Clara Elliott wears a vest to carry her custom magazines during an AR class at Cavalier Range outside Richmond. She designed all of the patches on her vest, including one bearing the Latin phrase Mortem ante detransitionem, which translates to “death before detransition.” She also sports a tattoo depicting Snow White holding an AR-style rifle
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Republicans axed a $7 billion federal program to bring renewable energy projects into low-income communities. Virginia had already begun planning for the grants.
Hampton Roads’ competitive House races have drawn millions from outside the Commonwealth, according to a VCIJ at WHRO analysis
The Constitution’s framers battled over the structure of the U.S. Senate and how its members would be chosen
An investigation by VCIJ at WHRO revealed the obscure ownership of a divisive Winchester local news website. A leading city Republican official has called for his resignation.
The Trump administration’s cuts to SNAP are sending an estimated 130,000 vulnerable Virginians off the food subsidy program. A network of nearly 100 food pharmacies in Virginia is struggling to fill the gap – and provide families with healthy produce and food.
Parents and advocates of special education students pushed for new rules to curb the use of seclusion during behavior outbursts
One of the largest automatic license plate reader networks in the state is shut down
As the hometown newspaper cut staff and TV stations left one small Virginia town, a website appeared touting a new, trusted source of local news. But the who, what, when, where and why of it have baffled residents.
The U.S. conflict in the Middle East has sent more than 50,000 service members into combat since February.
Two November ballot issues for Virginia voters have deep roots in human rights
As regulators consider a proposed NextEra and Dominion merger, a new poll shows growing anxiety among voters
A VCIJ at WHRO analysis of Flock Safety logs found that data from Bridgewater’s commuters was searched millions of times by law enforcement across the country. A year later, town leaders voted to dump the AI-powered surveillance network.