FBI searches lawmaker’s office
PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader's hometown office and her neighboring cannabis shop Wednesday, bringing into public view...
May 7, 2026Open source
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Louise Lucas Issues Statement After FBI Search, and What's Noteworthy Is What She Left Out
AP Photo/Steve Helber Though the news broke on Wednesday morning of the FBI conducting a search of the Portsmouth office of Virginia Senate President Pro Tem...
May 7, 2026Open source
FBI raids Sen. Louise Lucas’ Portsmouth office, cannabis business
Federal agents on Wednesday morning raided the Portsmouth office of state Sen. Louise Lucas, one of Virginia’s most powerful Democratic lawmakers, with mul...
May 6, 2026Open source
FBI Raids Office of Top Trump Critic in Criminal Probe
Agents were at the office of Democratic Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L Louise Lucas.
May 6, 2026Open source
BREAKING: After 10D-1R Map Is Passed by Voters, Trump/Patel FBI Raids the Portsmouth Office of VA Sen. Loui...
Cross posted from Blue Virginia “How did Fox News get someone live on the scene of a raid in Portsmouth? Do you all have an office in Portsmouth?
May 6, 2026Open source
FBI raids Portsmouth office of Virginia Sen. Louise Lucas
Federal officials are raiding Democratic Senator L. Louise Lucas's Portsmouth office, with details still emerging.
May 6, 2026Open source
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Kalispell lumberjill carves a name for herself at world championships
Last year, Lauren Bergman set the former world record in the standing block chop with a time of 26.36 seconds at the U.S Pro Women’s Championship, placing...
Jul 5, 2026Open source
Tim Throckmorton Gen Washingtons General Orders
In the spring of 1774, Thomas Jefferson drafted a Day of Fasting & Prayer resolution, which was introduced in the Virginia House of Burgesses by Robert Carte...
Jul 5, 2026Open source
Akron police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old man on Virginia Avenue Friday evening.
Akron police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old man on Virginia Avenue Friday evening.
Jul 5, 2026Open source
Auto review: Wheelin' the Chevy Trax, Detroit's most affordable model
STRATFORD, Virginia -- With bold styling, peppy performance and more rear legroom than an Audi Q7 for goodness sake, the $23,495 Chevrolet Trax is the most a...
Jul 5, 2026Open source
Teens gain healthcare experience as Northern volunteers
Rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors across Surry County and Southwest Virginia are volunteering at Northern Regional Hospital during their su...
Jul 5, 2026Open source
250 celebration kicks off in Ararat
Echoes from the past — America’s revolutionary past — boomed over the fields and hollows of Ararat, Virginia on Monday, as more than 200 people turned...
Jul 5, 2026Open source
Coverage of Virginia's new gun laws and their impacts by RTD reporter Anna Bryson
U.S. attorneys argue the firearms that fall under the ban — like AR-15s — are among the most commonly owned rifles in the United States and are protected...
Jul 5, 2026Open source
Virginia, Montana top list of most patriotic states in new survey before America’s 250th
Virginia ranks as the most patriotic state in a WalletHub study measuring military engagement, voting and volunteering ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary.
Jul 4, 2026Open source
VOTE: What job do you think Northern Nevada needs more workers to fill?
KRXI2 NBC Reno covers news, sports, weather and traffic for the Reno, Nevada area including Sparks, Carson City, Virginia City, Silver City, Stagecoach, Silv...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
VOTE: Are you concerned about fireworks starting fires?
KRXI2 NBC Reno covers news, sports, weather and traffic for the Reno, Nevada area including Sparks, Carson City, Virginia City, Silver City, Stagecoach, Silv...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Greenhouse Garden Tips: Watering your yard
KRXI2 NBC Reno covers news, sports, weather and traffic for the Reno, Nevada area including Sparks, Carson City, Virginia City, Silver City, Stagecoach, Silv...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Virginia City marks Independence Day, America 250 with parade, concert and fireworks
VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. (KOLO) - Virginia City will celebrate Independence Day and the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary with a full day of events, including...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Code Purple Air Quality forecast for DC and Northern Virginia over holiday weekend
Code Purple Air Quality forecast for DC and Northern Virginia over holiday weekend
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Virginia gun buyers set all-time record on background checks
Southern Police Equipment owner and president Karen Ballengee talks about gun sales under VA's new laws
Jul 4, 2026Open source
Kaine: Virginia’s lessons for America at 250 | Guest column
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Virginia’s own 1776 story — from drafting the nation’s first state constitution and a pioneering declarati...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
A Friendship Forged In Revolution Soars Above Wallops Island In Historic 250 Celebration
WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — A friendship forged in revolution took to the skies over Virginia as the Patrouille de France flew in formation with the U.S. Air...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
WV axes Fundamental Data violation notice, saying large-scale project 'conceptual'
The company’s state air quality permit granted in August 2025 is real. The environmental health fears from the company’s estimated up-to-nearly-100-ton-p...
Jul 3, 2026Open source
Justice Kavanaugh’s Transgender Ruling and the Misogyny of the Left
In West Virginia v. B.P.J. the Supreme Court has just ruled against “transgender” athletes. Boys claiming to be girls can no longer destroy female spor...
Jul 3, 2026Open source
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Kalispell lumberjill carves a name for herself at world championships
Last year, Lauren Bergman set the former world record in the standing block chop with a time of 26.36 seconds at the U.S Pro Women’s Championship, placing...
Jul 5, 2026Open source
Tim Throckmorton Gen Washingtons General Orders
In the spring of 1774, Thomas Jefferson drafted a Day of Fasting & Prayer resolution, which was introduced in the Virginia House of Burgesses by Robert Carte...
Jul 5, 2026Open source
Akron police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old man on Virginia Avenue Friday evening.
Akron police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old man on Virginia Avenue Friday evening.
Jul 5, 2026Open source
Auto review: Wheelin' the Chevy Trax, Detroit's most affordable model
STRATFORD, Virginia -- With bold styling, peppy performance and more rear legroom than an Audi Q7 for goodness sake, the $23,495 Chevrolet Trax is the most a...
Jul 5, 2026Open source
Teens gain healthcare experience as Northern volunteers
Rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors across Surry County and Southwest Virginia are volunteering at Northern Regional Hospital during their su...
Jul 5, 2026Open source
250 celebration kicks off in Ararat
Echoes from the past — America’s revolutionary past — boomed over the fields and hollows of Ararat, Virginia on Monday, as more than 200 people turned...
Jul 5, 2026Open source
Coverage of Virginia's new gun laws and their impacts by RTD reporter Anna Bryson
U.S. attorneys argue the firearms that fall under the ban — like AR-15s — are among the most commonly owned rifles in the United States and are protected...
Jul 5, 2026Open source
Virginia, Montana top list of most patriotic states in new survey before America’s 250th
Virginia ranks as the most patriotic state in a WalletHub study measuring military engagement, voting and volunteering ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary.
Jul 4, 2026Open source
VOTE: What job do you think Northern Nevada needs more workers to fill?
KRXI2 NBC Reno covers news, sports, weather and traffic for the Reno, Nevada area including Sparks, Carson City, Virginia City, Silver City, Stagecoach, Silv...
Jul 4, 2026Open source
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