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Francine the Lowe's cat has been found After weeks of frantic searching, Francine, the beloved Richmond cat who calls a local Lowe's home, has been found.

After weeks of frantic searching, Francine, the beloved Richmond cat who calls a local Lowe's home, has been found.

Eight people arrested, 72 pounds of illegal substances seized after Richmond area vape shop investigations wric.com/news/local-n... #VALeg #VAGov

PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed from school libraries' A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.

A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.

Virginia U.S. Sens. Kaine, Warner seek to keep Discovery space shuttle in the commonwealth • Virginia Mercury One of Virginia’s crown jewels of tourist attractions, the Discovery Space Shuttle, could be blasting off somewhere else as U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine seek to prevent the move from its home ...

Virginia U.S. Sens. Kaine, Warner seek to keep Discovery space shuttle in the commonwealth virginiamercury.com/2025/10/01/v...

1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.

Vape shops continue to be raided; community leaders are showing their support Henrico Police confirmed raids in the county this past Friday.

Vape shops continue to be raided; community leaders are showing their support www.12onyourside.com/2025/09/29/v... #VALeg #VAGov

Second Victim of Dallas ICE Shooting Dies A house painter who had been in the United States for two decades had been critically injured in Dallas by a gunman who the government said was aiming at federal law enforcement officers.

Miguel Ángel García-Hernández, a house painter and father of four from Mexico who was critically injured by a sniper at an ICE facility in Dallas, has died, the second fatality of the shooting, according to Latino civil rights leaders representing his family.

Lawmakers From 10 States Call on PJM to Accelerate Renewable Energy Deployment Amid Affordability and Capacity Concerns | National Caucus of Environmental Legislators Today, over 105 state legislators from 10 states across the PJM Interconnection region released a joint letter urging PJM to take immediate action to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy proj...

Families in Virginia are feeling the pressure of rising energy bills.

Today, I am joining 105+ legislators in urging PJM to fast-track renewables — the most affordable, reliable energy sources available.

Learn more from the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators:

With a final screech, AOL's dial-up service goes silent One of the earliest consumer internet portals, AOL's dial-up option was once the most common way for people to access the early web.

A beacon of the early internet is being silenced today.

36% of GWR residents are food insecure

22% or 820,000 adults are at the highest levels of food insecurity

41% of families affected by federal cuts are facing food insecurity

50,000 families in GWR have seen reductions in SNAP

hunger-report.capitalareafoodbank.org/report-2025

After initially embracing unions, RPS is proposing a more restrictive collective bargaining process for future deals Union leaders are unhappy those changes are being pushed through with limited input, just days before a new round of bargaining meetings is set to begin.

After initially embracing unions, RPS is proposing a more restrictive collective bargaining process for future deals www.richmonder.org/after-initia...

I swapped cigarettes for vapes but almost died after switching Zoe Shackleford from Strasburg, Virginia, first started smoking cigarettes at 18 but she recently switched to vapes thinking they would be better for her health.

I swapped cigarettes for vapes but almost died after switching www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

At least five Richmond-area vape shops raided as industry comes under scrutiny nationally Richmond officials have shown concern about the proliferation of vape shops across the city in recent years.

At least five Richmond-area vape shops raided as industry comes under scrutiny nationally #VALeg #VAGov www.richmonder.org/at-least-fiv...

Community Problem - Community Solution Let’s make PWC Hunger Free Our food pantries in PWC are in need of food to stock their shelves and have asked for our help. PWC Hunger Free is holding food drives all weekend long. Please stop by and make a donation. Saturday, Sept. 27, 10AM-2PM: Giant Food 10864 Sudley Manor Drive Manassas, VA 20109 Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27-28, 10AM-6PM: Giant Food 7575 Linton Hall Road Gainesville, VA 20155 In support of ACTS, CFH and Haymarket Regional Food Pantry.

PWC Hunger Free will be at the Giant grocery stores in Manassas (Bull Run Plaza) and Gainesville (Virginia Gateway) collecting donated food for local pantries.
Gainesville: Saturday-Sunday, 10AM-6PM.
Manassas: Saturday, 10AM-6PM
Please share the flyer to help prevent hunger in Prince William County.

