Virginia
Winter Storm Fern grounds thousands of US flights, strains power grids nationwide
A sweeping winter storm has canceled thousands of US flights, triggered emergency declarations in multiple states, and placed severe strain on power grids as extreme cold spreads nationwide.
Party animal: Drunk raccoon behind viral liquor store break-in honored with cocktail namesake
Surviving Guardsman gives thumbs up after Washington shooting, but remains in serious condition
Jewish family settles discrimination case after gifted school expulsion
GOP nominee accuses Soros of placing political operatives in school boards
Glenn Youngkin, the Republican nominee for governor of Virginia, described “chaos” in the Virginia school system and blamed Democratic opponent Gov. Terry McAuliffe, as well as Soros.
Violins recovered from Holocaust to be played in special show
Thanks to the Violins of Hope project, the show in Roanoke, Virginia, will feature violins restored after the Holocaust, on which the works of Jewish composers who died in the war will be played.
GOP flier in Virginia depicts Jewish Democrat with pile of gold coins
The flier was distributed this week by Dan Helmer’s Republican challenger, Howard Pyon.
Virginia Republican apologizes for mocking Jewish House speaker's nose
In his apology, Hahns Copeland said the comment mocking House speaker Eileen Filler-Corn's nose was not meant to be antisemitic.
Virginia House GOP candidate likens being conservative to Nazi Germany
A number of Republicans over the last year, including the prominent House Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, have likened coronavirus restrictions to the Nazi treatment of Jews.
Idaho and West Virginia pass anti-Israel boycott laws
Idaho’s Anti-Boycott Against Israel Act states that public entities cannot do business over a total of $100,000 with companies that do not expressly oppose the BDS movement
Virginia Republicans won’t move convention voting off Shabbat
A majority of the State Central Committee voted Thursday for a religious exemption to voting at the convention taking place on May 8, a Saturday.
Two dead, eight injured in at least two shootings in Virginia Beach
“What you can see is we have a very chaotic incident, a very chaotic night in the Beach,” Police Chief Paul Neudigate told local news. “Many different crime scenes.”
New study sheds light on the causes of cold sores, herpes flare-ups
Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is one of the most common human pathogens in existence, present in approximately 40–90% of the population worldwide.
Virginia residents warned following reappearance of poisonous caterpillar
The creature, known as the puss caterpillar, measures just under an inch and a half, including the fur-like venomous spines it has on its body.
