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The Supreme Court rejected Virginia Democrats’ bid to revive redrawn congressional maps that could have given Democrats up to four seats, after the Virginia Supreme Court had struck them down, a ruling that reinforces Republicans’ edge in the broader national redistricting fight.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited Front Royal, Virginia—a town of about 15,000—as one of the final stops of their state visit, drawing a crowd for an hour-long block-party style stop that included locals gifting a keepsake and dressing in Capri-blue outfits; the royals also met residents and posed for photos, in addition to their other U.S. stops at Arlington National Cemetery and Shenandoah National Park.
A Georgia Republican proposes returning Arlington and Alexandria to Washington, D.C., reviving the long-settled border dispute from the Residence Act of 1790 in a bid to boost GOP odds in Virginia; critics call it political theater and warn it would distract from current issues.
Former Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax and his wife Cerina were found dead in their Annandale home in an apparent murder-suicide, with police saying Fairfax shot his wife and then himself as their teenage son called 911; the couple were undergoing divorce proceedings and Fairfax’s political career had previously been marred by sexual assault allegations.
In Purcellville, Virginia, a clash between a growth-friendly faction and residents wary of rapid change has fractured the town. A recall targets four council members including the mayor, while lawsuits and felony charges accompany a broader fight over development and governance, sparking tense public meetings and a microcosm of national-style political divides.
A Virginia restaurant wine heist worth about $38,000 involved a man and a woman who, in disguise, toured a wine cellar and slipped six high-end Pinot Noir bottles into interior pockets of his coat; authorities say the couple are facing new charges, with the woman due in Clarke County District Court for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 11.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger directed state law enforcement agencies to dissolve any 287(g) partnerships with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, further distancing Virginia from federal immigration operations and criticizing similar actions in other states as undermining public trust.
Virginia public health officials warn of possible measles exposure after a contagious passenger traveled through Dulles International Airport; authorities declined to release details about the individual, including age, vaccination status or condition.
In Fairfax County, Virginia, au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães testified that Brendan Banfield stabbed his wife Christine Banfield and, with Magalhães’s help, lured a stranger from a fetish site to their home to frame him, part of a broader double-murder plot prosecutors say stemmed from the couple’s relationship and custody concerns as Banfield goes to trial.