The Commonwealth Wire https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Arlington Man Charged With Attempted Rape in Clarendon Rideshare Attack Virginia DEQ Fines Hopewell Chemical Plant $2 Million for Air Quality Violations Virginia Beach Considers All-Ages Oceanfront Curfew Following Two Mass Shootings Spanberger Proposes Minor Amendments to Arlington Del. Lopez’s Immigration Enforcement Bill Virginia General Assembly Continues 433 Bills to 2027 Session, 18% of Total Introduced L3Harris Announces $1.27 Billion Expansion in Orange County, Adding 350 Jobs Fairfax County Supervisors Hope Spanberger Veto Ends Annual Tysons Casino Battles Former Brookland Park Bank Building to Become Youth Boxing Facility in Richmond USDA Declares Hampton Roads Localities Drought Disaster Areas, Unlocking Federal Farm Assistance Virginia Health Officials Warn Against Eating Bass, Catfish From Occoquan Watershed Due to PFOS Contamination Spanberger Proposes Amendments to Prescription Drug Board Bill Supporters Call ‘nullifying’ Spanberger Signs Amended Gun Legislation Before Midnight Deadline Oil Price Drop Could Reduce Gas Costs for Virginia Drivers as Iran Supply Concerns Ease Winchester Served as Launch Point for George Washington’s Military and Political Career Supreme Court Decision May Affect Virginia’s Conversion Therapy Ban for Minors Virginia Joins 24-State Compact Allowing Physician Assistants to Practice Across State Lines Virginia Beach Woman Pleads Guilty to Second-degree Murder in Father’s Shooting Death Fairfax County Police Arrest Suspect in Centreville-Area Nude Burglary Cases Virginia Beach Restaurant Owner Seeks Clarity on Turtle Kay Resort Demolition Plans Developer Proposes 74 Condominiums Near Pouncey Tract Park in Henrico County Portsmouth Tenant Required to Pay Rent Despite City Condemning Rodent-Infested Apartment Virginia Faces THC Detection Challenges as Retail Cannabis Market Development Continues Fairfax County Considers Eliminating Mental Health Wellness Program in FY2027 Budget Spanberger Responds to Tax Bill Criticism, Says Legislation Never Reached Governor’s Desk Mixed-Income Apartment Building Opens in Manchester as First Residents Move In Eight Injured in Saturday Night Shooting on Virginia Beach Oceanfront Arlington Tenants Report Air Conditioning Outages During Unseasonable Heat Wave Connecticut Bagel Chain PopUp Bagels Plans First Virginia Location in Arlington Fairfax County School Board Eliminates Veterans Day Holiday to Reduce Calendar Disruptions Governor Spanberger Joins Seven States Pushing Grid Operator to Shield Ratepayers From Data Center Costs Virginia Strengthens K-12 Cell Phone Restrictions Under New Law Sponsored by Fairfax County Senator Voyant Beauty to Close Roanoke Manufacturing Plant, Eliminate 95 Jobs by August Multiple People Shot Near Virginia Beach Oceanfront, Transported to Hospitals Youngkin Asks Virginia Supreme Court to Block Redistricting Amendment Vote Man Shot at Chesapeake Food Lion, Suspect in Custody Three Hospitalized After Serious Crash on South Quay Road in Suffolk Former Attorney General Holder Backs Virginia Mid-Decade Redistricting Proposal Budget Glass Co. Sold to Charlottesville Buyer After Decades Under Richmond-area Ownership Shockoe Institute Opens $11 Million Education Center at Richmond’s Main Street Station Virginia Beach Police Seek Suspect Who Allegedly Created 30 Fake Library Accounts to Steal Gaming Equipment Virginia Enacts New Laws Targeting Healthcare Costs and Housing Affordability Virginia Beach Police Increase Enforcement at Unauthorized Car Gatherings Following Resident Complaints U.S. Trade Court to Review Legality of Trump Administration’s 10% Global Tariff Arlington Radio Station WERA Seeks Revival Two Years After AIM Collapse Spanberger Signs Public Safety Bills Targeting Gun Violence, Law Enforcement Support Virginia Redistricting Process Draws National Attention as Test Case for Federal Gerrymandering Reforms Virginia Bans Confederate License Plates Starting July Under New Fairfax Delegate’s Law Spanberger Proposes Delaying Virginia Recreational Marijuana Sales Launch Gov. Spanberger Signs Contraception Access Bill After Previous Vetoes by Youngkin Arlington County Manager Says Funds Available for 2024 Election Changes Despite Budget Gap