Virginia attorney general-elect Jason Miyares speaks during a press conference inside the Pocahontas Building in Richmond, Va. Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)(AP/BOB BROWN) Virginia attorney general-elect Jason Miyares speaks during a press conference inside the Pocahontas Building in Richmond, Va. Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)(AP/BOB BROWN) RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new model policies for the treatment of transgender students are in line with federal and state nondiscrimination laws an ..read more

Students in Loudoun County, Virginia, schools started slogging their backpacks Thursday, returning to school for two days before the weekend. The Loudoun County schools’ account posted the following video welcoming students back to school Thursday morning on social media. Welcome back to school!#WeAreOneLCPS #BacktoSchoolVA pic.twitter.com/Ux4NkT618J — LCPS News (@LCPSOfficial) August 24, 2023 Acting Superintendent Daniel Smith was at Potowmack Elementary School in Sterling, Virginia, where cheerleaders and a marching band from nearby Potomac Falls High School greeted students and parents as ..read more

If you don’t like lines, Thursday may be a better day than Saturday to shop for booze in Virginia. Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority has released its fiscal year 2023 sales results, and Saturday is still the biggest day for sales. Saturday sales at the state’s 339 ABC stores totaled $280.4 million in fiscal 2023 — almost 25% of weekly retail sales. Sunday sales totaled $102.3 million. Daily sales rose every day except Thursday. Virginia ABC stores sell to both retail customers and businesses that hold liquor licenses, such as bars and restaurants. Retail sales rose by $44.6 million ..read more

Noah Lyles, of the United States celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 100-meters final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)(AP/Petr David Josek) Noah Lyles, of the United States celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 100-meters final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)(AP/Petr David Josek) Noah Lyles is putting Alexandria, Virginia, on the map — in the world of track. The 26-year-old man, who graduated from Northern Virgini ..read more

Fairfax County, Virginia, police release photos of a suspected believed to have robbed a man on Aug. 23, 2023. (Courtesy, Fairfax County Police) Fairfax County, Virginia, police release photos of a suspected believed to have robbed a man on Aug. 23, 2023. (Courtesy, Fairfax County Police) Police in the Seven Corners area of Fairfax County, Virginia, are looking out for a suspect — likely to stand out in a crowd for more than one reason — who they said robbed a victim with a knife Tuesday morning. It happened at around 8 a.m. at a McDonald’s in the area of 6100 Arlington Boulevard. The victim t ..read more

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Matt Kaufax breaks down how Virginia lawmakers might reach a deal over a long, drawn-out budget negotiation RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A compromise deal on a state budget will likely be reached in the next few days, a bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers who have been leading this year’s drawn-out negotiations said Wednesday. “I’m quite sure we’re going to have a deal,” said Democratic Sen. Janet Howell. “Probably by the end of this week.” Her Republican counterpart, Del. Barry Knight, agreed. “We’re all working as hard as we can on t ..read more

Last week, Spotsylvania County Public Schools became the first district in Virginia to adopt Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s controversial “model policies” for the treatment of transgender and nonbinary students. However, schools in Northern Virginia, including Fairfax, Prince William, and Arlington counties are beginning the school year without implementing the new policies that were introduced by Youngkin’s administration in September 2022 and finalized this July. A spokesman for Loudoun County Public Schools said the new model policies are currently under review. ACLU of Virginia’s senior transgender ..read more

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Elected officials participated Tuesday in the Northern Virginia Regional Elected Leaders Summit. Pictured, from left, are Jummy Olabanji of NBC Washington; Libby Garvey, vice chair of the Arlington County Board; Jeffrey McKay, chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors; Phyllis Randall, chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors; Ann Wheeler, chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors; and Alexandria May ..read more

The fast-growing sport of pickleball is popular with players — but the persistent “pock-pock” sound of a plastic ball hitting paddles is annoying for neighbors living near Walter Reed Community Center in South Arlington. Next week, Arlington County’s government plans to erect a tall acoustic fence around the combination pickleball/tennis courts at Walter Reed, which is located near South 16th Street and Walter Reed Drive, south of Columbia Pike. The acoustic fence will be installed between Monday, Aug. 28 and Friday, Sept. 1, weather permitting, according to the county, ahead of long-term plan ..read more

Early voting gets underway in a month across Virginia for this year’s legislative elections, which will decide political control of the state’s currently divided General Assembly. The election is set for Nov. 7, with early voting starting on Sept. 22. “We’ve got a House of Delegates that we could take back or a Senate that we could lose,” said Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat. The Virginia House is currently controlled by the GOP with 49 Republicans, 46 Democrats and five vacancies. Of the 40 seats, there are 22 Democrats and 18 Republicans in the Senate. All 140 seats in the entire ..read more