Presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off in the first general election debate at Hofstra University on Monday. While Clinton maintains a lead in Virginia polls, undecided voters said the first debate would persuade their decisions.
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A new report shows that residents in Virginia have higher life expectancies than those who live in D.C. and Maryland. Life expectancy in Fairfax and Arlington counties is 86 years, whereas it’s only 84 and 78 years in Montgomery, D.C. and Prince George’s counties.
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The Alexandria City Council voted to move the Appomattox Confederate monument, however, the decision will ultimately come down to the Richmond General Assembly due to a state law that prohibits moving war monuments.
(ABC 7 News)
Arlington County’s Historic Preservation Program will document local African-American history in a new book.
(ABC 7 News)
Dinwiddie, Franklin and Wise counties will receive federal funding to buy back guns from residents who have been placed under permanent protective orders.
(WTOP)
