WASHINGTON — A child psychiatrist who altered a first-day-of-school photo he saw on Facebook to make a group of girls appear nude. A U.S. Army soldier accused of creating images depicting children he knew being sexually abused. A software engineer charged with generating hyper-realistic sexually explicit images of children. Law enforcement agencies across the U.S….
Stafford board denounces CRT, preferred pronouns STAFFORD — Leaders in a Northern Virginia county voted to withhold funding for school programs that would teach critical race theory or ask that students identify their chosen pronouns. The Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to denounce the teaching of critical race theory and The 1619 Project…
UVA students disenrolled for vaccine noncompliance CHARLOTTESVILLE — More than 200 University of Virginia students who didn’t comply with the school’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement have been disenrolled ahead of the fall semester. The school disenrolled 238 students, including 49 students who were enrolled in fall courses, The Virginian-Pilot reported. That may mean that “a good…
Correctional facilities will resume family visitation at nine pilot sites RICHMOND — Families will be able to visit inmates again at nine Virginia correctional facilities next month. The Department of Corrections announced Wednesday that it will open nine pilot sites for in-person family visits on Sept. 1 and that officials expect these visits will resume…
Racial disparities noted in traffic stops by police NORFOLK — A newspaper’s analysis of state data shows that across Virginia, Black drivers are the only racial or ethnic group stopped by police at a higher rate than their share of the population. Black drivers in Hampton Roads and across Virginia were also more likely to…
Lee County hospital, in rare success story, has reopened PENNINGTON GAP — A sprawling Southwest Virginia county that lost its only hospital eight years ago has regained a medical facility. Lee County Community Hospital, a 10-bed Ballad Health facility serving Southwest Virginia and part of Kentucky, officially opened its doors to the public on July…
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Bray School Lab effort gets underway at W&M WILLIAMSBURG — The College of William & Mary is launching a research initiative that is focused on a school that educated enslaved and free Black children in the 18th century. William & Mary says the Bray School is likely the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for African Americans….
King George memorial may move to cemetery KING GEORGE — King George County officials will look into relocating a Confederate memorial from the lawn of the county’s courthouse to a local cemetery. Members of the county’s Board of Supervisors met behind closed doors Tuesday to discuss the matter, The Free Lance-Star reported. When they returned…
Va. Beach police alter body camera policy VIRGINIA BEACH — Police in the city of Virginia Beach will require officers’ body cameras to be activated immediately when a police officer indicates “en route” to a call for service. The previous body camera policy required officers to activate cameras as soon as they arrived on the…
