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Posted: Apr 22, 2020 / 08:45 AM EDTUpdated: Apr 22, 2020 / 02:07 PM EDTRICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Virginia lawmakers are set to reconvene in Richmond for a one-day session Wednesday, but it may look a bit different than year’s past.To help with social distancing, the Senate will meet at the Science Museum on Broad Street and the House is expected to meet outside on Capitol Grounds.Lawmakers are expected to act on bills that were passed this past winter and on Governor Ralph Northam’s proposed changes, some of which were prompted by COVID-19.Among the proposals is to until May 1, 2021 to help...…Posted: Apr 22, 2020 / 08:45 AM EDTUpdated: Apr 22, 2020 / 02:07 PM EDTRICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Virginia lawmakers are set to reconvene in Richmond for a one-day session Wednesday, but it may look a bit different than year’s past.To help with social distancing, the Senate will meet at the Science Museum on Broad Street and the House is expected to meet outside on Capitol Grounds.Lawmakers are expected to act on bills that were passed this past winter and on Governor Ralph Northam’s proposed changes, some of which were prompted by COVID-19.Among the proposals is to until May 1, 2021 to help...WW…

Posted: Jun 23, 2020 / 06:41 PM EDTUpdated: Jun 24, 2020 / 06:40 AM EDTCHESTERFIELD, Va. (WRIC) — Police said there is “no active threat” following a shooting Tuesday inside Chesterfield Towne Center that left a man with critical injuries after a fight broke out in the food court. No arrests have been made at this time.“At this very moment, we have cleared Chesterfield Towne Center. There is no active threat going on right this very second,” Major Mike Louth with Chesterfield police told reporters. “The mall is safe.”Police swarmed the parking lot of Chesterfield Towne Center after...…Posted: Jun 23, 2020 / 06:41 PM EDTUpdated: Jun 24, 2020 / 06:40 AM EDTCHESTERFIELD, Va. (WRIC) — Police said there is “no active threat” following a shooting Tuesday inside Chesterfield Towne Center that left a man with critical injuries after a fight broke out in the food court. No arrests have been made at this time.“At this very moment, we have cleared Chesterfield Towne Center. There is no active threat going on right this very second,” Major Mike Louth with Chesterfield police told reporters. “The mall is safe.”Police swarmed the parking lot of Chesterfield Towne Center after...WW…

Posted: Apr 6, 2020 / 05:26 PM EDTUpdated: Apr 6, 2020 / 05:26 PM EDTNORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Phone calls to emergency hotlines for domestic violence have spiked in the state of Virginia as people stay at home during the coronavirus epidemic.The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk  Sunday that calls to hotlines increased by 76% statewide in March. That’s according to the . The group compiles data on shelter services for 65 facilities.The alliance also said that about 1,000 people have sought overnight shelter from domestic violence.Shelters are also having to adjust operations because of the...…Posted: Apr 6, 2020 / 05:26 PM EDTUpdated: Apr 6, 2020 / 05:26 PM EDTNORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Phone calls to emergency hotlines for domestic violence have spiked in the state of Virginia as people stay at home during the coronavirus epidemic.The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk  Sunday that calls to hotlines increased by 76% statewide in March. That’s according to the . The group compiles data on shelter services for 65 facilities.The alliance also said that about 1,000 people have sought overnight shelter from domestic violence.Shelters are also having to adjust operations because of the...WW…

Posted: Sep 28, 2020 / 10:08 AM EDTUpdated: Oct 30, 2020 / 11:53 AM EDTRICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Voters in Virginia can drop off their ballots inside designated boxes set up in their districts after state lawmakers approved a temporary change aimed at easing the voting process during the coronavirus pandemic, giving residents who may be concerned with mailing in their ballot another option for the election.Gov. Ralph Northam (D) signed legislation in early September to allow localities to have ballot drop boxes inside and outside local registrar’s offices, at satellite voting sites and polling...…Posted: Sep 28, 2020 / 10:08 AM EDTUpdated: Oct 30, 2020 / 11:53 AM EDTRICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Voters in Virginia can drop off their ballots inside designated boxes set up in their districts after state lawmakers approved a temporary change aimed at easing the voting process during the coronavirus pandemic, giving residents who may be concerned with mailing in their ballot another option for the election.Gov. Ralph Northam (D) signed legislation in early September to allow localities to have ballot drop boxes inside and outside local registrar’s offices, at satellite voting sites and polling...WW…