Virginia's general fund ran in the red last year, report shows Administration officials and GOP legislative leaders say the "accounting document" does not reflect the state's financial strength.

Virginia's general fund ran in the red last year, report shows richmond.com/news/state-r...

Hidden in plain sight: Richmond International Airport is ICE deportation flight hub, according to human rights organization Hidden in plain sight, behind the Richmond Jet Center and less than a mile from the Richmond International Airport terminal, throngs of shackled people have been loaded onto airplanes with no attribut...

Hidden in plain sight: Richmond International Airport is ICE deportation flight hub, according to human rights organization www.henricocitizen.com/hidden-in-pl...

As immigration raids step up, US citizens predicted at risk for detainment • Virginia Mercury WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh argued in a major case earlier this month that U.S. citizens face few problems in having their immigration status verified if federal agents apprehen...

As immigration raids step up, US citizens predicted at risk for detainment virginiamercury.com/2025/09/25/r...

Newport News leaders pass regulations preventing vape shops from opening near schools Newport News city leaders voted in favor of enforcing regulations for new vape shops, including preventing them from opening near schools.

Newport News leaders pass regulations preventing vape shops from opening near schools www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-...

Virginia surveillance network tapped thousands of times for immigration cases — Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism As federal immigration enforcement accelerated, police agencies outside of Virginia searched the Commonwealth’s network of Flock Safety cameras thousands of times over a 12-month period, accordin...

Virginia Surveillance Network Tapped Thousands Of Times For Immigration Cases.
vcij.org/stories/virg...

Vogler’s family hopeful that latest surgery marks ‘significant step’ toward recovery Danville City Council member Lee Vogler remains hospitalized in North Carolina almost two months after he was attacked and set on fire.

Vogler's family hopeful that latest surgery marks 'significant step' toward recovery cardinalnews.org/2025/09/24/v...

“The human race is at war. Our biggest enemy, pure and simple, is ignorance.”
U.S. astronaut John W. Young, born on this day in 1930

The Feds Want to Unmask Instagram Accounts That Identified Immigration Agents StopICE.net filed a motion to quash a subpoena about an Instagram video that identified a Border Patrol agent.

DHS subpoenaed Meta for information about an account that posts names and images of the ICE agents raiding our communities, but @aclu-norcal.bsky.social and advocates are pushing back.

Recording federal agents while on duty in public — and sharing that information — is our First Amendment right.

Kimmel: "The President of the United States made it very clear he wants to see me and the hundreds of people who work here fired from our jobs. Our leader celebrates Americans losing their livelihoods because he cannot take a joke."

NASA introduces its newest astronauts Six women and four men will undergo two years of training before becoming eligible for spaceflight.

For the first time, there were more women than men in the incoming astronaut class.

yeah that is not what the statutory phrase public interest means brendan

Swiss racing driver Laura Villars, 28, announces candidacy for FIA presidency If she officially submits her bid before the October 24 deadline, Villars will be the first woman to run for the role, per the news release.

Swiss racing driver Laura Villars, 28, announced her intention to run for president of the FIA on Thursday.

If she does officially submit her bid before the Oct. 24 deadline, Villars will be the first woman to run for the position, per the announcement.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...

Man Found Hanging in Tree in Vicksburg, Hours After DSU Hanging The body of 35-year-old Cory Zukatis, a homeless man, was found hanging from a tree in a wooded area in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

NEW: Two men were found hanging from trees in Mississippi on Tuesday—a Black student at Delta State University in Cleveland and a homeless white man in Vicksburg.

Police say the deaths aren't connected, but speculation has spread on social media like wildfire.

Today is the day of the special election to fill the seat of former MN State Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot by a right-wing extremist.

HD-82 in Virginia House of Delegates really does “all come down to turnout”

Harris won it in 2024 bc of turnout from Black voters that make up Dem base here

GOP base is White working class voters

? becomes which base turns out more in non-Presidential year

statenavigate.org/rematch-in-t...