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The U.S. Forest Service has reissued approval to build a controversial natural gas pipeline through national forest land in Virginia and West Virginia

Two staffers were hospitalised after a man armed with a metal baseball bat attacked them

Two congressional staffers were hospitalised after a man attacked them with a metal baseball bat

Two staffers working in Rep. Gerry Connolly’s district office in suburban Virginia were hurt when a man entered and struck them with a metal bat. He was taken into custody.

Both candidates running in the Nov. 7 general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 29 — Marty Martinez (D) and Jonathan Mark Rogers (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

Virginia congressman Gerry Connolly condemns ‘devastating and unconscionable’ assault on two staffers

Showers are expected to appear around the East Coast including gusts of winds heading into the Southeastern United States.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia says a man with a baseball bat walked into his Fairfax office, asked for him, and then assaulted two members of his staff

The assailant allegedly "asked for me," Rep. Gerry Connolly said.

The two members of Rep Gerry Connolly’s staff were treated for non-life-threatening injuries

The pair ran into the trees to escape when a bear ransacked their camp, but became lost