Thursday, April 10, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1967, oral arguments began in the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia. Mildred and Richard Loving were an interracial couple who challenged the state law that banned such marriages. The Court ruled unanimously that Virginia’s law was unconstitutional.

An illegal gun deal led to violence in Spotsylvania County on Tuesday. The Virginia Flyover has the latest in our Top Stories. In Around Virginia, state Republicans want more independence in choosing candidates.

We’re sponsored today by World Concern, a nonprofit offering an opportunity to help earthquake victims in Myanmar.

Illegal Gun Deal Leads to Bloodshed

Four teenagers are in custody after a shooting that killed three people in Spotsylvania County on Tuesday evening. Police described the incident as “an illegal gun sale/robbery.”

Two of the people who were killed were also teenagers from Spotsylvania County. The name of the third man who died, a 20-year-old, was not immediately released.

The violence occurred before officers arrived and found three victims dead at the scene. “I heard it and I saw bullets going everywhere, they were kind of going at each other,” one witness reported.

Three other people were critically injured in the shooting. Police stated that they have all suspects in custody, and there is no further threat to the community.

Northern Virginia Asks for State Help

A bipartisan House of Delegates emergency committee addressing federal spending cuts met in Alexandria to hear from local leaders about the costs and impacts of those reductions.

“What we’re facing here is far worse than COVID,” the chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors told the panel. “We will get no federal support with this. In fact, it is federal actions that are causing these challenges.”

Northern Virginia is home to about half of the 2,314 federal employees laid off statewide so far this year. That number does not include discontinued federal contractors, who may be filing for unemployment using different systems.

The emergency legislative committee is expected to hold future meetings in Hampton Roads, Southwest Virginia, and Richmond.

Justice for Suspended Student

A Virginia Beach judge said it was “appalling” that St. John the Apostle Catholic School suspended a sixth grader last year because the boy waited until after taking a test to report that a classmate had brought a bullet to class.

The boy’s mother, Rachel Wigand, said she filed the suit seeking only $81 because she wanted to hold the school accountable for suspending her child, not to make money from the incident.

The sixth grader was suspended for the same amount of time as the child who brought the bullet to school. Wigand indicated her son may move to a different school next year.

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➤ Statewide: The Commonwealth has fared better than most states during the current avian flu outbreak. A key reason is the work of the Virginia Poultry Disease Task Force, formed to encourage biosecurity after a similar outbreak more than two decades ago. (Details)

➤ Reston: The heroism of 26 members of the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department demonstrated at the scene of a home explosion in Sterling in February was recognized during the Valor Awards on Monday. (More)

➤ Lynchburg: The Republican City Committee filed a federal civil rights lawsuit to overturn a 2021 state law that prevents the party from using closed nomination methods—such as conventions, mass meetings, or firehouse primaries—to choose candidates. (Details)

➤ Richmond: Attorney General Jason Miyares announced a multistate settlement with pharmaceutical company Mylan Inc. that awards $335 million nationwide and $6.6 million to Virginia to help mitigate the opioid crisis. (More)

➤ Statewide: An updated state law will make it more difficult for employers to require low-wage employees to sign non-compete clauses. Under the new policy, any worker entitled to overtime pay under federal law will be considered a low-wage employee. (More)

➤ Northern Virginia: Transit advocates unveiled a proposal to build a commuter rail line along the Washington and Old Dominion Trail from Purcellville to Falls Church. (Details)

➤ The Washington Nationals wrapped up a 4-2 home stand with a 6-5 loss against the L.A. Dodgers. (Schedule)

➤ The Washington Capitals host Carolina tonight in the team’s first home game since Alex Ovechkin set the NHL all-time goals record. (Preview)

➤ Virginia Tech’s spring football game is set for Saturday. Quarterback Kyron Drones will miss the game. (Details)

➤ Norfolk State announced that Jermaine Woods will be the head women’s basketball coach. He joins the Spartans after three years at Coppin State. (More)

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➤ The Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s Advisory Committee on International Trade hosted a meeting in Richmond to discuss what the recent tariffs might mean for businesses in the state. (Details)

➤ The NoVa Housing Expo will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Meridian High School in Falls Church. (More)

➤ Noke Van Co. of Roanoke said it will not be able to rebuild a 34,000-square-foot building that was gutted by fire last week. (Details)

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➤ The Shenandoah National Park Trust launched a website to provide frequent updates about the park, including information on hiring freezes, staffing cuts, and funding. (Details)

➤ Horse-drawn caissons will once again be used to pull caskets during funerals at Arlington National Cemetery. The Army had halted the practice for the past two years while it worked to improve living conditions for the animals. (More)

➤ Police departments across Virginia will accept unwanted or unused medication for disposal on April 26. (See Locations)

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