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Coronavirus Live Updates
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks during a news conference in Richmond, Va. on June 4. Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.

Virginia Unveils App To Aid Contact Tracing

Aug 05, 2020
Virginia's new COVIDWISE app is designed to alert users who may have been exposed to the coronavirus. The app relies on Bluetooth to notify people who may be at risk.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
Jerry Falwell Jr., shown here in 2018, has apologized for tweeting a racist image.

Liberty University President Apologizes For Tweeting Racist Image

Jun 09, 2020
Jerry Falwell Jr. says he shared the image, which originally appeared in Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's yearbook, to make a political point.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (center) walks past boxes of personal protective equipment that volunteers plan to distribute Tuesday at an event in Richmond. Northam is doing a phased reopening in parts of the state outside the Washington, D.C., suburbs.

Virginia To Reopen Partially This Week, But Not In The Areas Closest To D.C.

May 12, 2020
Gov. Ralph Northam says a higher infection rate in Northern Virginia warrants a delay in the state's gradual reopening plan.
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National
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax addresses sexual misconduct allegations made by two women against him and presented the results of a polygraph test, during a news conference in his office at the Capitol in Richmond, Va.

Despite Multiple Scandals, Top Virginia Officials Aren't Going Anywhere Soon

Apr 04, 2019
Virginia lawmakers wrapped up the final details of the legislative session this week, with three leaders who have drawn criticism and controversy still at the helm.
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National
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was supposed to start his "reconciliation tour" on Thursday at a historically black university in Richmond. He cancelled his appearance at the urging of a student leader.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Cancels Appearance At Civil Rights Forum

Feb 20, 2019
He was to begin a "reconciliation tour" Thursday at historically black Virginia Union University. A student leader told him his presence would detract from the event and asked him to reschedule.
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Race
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is under fire for a racial photo that appeared in his college yearbook.

Why Calls For Racial Dialogue So Rarely Lead To It

Feb 04, 2019
Gov. Northam has made a call for racial dialogue after his yearbook photo controversy, but these conversations are hard to have productively.
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National
Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, D-Va., has not called for embattled Gov. Ralph Northam to resign. Should Northam step aside, Fairfax would become Virginia's second black Governor.

Eyes On Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax To Heal Va. As Northam Resists Calls To Resign

Feb 04, 2019
With Gov. Ralph Northam's future in doubt over a racist photo on his yearbook page, many are looking to the next in line.
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National
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, accompanied by his wife, Pam, speaks during a news conference on Saturday. Northam has resisted widespread calls for his resignation.

More Democrats Press Va. Gov. Ralph Northam To Resign

Feb 03, 2019
Northam has so far resisted widespread calls for him to step down after the revelation of a racist photo on his 1984 medical yearbook page.
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Politics
Pressure has mounted on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign after publication of a racist yearbook photo.

Va. Gov. Ralph Northam Defies Calls To Resign, Doesn't Recall Being In Racist Photo

Feb 02, 2019
"I do not believe that I am either of the people in the photo," Gov. Northam said of the image, which shows two individuals, one dressed in blackface, and another as a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
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