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Va. court ruling, budget fight put data centers on defensive
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (260+ words) Former Sen. Chap Petersen, D-Fairfax, remembers being "the lone wolf" in opposing a lucrative state tax exemption for the data center industry in the Virginia Senate. Read the stories from the Richmond Times-Dispatch's three-day series on data centers and the…...
ICE’s appalling warehouse scheme draws bipartisan protests | Guest column
2+ week, 6+ day ago (213+ words) Warehouses are for storing goods. ICE wants to use them to store people. Hundreds gather to protest against a proposed ICE warehouse in Hanover, VA., on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2026.At least 73,000 people " a record high " are already being held in ICE…...
Marjorie Taylor Greene made waves. Her constituents don't agree on whether it was worth it
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (932+ words) Lame duck Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed Donald Trump screamed at her for wanting to help Jeffrey Epstein's victims and expose their abusers. DALTON, Ga. " President Donald Trump says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a traitor. But for Jackie Harling,…...
This local Zaxby's has closed
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (822+ words) During the first week of September, the Zaxby's located at 5816 W. Broad St. permanently closed. There are seven Zaxby's locations in Richmond and the surrounding counties, and the franchise is known for its chicken fingers and wings, and chicken-based sandwiches and…...
Preseason football T-D Top 10 : Who's set to run the 804 in 2025?
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1017+ words) Though fall is still seven weeks off in the distance, preparation for the 2025 high school football season has begun in earnest across the 804, with local programs throughout the region beginning preseason practices. Armstrong went on its'annual East End run. Huguenot…...
Trump signals he will back Earle-Sears' campaign
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (1209+ words) President Donald Trump on Sunday night gave his strongest sign yet that he will endorse Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia. "Yeah, I would," Trump said in response to a question from a Washington Examiner…...
Immigration agents mistakenly detain deputy US marshal in Arizona, feds confirm
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1100+ words) In a press conference in Boston announcing nearly 1,500 immigrants were taken into custody in May, ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons defends the use of masks by his agents and expresses frustration at sanctuary jurisdictions. A deputy U.S. marshal was mistakenly detained…...