LURAY, Va.—A body believed to be that of a missing Virginia woman has been found in the Shenandoah National Park, officials said Saturday. Based on the preliminary identification of the remains, the search for Julia Christine Devlin has been suspended, the park said in a news release. Devlin, a 55-year-old University of Virginia economics department…
Body Found, Believed to Be That of Missing Virginia Woman
Virginia Parents Seek 1st School Closure-Related Recall of Board Member
Parents in Virginia submitted thousands of signatures this week to recall a Fairfax County school board member after she opposed returning to in-person classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The board member, Elaine Tholen, is accused of being derelict in her duty for keeping schools closed for 12 months, according to the petition organizers, Open FCPS Coalition. Organizers…
Virginia School Board Rejects State’s Transgender Pronoun, Restroom Policies
A county school board in Virginia last week rejected the state’s new policy regarding the treatment of transgender students after hundreds of community members showed up to voice their opposition to the rule changes. Watched by a crowd of nearly 500 concerned citizens, the Russell County school board on July 16 voted 7–0 to reject…
‘Let Them Die’: Top NAACP, PTA Official Attacks Anti-Critical Race Theory Protesters
A top Virginia NAACP activist who is also a high-ranking state Parent Teacher Association (PTA) official was captured on video leading a counter-protest against parents who were demonstrating against the quasi-Marxist critical race theory being taught in schools in Fairfax County. Michelle Leete, who is the vice president of training at the Virginia state PTA and vice…
University of Virginia Removes Statue of Revolutionary War Officer
In the latest addition to a list of historical monuments removed from the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, a statue of pioneer and Revolutionary War officer George Rogers Clark on Sunday left its pedestal on the University of Virginia (UVA) campus. George Rogers Clark was born in Albemarle County, where the UVA sits, in 1752. Dubbed…
Charlottesville Takes Down Statue of Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea
The Charlottesville, Virginia, City Council voted unanimously to remove the a statue of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea from the city following a special emergency meeting on Saturday afternoon. The decision was made shortly after the crew finished removing Charlottesville’s statues of Confederate commanders Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. The city council…
Loudoun County Schools Continue Fight Against Teacher Suspended for Objecting to Transgender Policy
The legal battle persists between Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) and a teacher who was suspended for opposing the school district’s policy about transgender pronouns, as opposing sides argue over whether the Virginia Supreme Court should revisit the case. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a conservative legal group representing the teacher, Byron “Tanner” Cross, said it…
Virginia School Board Meeting Cut Short, Parent Arrested Amid Heated Debate on Transgender Policy
Police declared an unlawful assembly and arrested one at a Loudoun County, Virginia, school board meeting on Tuesday night, as tension escalated over the board’s proposed policy on transgender students. The proposed policy (pdf) in question, according to the school district’s website, would require staff at Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) to address “gender-expansive or…
White House ‘Looking Into’ Allegations of Woman Who Claimed to Be Reporter at Kamala Harris Event
The White House confirmed Wednesday that it is investigating a woman who allegedly claimed to be a Univision reporter at a press conference with Vice President Kamala Harris in Mexico. Harris was taking questions from reporters when a moderator called on “Maria Fernanda of Univision” to ask a question. “I voted for you,” Fernanda said,…
McAuliffe Wins Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Primary
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Tuesday won the Democratic nomination for Virginia governor. McAuliffe will face Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin in the general election in November. Republicans have not won a statewide race in Virginia in more than a decade. Virginia’s term limits don’t allow for governors to serve consecutive terms. McAuliffe previously served from…
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