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Virginia Seeks $4.4 Billion Additional Federal Aid for Hurricane Helene Recovery
Nov 20 2024 // Citing the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene in southwest Virginia, Governor Glenn Youngkin submitted a request to President Joseph Biden, President-elect Donald Trump and Congressional appropriators for $4.4 billion...
Safety Board Reports on Hazardous Ammonia Accident at Virginia Food Processor
Nov 19 2024 // The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an update on its investigation into the hazardous ammonia release at a food processing facility in Sterling, Virginia that injured dozens of...
Former Propane Worker Charged in Virginia House Blast That Killed Firefighter
Oct 24 2024 // A former employee of a propane supplier has been charged in the death of a volunteer firefighter who died while responding to a house explosion in Sterling, Virginia in February, officials said this week.Roger Bentley was...
No Sovereign Immunity for Virginia City or Truck Driver In-Between Garbage Pick-Ups
Oct 8 2024 // The Virginia Court of Appeals has ruled that a trial court erred in finding that a garbage truck driver and the city of Chesapeake were shielded by sovereign immunity for their role in an accident caused by the truck...
Virginia School Board Settles With Teacher Fired Over Trans Student’s Pronouns
Oct 3 2024 // A Virginia school board has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement to a former high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns, according to the advocacy group that filed...
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