Drones were spotted last week in Virginia Beach and across Southwest Virginia - from Roanoke to Floyd. Today, members of the House Intelligence Committee are expected to receive a classified briefing over all the recent drone activity in the Northeast. Representatives from the FBI, CIA and National Intelligence Agency will be in attendance. Meanwhile, posts to social media from people claiming to be former members of the military with high-level security clearances allege the details are fully known by the government with some saying the drones belong to Space Force and flights are part of a classified "drill".
Democratic lawmakers are proposing a group of bills and budget amendments to improve maternal health in Virginia.Preview: First Lady Jill Biden says she's done teaching at a Virginia community college. Dr. Biden made the announcement yesterday saying she had taught her final class at Norther Virginia Community last week. Biden is the first woman to have continued working while simultaneously serving as first lady.
A baseball Hall of Famer will help the Richmond Flying Squirrels celebrate the start of a new season. The team announced yesterday that pitcher John Smoltz will throw out the first pitch Opening Night April 4th at The Diamond. Smoltz pitched for the Richmond Braves in 1987 and '88. Flying Squirrels COO and GM Ben Rothrock says Smoltz is one of the all-time greats to ever play here, and we could think of no better way to kick off the season-long celebration of The Diamond's 40th anniversary.