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Virginia will mount a statewide effort to help prison and jail inmates and people in the probation system get support to find a new life, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said.

A Detroit judge who ordered a teenager into jail clothes and handcuffs on a field trip to his courtroom will be off the bench while undergoing "necessary training," the court's chief judge said Thursday.

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Virginia will mount a statewide effort to help prison and jail inmates and people in the probation system get support to find a new life, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said.

The Virginia Retirement System has almost $114 billion in its trust fund to pay for long-term retirement obligations for almost 830,000 current and former public employees, many of them teachers.

A state senator is asking the Virginia Department of Education to investigate what he said may be an attempt to "circumvent" state law.

“Virginia parents and teachers have witnessed firsthand the damage cell phones in schools has had on our youth’s academic, mental and physical health and social development."

Vice President Kamala Harris announced a sweeping set of economic proposals meant to cut taxes and lower the cost of groceries, housing and other essentials for many Americans. Harris unveiled her plans Friday in the battleground state of North Carolina.

The 15-year-old fell asleep in Judge King's courtroom during a visit by a nonprofit group she volunteers for. King said the girl's attitude led to the jail clothes and handcuffs.

The Justice Department said Lisa Jeanine Findley is accused of scheming to steal to the Presley family’s ownership interest in Graceland.

Mediators trying to end the Israel-Hamas war expressed hope for an imminent deal, saying they plan to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal an agreement to stop the fighting.

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The decision from the federal appeals court in Richmond reverses another judge's decision capping total damages at $350,000.

"The settlements approved today is just one small step on this terrible road that these families are on," Elliott Buckner, lawyer for Perry's family, told the press.

A brother and sister duo are being held without bond following two separate but related shooting incidents in the Town of Marion on Friday.

The Virginia Retirement System has almost $114 billion in its trust fund to pay for long-term retirement obligations for almost 830,000 current and former public employees, many of them teachers.

In the first few months of 2024, the Postal Service in Virginia had a 66% on-time delivery rate for First-Class Mail. In the spring, that score increased to 77%.

The regional library system was long a pillar of its community. Now its director has resigned, two counties have exited and the board of trustees has largely turned over.

A federal judge rejects a challenge to the governor's rights-restoration process but says Gov. Glenn Youngkin acts "much like a monarch" in reviewing petitions for relief.