Posted: Oct 4, 2020 / 04:37 PM EDTUpdated: Oct 5, 2020 / 08:51 AM EDTCLEVELAND, Ohio () — Fox News anchor Chris Wallace Sunday slammed members of the first family and Chief of Staff Mark Meadows for not wearing masks at the first presidential debate in Cleveland Tuesday,In an interview with campaign adviser Steve Cortes on “Fox News Sunday,” he pointed out that only he, President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden were exempt from the rule that attendees wear masks.“Everybody was told to wear a mask. Why did the first family and chief of staff feel that the rules for everybody else...…Posted: Oct 4, 2020 / 04:37 PM EDTUpdated: Oct 5, 2020 / 08:51 AM EDTCLEVELAND, Ohio () — Fox News anchor Chris Wallace Sunday slammed members of the first family and Chief of Staff Mark Meadows for not wearing masks at the first presidential debate in Cleveland Tuesday,In an interview with campaign adviser Steve Cortes on “Fox News Sunday,” he pointed out that only he, President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden were exempt from the rule that attendees wear masks.“Everybody was told to wear a mask. Why did the first family and chief of staff feel that the rules for everybody else...WW…

Posted: Feb 10, 2021 / 08:02 PM ESTUpdated: Feb 11, 2021 / 11:11 AM ESTRICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)- Advocates say a law that bars Virginia courts from fully considering a person’s disability or mental illness is causing defendants with autism to fall through the cracks.A recently passed bill would require judges to take these conditions into consideration in more stages of the criminal justice system. Some prosecutors fear there could be unintended consequences.Matthew Rushin, a Black male with autism from Virginia Beach, is expected to be released this spring after originally being sentenced to...…Posted: Feb 10, 2021 / 08:02 PM ESTUpdated: Feb 11, 2021 / 11:11 AM ESTRICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)- Advocates say a law that bars Virginia courts from fully considering a person’s disability or mental illness is causing defendants with autism to fall through the cracks.A recently passed bill would require judges to take these conditions into consideration in more stages of the criminal justice system. Some prosecutors fear there could be unintended consequences.Matthew Rushin, a Black male with autism from Virginia Beach, is expected to be released this spring after originally being sentenced to...WW…

WINCHESTER, Va. (WAVY) — Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, one of the main figures in Netflix’s popular “Tiger King” documentary, faces after an investigation by Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring’s Animal Law Unit.Herring’s office says that Antle and Keith A. Wilson, the owner of Wilson’s Wild Animal Park in Frederick County, Virginia, trafficked lion cubs between Virginia and Antle’s Myrtle Beach Safari park.Antle has been charged with one felony count of wildlife trafficking, one felony count of conspiracy to wildlife traffic, four misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to violate the Endangered...…WINCHESTER, Va. (WAVY) — Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, one of the main figures in Netflix’s popular “Tiger King” documentary, faces after an investigation by Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring’s Animal Law Unit.Herring’s office says that Antle and Keith A. Wilson, the owner of Wilson’s Wild Animal Park in Frederick County, Virginia, trafficked lion cubs between Virginia and Antle’s Myrtle Beach Safari park.Antle has been charged with one felony count of wildlife trafficking, one felony count of conspiracy to wildlife traffic, four misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to violate the Endangered...WW…

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney sent a letter on Tuesday to Gov. Ralph Northam, House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn and Senate Majority Leader Richard Saslaw, asking them to legalize marijuana during the General Assembly’s special session on Aug. 18.The mayor said this would help increase equity and inclusion in the commonwealth.“Not only do marijuana arrests comprise a majority of the total arrests in Virginia, but out of those arrests a disproportionate number are of Black people,” Stoney said in the letter. “Let’s not forget the negative impact an arrest and conviction...…RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney sent a letter on Tuesday to Gov. Ralph Northam, House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn and Senate Majority Leader Richard Saslaw, asking them to legalize marijuana during the General Assembly’s special session on Aug. 18.The mayor said this would help increase equity and inclusion in the commonwealth.“Not only do marijuana arrests comprise a majority of the total arrests in Virginia, but out of those arrests a disproportionate number are of Black people,” Stoney said in the letter. “Let’s not forget the negative impact an arrest and conviction...WW…

Posted: Sep 20, 2020 / 10:06 PM EDTUpdated: Sep 20, 2020 / 10:06 PM EDTRICHMOND, Va. (CNS) — The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill this month to provide free school meals for 109,000 more public school students in the commonwealth. , introduced by Del. Danica Roem, D-Prince William, passed the chamber unanimously. Roem’s bill requires eligible public elementary and secondary schools to apply for the Community Eligibility Provision through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service. “School food should be seen as an essential...…Posted: Sep 20, 2020 / 10:06 PM EDTUpdated: Sep 20, 2020 / 10:06 PM EDTRICHMOND, Va. (CNS) — The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill this month to provide free school meals for 109,000 more public school students in the commonwealth. , introduced by Del. Danica Roem, D-Prince William, passed the chamber unanimously. Roem’s bill requires eligible public elementary and secondary schools to apply for the Community Eligibility Provision through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service. “School food should be seen as an essential...WW…