A Virginia school district says "no" to signing Trump's anti-DEI certification. Loudoun Co. Schools Superintendent Dr. Aaron Spence telling News-4 Thursday it's so vague he worries observing Black History Month could be a violation.....Preview: Failure to sign could lose funding from the Department of Education. But later Thusday a federal judge blocked Trump's plan to cut federal funding from public schools over diversity programs. And a lawsuit calls the requirements unconstitutionally vague.
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Virginia State Police seize drugs and firearms in a Roanoke crime crackdown. It’s part of a statewide crackdown between April 17th and 23rd. Officers recovering 9 guns, 69 lbs of narcotics, including 547 controlled substance pills, and estimate revenue from the seized narcotics would have been nearly $2.2 million.
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A metro Richmond football player is going to "the big show" after the NFL draft Thursday. Here's Rebecca Hughes.....Preview: ###
Smoke from a Virginia wildfire is visible in West Virginia. The 1,400 acre fire’s burning in Virginia’s Washington and Jefferson National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service says West Virginia should only see light smoke. But it could affect West Virginia air quality.