Category: Virginia

A Centuries-Old Craft Thrives in Virginia Horse Country

The sun would eventually break through, but the morning started overcast and drizzly at The Three Oaks Farm in Rixeyville, Virginia. No matter a little rain and nip to the air. Rosy-cheeked and bedecked in a heavy sweater, vest, and leather apron chaps, Terry A. Corbin is ready to start his day. A large white…


Supreme Court Declines to Block High School’s Admissions Policy

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to temporarily block the admissions policy of a prestigious high school in northern Virginia, after the policy was accused of being discriminatory against Asian Americans. The parent’s group, Coalition for TJ, asked the high court to temporarily suspend the admissions policy of the school while the case is being considered in lower…


Supreme Court Declines to Block High School’s Admissions Policy in Suit Alleging Racial Discrimination

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to temporarily block the admissions policy of a prestigious high school in northern Virginia, after the policy was accused of being discriminatory against Asian Americans. The parent’s group, Coalition for TJ, asked the high court to temporarily suspend the admissions policy of the school while the case is being considered in lower…


Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Virginia School District’s Critical Race Theory Indoctrination

A Virginia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by families seeking to block their local school district’s “anti-racist” policy that labels white, Christian students as a part of an oppressive “dominant culture.” The lawsuit was brought by five families against the public school system of Albemarle County, Virginia. The school district in 2019 adopted an…


Starbucks Workers Vote to Unionize at 5 Virginia Stores

The union representing Starbucks Corp. workers has won elections at five stores in and around Richmond, Virginia, it announced on April 19, marking yet another victory for labor activists. The store on Forest Hill Avenue became the first Richmond location to vote to unionize after workers at the store voted 17–1 in favor of the union, Starbucks Workers United…


School Board Tells Supreme Court TJ High School Admissions Policy Doesn’t Discriminate Against Asian Americans

The admissions policy of a top-notch magnet school in Virginia isn’t discriminatory toward Asian American students and isn’t attempting to achieve “racial balancing,” the Fairfax County School Board told the Supreme Court in response to an emergency application. The emergency application in Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board, court file 21A590, was filed…


Jury Convicts Former Virginia Police Officer on All Jan. 6 Charges

A former police officer was convicted on April 11 of six counts relating to his taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Jurors convicted Thomas Robertson, the ex-officer, of obstructing an official proceeding, civil disorder, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a restricted building,…


Jury Convicts Former Virginia Police Officer on Jan. 6 Charges

A former police officer was convicted on April 11 of six counts relating to his taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Jurors convicted Thomas Robertson, the ex-officer, of obstructing an official proceeding, civil disorder, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a restricted building,…


Group Fighting ‘Discriminatory’ Virginia School Admissions Policy Heads to Supreme Court

A group of parents, students, and teachers fighting against an admissions policy that a judge says discriminated against Asian Americans asked the Supreme Court on April 8 to intervene. The updated policy at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ) removed standardized tests from the equation and added “experience factors,” which included attendance…


Navy Aircraft Crashes in Virginia Waters: 1 Dead, Two Rescued, Official Says

One person has been killed and two others rescued after a U.S. Navy aircraft crashed in Virginia waters on Wednesday evening, according to local reports. Lt. Cmdr. Rob Myers, a public affairs officer with Naval Air Force Atlantic, confirmed that a Navy E2-D Hawkeye with three people on board crashed during a routine exercise, WAVY…