Tag: Virginia

Virginia School District Sought to Spend $200,000 to Monitor ‘Social Media Threats,’ ‘Hate Speech’

Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has been looking to spend $200,000 to contract software providers that could help monitor “social media threats” and “hate speech” targeting the school district, according to documents unveiled by a parent group. In a now-closed request for proposal, or “RFP,” dated Nov. 30, 2021, the FCPS said it was willing…


Virginia Inmate Sentenced in Michigan for Daughter’s Killing

ALLEGAN, Mich.—A man serving life sentences in Virginia for raping and killing a woman in 1980 was sentenced Monday to an additional 35 to 50 years in prison in Michigan for the 1989 killing of his 14-year-old daughter. Dennis Bowman pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in December for the killing of his daughter Aundria…


Virginia Democrat Says ‘Forced Masking’ in Schools Violates First Amendment, Plans to Vote to End It

A Virginia senator is promising to help pass a law barring school districts from compelling students to wear masks, asserting “forced masking” violates the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment. Virginia Sen. J. Chapman Petersen, a Democrat, said in a missive obtained by The Epoch Times that he plans to ask Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, to…


Top 25 Roundup: Virginia Stuns No. 7 Duke in Closing Seconds

Reece Beekman drained a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to give Virginia a shocking 69–68 victory against No. 7 Duke on Monday night at Durham, North Carolina. Jayden Gardner scored 17 points with eight rebounds, Kadin Shedrick dumped in a career-high 16 points off the bench and Armaan Franklin had 11 points for Virginia (15–9,…


Police: Man Charged in Virginia Shooting at Hookah Lounge

BLACKSBURG, Va.—A 24-year-old Virginia man has been charged in a shooting at a hookah lounge that left one teen dead and four other people injured over the weekend, authorities said. Police said officers were called to Melody Hookah Lounge in Blacksburg on Friday night for reports of shots fired. They said one person died and…


Virginia Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Seeking to Reinstate School Mask Mandates

The Virginia Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit that challenged Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s order barring mask mandates in state schools. The lawsuit was filed in January by a group of parents in Chesapeake against the governor’s mask order, which stipulated that parents should have the right to choose whether to allow their children to wear masks…


Police: 1 Dead, 4 Injured in Shooting at Virginia Hookah Bar

BLACKSBURG, Va.—One person was killed and another four people were injured during a shooting at a hookah lounge in Virginia, authorities said. The Blacksburg Police Department said officers responded to reports of shots fired at Melody Hookah Lounge in downtown Blacksburg on Friday just before midnight. Police did not identify the deceased person or any…


Judge Halts Virginia Governor’s Order Ending Mask Mandates in Schools

A Virginia judge on Friday afternoon granted a temporary injunction to seven school districts in Virginia to allow school boards to continue to mandate mask-wearing for students. One of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s first executive orders sought to give parents flexibility in whether to allow mask-wearing for their children in education settings. Several school boards, in response,…


Virginia Governor, AG, School Chief Side With Loudoun County Parents in School Mask Mandate Lawsuit

Virginia’s governor, attorney general, and the superintendent of public instruction have asked to join a lawsuit on behalf of parents fighting to opt their children out of mask mandates at school. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by three families against Loudoun County Public Schools, one of Virginia’s public school districts that insist on requiring students…


2 Virginia College Officers Shot; Suspect in Custody

BRIDGEWATER, Va.—Two officers were shot at a private Virginia college Tuesday and a man was taken into custody, state police and school officials said. Bridgewater College officials sent out a tweet in the early afternoon warning students and faculty about a shooter on campus. The college sent out a follow-up tweet about 2 p.m. saying…