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Virginia governor lifting indoor mask mandate in most places By DENISE LAVOIEMay 14, 2021 GMT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s governor announced Friday that he is lifting the state’s indoor mask mandate in line with new guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Gov. Ralph Northam said the mask policy change takes effect at midnight along with changes to other mitigation measures expanding capacity for sports and entertainment venues and an easing of limits on social gatherings. Northam also said Virginia will ease all distancing and capacity restrictions on...

As virus cases drop, Virginia plans to loosen restrictions May 6, 2021 GMT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia could lift capacity limits and relax rules for social distancing next month if the rate of coronavirus infections continues to fall in the state, Gov. Ralph Northam said Thursday. The state’s tentative plan is to loosen those restrictions on June 15 and allow businesses such as theaters and yoga studios to operate at full capacity. Northam said Virginia still needs to evaluate a possible change in the future to its mandate for wearing masks, with the state most likely continuing to f...

Amazon to double job presence in northern Virginia May 12, 2021 GMT ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Amazon is taking a big step toward establishing its presence at its emerging northern Virginia headquarters, with plans to hire nearly 2,000 workers in a variety of jobs. The new hires will more than double Amazon’s presence in Arlington, where about 1,600 are currently employed. The jobs cover a variety of specialties, including software developers, project managers, engineers and store designers. In a blog post Wednesday, the company said the new jobs constitute the highest number of open position...

By The Associated PressMay 9, 2021 GMT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the Virginia Lottery’s “Bank a Million” game were: 18-20-26-32-35-39, Bonus: 23 AP NEWS

Virginia governor to announce removal of Lee statue By ALAN SUDERMAN and SARAH RANKINJune 3, 2020 GMT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday to remove one of the country’s most iconic monuments to the Confederacy, a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee along Richmond’s prominent Monument Avenue, a senior administration official told The Associated Press. The move would be an extraordinary victory for civil rights activists, whose calls for the removal of that monument and others in this former capital of the Confederacy have been resisted for yea...