Republicans Urge Department Of Education To Stop Secret Gender Transitions For Students After 12-Year-Old’s Suicide Attempt

Republicans urged Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to clarify that schools are legally required to disclose students’ gender identity to parents in a Thursday letter. The letter, signed by Republicans Rep. Virginia…

GBI Investigates Death in Dawson, GA

UPDATE: The GBI has charged Nakia West, age 26, of Albany, GA with Felony Murder and Aggravated Assault in connection with the death of Annie Josie Chappell. He was arrested in Greenville,…

Michigan man sentenced for methamphetamine charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Tyreese Marsh, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 120 months of incarceration for his role in a methamphetamine distribution operation in Marion County, United States Attorney William…

Chesapeake Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Firearms to Felon

NORFOLK, Va. – A Chesapeake man pleaded guilty today in connection with the sale of a firearm to a prohibited person. According to court documents, from April to July 2020, Ibrahim Nader…

‘Lost Opportunity’: White House Slams USPS Plan To Buy More Gas-Powered Vehicles

The USPS has failed to properly assess the environmental impact of its plan to replace its current aging fleet with so-called next generation delivery vehicles (NGDV), according to the EPA and Council…

Grant County man admits to drug charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Randall Aaron Koontz, Jr., of Petersburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Koontz, 41, pleaded guilty today to one count…

Black Lives Matter Shuts Down Fundraising After Blue States Threatened To Sue

Black Lives Matter (BLM) removed fundraising features from its website Wednesday after California and Washington threatened to hold the group’s leaders personally liable for its missing financial records, the Washington Examiner reported.…

Schumer Refuses To Say Whether He’ll Back Manchin, Sinema Over Potential Primary Challengers

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer declined to say whether he would support Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona if they face primary challengers ahead of their…

Harrison County man sentenced for firearms charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Taylor M. Washington, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 51 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Washington, 30, pleaded…

Wheeling woman sentenced for role in drug trafficking operation

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Kristen Hoffler, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 46 months of incarceration for her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.…

South Florida Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Consecutive Health Care Fraud Conspiracies

Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington today sentenced Patsy Truglia (54, Parkland) to 15 years in federal prison for his role in two consecutive conspiracies to commit health care…

Ben Ray Luján’s Stroke Could Imperil The Democrats’ Agenda

Democratic New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján’s stroke means that Democrats could be without their 50th Senate vote for weeks, potentially imperiling their ability to move forward on their priorities. Democrats have…

Richmond Community College Director Charged with Stealing Student Financial Aid Funds

RICHMOND, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Richmond woman with orchestrating a nearly decade-long scheme to defraud the United States Department of Education and the Commonwealth…

United States Attorney Chris Kavanaugh Offers Condolences to Fallen Bridgewater College Officers

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh joins the law enforcement community across the Commonwealth of Virginia in mourning the loss of Bridgewater College Police Officer John Painter and Campus…

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Offense Involving Minor

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – James Russell Loar, Jr., 40, of Washington, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to traveling in interstate commerce to engage in sexual activity with a minor. According to court documents and…

Marshall County man sentenced for firearms charges

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Demetrius Moore, of Benwood, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 63 months of incarceration for a firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Moore, age 48, pled…

Ohio man indicted on drug and firearms charges

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Deonte Raymond James, of Euclid, Ohio, was indicted today on drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. James, 34, was indicted today on one count…

Tyler County man indicted on drug charges

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Shirl Norman Baker, III, of Paden City, West Virginia, was indicted today on drug charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Baker, 42, was indicted today on one…

North Carolina Psychologist Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud Scheme Involving Minors

RICHMOND, Va. – A Durham, North Carolina, clinical psychologist was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for defrauding Virginia Medicaid of at least $544,067.69 by creating false diagnoses and medical records…

Nearly Two Dozen Democrats Demand Biden Keep Climate Funds In Build Back Better

Thomas Catenacci on February 1, 2022 A group of 23 House Democrats demanded that President Joe Biden push for the same amount of funds for combating climate change that he previously backed.…

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