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Richmond authorities reminding people of gun bans at events
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia’s capital city are reminding people to leave their guns at home if they plan to protest outside the statehouse. Richmond police say signs are being posted in advance of events surrounding Lobby Day 2021 reminding people that firearms are prohibited at...
Error allows vaccine signups by ineligible individuals
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A technology error allowed almost 6,000 Richmond-area residents to sign up to get COVID-19 vaccinations even though they weren’t eligible to get them, according to local officials. Officials in Henrico County said a county scheduling system accidentally sent a sign-up link to...
Virginia AG authorizes probe of statue-removal contract
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s attorney general has authorized an investigation into a $1.8 million contract for the removal of the city of Richmond's Confederate monuments, a special prosecutor said Friday. The statues were taken down over the summer, and an inquiry into the contract between the...
Police: Man charged after displaying 'KILL BIDEN' sign
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has been arrested for having a “KILL BIDEN” sign. WWBT in Richmond reported Thursday that Kenneth Kraig Thomas of Goochland County was arrested and is facing a charge of threatening a person in writing. He is being held without bond. It was not immediately...
Vanderbilt's Clark Lea adds 3 more to his coaching staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea has added three more people to his initial coaching staff. He announced Friday the hiring Brandon Hourigan as director of strength and conditioning and a pair of women with Casey Stangel as director of operations and Molly Hart as assistant director of...
Northam announces expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia officials announced changes Thursday that significantly expand the pool of people eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine as they also outlined plans for mass-vaccination clinics to speed up the pace of inoculations. Gov. Ralph Northam said at a news conference in Richmond that the...
Northam outlines priorities to lawmakers as session begins
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam outlined his plans to legalize marijuana and announced his intention to give teachers a raise Wednesday during an annual address to state lawmakers. The governor gave his State of the Commonwealth speech on the first day of the 2021 legislative...
Virginia's Capitol Square to close on annual lobbying day
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Amid reports of possible armed protests at state capitals across the country, Virginia officials plan to close Capitol Square in Richmond to the public Monday, an annual day for constituents to lobby lawmakers. Dena Potter, a spokeswoman for the Department of General Services,...
Teen identified as driver shot after chase in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Authorities have identified the driver who they say was fatally shot during a traffic stop after leading troopers on a chase and displaying a firearm. The driver who died was Xzavier D. Hill, 18, of Charlottesville, Virginia State Police said Sunday in a news release. The chase that...
Virginia prison officer stabbed during disturbance
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia corrections officials say that a prison officer and a K9 were attacked and suffered serious stab wounds during a disturbance at a prison. A news release from the Virginia Department of Corrections said that the attack happened around 6 p.m. at Sussex I State Prison southeast...
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