at an Independence…


UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Resign; Virginia Police Prevent Possible July 4 Shooting

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is stepping down. Johnson was facing pressure from members of his own party to resign after a series of allegations came to light. Police in Virginia prevented a possible shooting on the fourth of July. Thanks to a tip from what they call a hero citizen. Over 400 fugitives are…


Supreme Court Security Chief Demands Maryland Governor, County, Do More to Protect Justices

Supreme Court Marshal Gail Curley sent letters to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and Montgomery County, Md., Executive Marc Elrich (D) demanding that they enforce existing laws and do a better job protecting justices whose lives have been threatened. Greta Van Susteren of Newsmax revealed the existence of the letters in two posts on Twitter…


Lawsuits Target Virginia School Board Sex-Assault Response

FALLS CHURCH, Va.—A pair of lawsuits that for years has plagued Virginia’s largest school system with allegations that it ignored students’ accusations of sex assaults are back in front of federal judges. One of the lawsuits includes allegations of horrific abuse suffered by a student at a Fairfax County middle school and was the basis…


4 Inmates Who Escaped Federal Prison Camp Back in Custody

HOPEWELL, Va.—All four inmates who escaped a minimum-security prison satellite camp in Virginia over the weekend are now back in custody, the U.S. Marshals Service and Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Wednesday. The inmates were discovered missing from the satellite camp of the Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg in Hopewell, Virginia, around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, the…