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Virginia to Allow Recreational Marijuana Sales in Retail Stores in 2027
Jul 2 2026 // Five years after becoming the first Southern state to legalize possession of marijuana, Virginia has approved a legal way to sell it to recreational users. State budget legislation enacted Monday will allow up to 350...
Virginia’s New Gun Laws Challenged by Some Local Prosecutors and Lawsuits
Jun 23 2026 // Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger recently signed a package of “commonsense” bills that she and supporters maintain will reduce gun violence and save lives, but some of them may not be enforced if local...
Tent Collapses at Virginia Church Celebration, Killing 1 and Injuring 22
Jun 15 2026 // A large tent collapsed during a Virginia church’s 20th anniversary celebration on Friday evening, killing one person and injuring nearly two dozen others, officials said. Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds tore...
Virginia Says Airbnb Lacks Insurance License to Offer Host Damage Protection Plan
Jun 12 2026 // Regulators at the Virginia Bureau of Insurance are raising issues with Airbnb over its Host Damage Protection (HDP) program, maintaining that it is an insurance product and Airbnb is offering it without being properly...
Trump Admin Wants to Close Watchdog on West Virginia’s Chemical Disasters
Jun 5 2026 // After a chemical leak at the Ames Goldsmith plant in Kanawha County killed two workers and injured dozens more last month, federal investigators quickly arrived in West Virginia to begin piecing together what went...
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