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Amber Heard Settles Defamation Case with Ex Johnny Depp

Actress Amber Heard announced Monday that she had made the "very difficult" decision to settle the multimillion-dollar defamation case brought against her by her former husband Johnny Depp. Heard, in a post on Instagram, did not reveal the terms of the settlement, which comes after a Virginia jury ordered her…

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Democrats scramble in one-week primary for open Virginia seat

Democratic groups and officials are coalescing around Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan to fill the remainder of the term of the late Rep. A. Donald McEachin ahead of a Tuesday primary that will essentially pick the next member of Congress for the Richmond-area district.

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Democrats scramble in one-week primary for open Virginia seat - Roll Call

A week after a special election was called to replace the late Rep. A. Donald McEachin, Democrats will hold a "firehouse primary" on Tuesday.

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Golfweek’s Best 2022: Top public and private courses in Virginia

Virginia's vast golf offerings include elite public and private layouts.

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Youngkin executive order bans TikTok from state computers

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has banned the use of several Chinese-owned apps including TikTok and WeChat on state government devices and wireless networks

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2 cities pursued more school for kids. Only 1 pulled it off.

Facing massive pandemic learning loss, the superintendent in Richmond, Virginia, tried to remake one of the most untouchable aspects of school – the academic calendar

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Virginia governor asks for probe into hiring of ‘catfishing’ cop who killed 3 in California

LOS ANGELES — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has asked the state’s inspector general to investigate the Virginia State Police’s hiring of Austin Lee Edwards, the now-deceased cop who killed three family members of a 15-year-old Riverside girl he “catfished” online.

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Regulators grant critical approval for Dominion wind farm

Virginia regulators have granted a critical approval for Dominion Energy’s plans to construct and operate a 176-turbine wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean

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Parents of slain UVA student call for stricter gun laws

The parents of a University of Virginia football player killed in a shooting last month are calling for stricter gun laws and more mental health support to prevent future gun deaths

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At the Races: Virginia is for voters - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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Bagby drops out of 4th District race, endorses McClellan

A Virginia lawmaker has dropped out of the race to represent the 4th Congressional District after the death of U.S. Rep. A

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Michigan State football lands commitment from 2023 WR Aziah Johnson

BREAKING: 2023 Virginia WR Aziah Johnson has committed to Michigan State

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Virginia AG blasts Virginia Beach mass shooting commission

Virginia’s Attorney General has lambasted a state commission that is investigating a 2019 mass shooting in Virginia Beach

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‘Catfishing’ cop told Virginia police he was treated at mental health facility, records show

LOS ANGELES — Austin Lee Edwards, the now-deceased cop who “catfished” a 15-year-old Riverside girl and killed her grandparents and mother last month, disclosed during his application to become a Virginia state trooper that he had voluntarily checked himself into a mental health facility several years earlier, according to records…

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One of the Criminal Charges Against the Loudoun County Superintendent Is Likely Unconstitutional

AP reports: The former superintendent of a northern Virginia school system [Scott Ziegler] has been indicted on three misdemeanor charges by a special grand jury that investigated the response to two sexual assaults committed by a student last year…. The three misdemeanors against Ziegler include one count of false publication,…

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2 Virginia Democrats join race for late Rep. McEachin's seat

Two more state lawmakers have jumped into the crowded field of candidates seeking to replace the late Rep. A

Los Angeles Times

Virginia sheriff defends removal of items from deputy’s home after California triple homicide

WASHINGTON — A Virginia sheriff says that he ordered two of his deputies to search the home of a colleague who killed three people in California, and insists they acted to protect the public.

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Final Confederate monument in Richmond, Virginia is pulled down

The former capital of the Confederacy has no more Confederate monuments

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US city removes last public Confederate statue

Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, ordered Confederate symbols removed amid 2020 racial justice protests across US.

Reuters

Virginia capital removes last public Confederate monument

A Black-owned construction business on Monday dismantled and removed the last public Confederate statue on display in Richmond, Virginia, the city that served as the capital of the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War.

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Youngkin sets special election to fill Rep. McEachin's seat

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has set a special election for Feb. 21 to fill the 4th Congressional District seat of the late Democratic Rep. A

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Virginia sets special election to replace McEachin for February - Roll Call

Voters in the heavily Democratic 4th District, which backed Joe Biden in 2020, will pick between nominees selected by a party-run process.

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "Intimate Privacy's Protection Enables Free Speech," by Prof. Danielle Keats Citron (Virginia)

Just published, at 2 Journal of Free Speech Law 3 (2022), as part of the "Non-Governmental Restrictions on Free Speech" symposium; the Abstract: The protection of intimate privacy isn't at odds with free expression. At times, we prioritize one value over the other, but, more often, intimate privacy is an…

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Numbers on panel examining Va. Beach mass shooting dwindle

Several members of a state commission tasked with conducting an independent investigation of a 2019 mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, have stepped down in recent months

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Confederate monument set to be removed from Virginia capital

An official says work to remove the final city-owned Confederate monument from Richmond, Virginia, should start this week

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