Tree supporters try to stump Maggie Walker monument
Residents discussed a proposed, and much debated, monument and urban center honoring civil rights activist and Richmond native Maggie Walker at a public forum on Tuesday night. The forum was hosted at the Richmond public library and was an opportunity for locals to ask the monument designers and engineers questions regarding the prospective monument and plaza. “She represents what Richmond […]
Poll: Most Virginians support higher taxes for schools
More than two-thirds of Virginians think public schools aren’t adequately funded, and most residents of the commonwealth would support paying more in taxes to enhance student performance, according to a statewide poll released Monday. The Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute released the findings as the General Assembly prepared to convene on Wednesday. According to the CEPI’s […]
Dog traced Graham’s scent to Matthew’s car, apartment
A police bloodhound detected traces of slain University of Virginia student Hannah Graham inside the apartment and on the car door of the man charged with Graham’s 2014 murder, according to a former detective’s testimony in Albemarle County, Virginia on Jan. 11. Former Louisa County Sheriff’s Office Detective Buck Garner testified Graham’s scent was also found at […]
Fed. judges redraw Va. congressional districts
A panel of three federal judges redrew Virginia’s congressional map on Jan. 7. The new map adjusts the 3rd and 4th voting districts after a 2013 lawsuit alleged the current congressional map, drawn by a republican-majority legislature, illegally packed in black voters to diminish their influence. The 3rd district, which had a 56.3 percent black voting age population, […]