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Two chicks from species classified as extinct in the wild born at Smithsonian zoo's conservation campus
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (197+ words) May 25, 2026, 4: 23 PM Two chicks hatched at the Smithsonian National Zoo's campus in Front Royal, Virginia, have given hope to a species classified as extinct in the wild. The two sihek chicks, a male and a female, were born in mid-April…...
Several pets trapped in Stafford County house fire
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (182+ words) May 24, 2026, 12: 19 PM Five people were able to make it out but several pets did not following a fire in Stafford County, Virginia. It happened Sunday just before 5: 30 a. m. Stafford County Fire and Rescue units arrived in the 200 block of Choptank Road…...
Loudoun Co. schools say Title IX probe opened over alleged restroom recordings at Freedom High
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (326+ words) LISTEN: CBS News Radio broadcast its final reports Friday night. Listen to them here. May 23, 2026, 12: 10 PM Loudoun County Public Schools said it has been notified that the U. S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has opened a Title IX investigation…...
Shopping cart killer" sentenced to life in prison for 2021 murders
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (295+ words) May 23, 2026, 4: 54 AM Anthony Eugene Robinson, also known as the "shopping cart killer," was sentenced Friday to life in prison for the 2021 murders of two women in Harrisonburg, Virginia, whose bodies he transported in a shopping cart and concealed in an…...
Virginia one step closer to requiring diaper-changing stations in new buildings" public bathrooms
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (604+ words) Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury May 22, 2026, 10: 29 PM Sen. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, D-Alexandria, had an "ah-ha" moment when her daughter, now three, was a newborn. She'd been at a restaurant and needed to change her diaper but there was no changing station…...
A pledge to reduce the number of childhood drownings in Virginia
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (429+ words) May 22, 2026, 2: 46 PM Last year, 12 young children drowned in Virginia " the highest number in six years and four times as many as the previous year, according to health officials. The Virginia Department of Health wants that to change; it's launched the…...
Just-signed Virginia law aims to cut power costs
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (443+ words) May 22, 2026, 11: 06 AM A new law scheduled to go into effect next year could help Virginians lower the cost of their utility bill. Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed a proposal that will allow homeowners and renters to begin using plug-in solar…...
2 people accused of stealing $10 K worth of Legos, appliances from Fairfax Co. stores
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (292+ words) May 21, 2026, 7: 52 PM Nearly $10, 000 worth of Legos, small appliances, clothing and other merchandise was taken from stores in Fairfax County, Virginia, and two people are facing charges in the string of thefts. Reima Mc Pherson, 43, and John-Ross Dika, 31, face larceny and…...
Stop here first: Dulles Airport becomes focus of US efforts to prevent spread of Ebola
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (712+ words) NEWS ALERT: Judge dismisses charges against former Va. school official in case of 6-year-old who shot teacher May 21, 2026, 1: 15 PM Northern Virginia's Dulles International Airport is the focus of the United States' effort to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus…...
Spanberger's ICE actions deepen divide with Virginia Democrats
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (1089+ words) Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury May 21, 2026, 9: 56 AM Gov. Abigail Spanberger within just 24 hours vetoed two legislative packages aimed at limiting federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Virginia while simultaneously signing other measures targeting masked federal agents and issuing a sweeping…...