A retail marijuana bill clears its 1st hurdle in the state senate. Sen. Aaron Rouse's bill would create a retail marketplace for marijuana and a committee advanced it Friday. Rouse tells CBS-6 now it goes to the full senate.....Preview: It's pretty much the same bill Gov. Youngkin vetoed last year and rejected in his State of the State address Monday.....Preview: The bill has guardrails intended to keep pot away from young people.
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The DMV is boosting pay for front-line workers ahead of a state salary review initiated by Gov. Youngkin. DMV was losing up to 46% a month of customer service and other worker before starting pay raises in August. People making more spraying water at a car wash. 60% getting a raise and the loss rate in September plummeted to just 1.5%.
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Drones are a crucial tool for fire departments in Virginia. Virginia Beach Master Firefighter John McMahon is also a drone pilot and tells News-3 they use drones for various emergency.....Preview: McMahon says drones were used in nearly 1,000 emergency calls last year.
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Mr. Trump’s inauguration Monday will be indoors due the extremely cold weather expected in northern Virginia and DC. - Monday temperatures expected to be the coldest since Pres. Ronald Reagan’s ceremony in 1985. Temps won’t get much nabove 20° and the wind chill will make it feel like single digits.