The wife of a Navy sailor is getting her February arrest in Virginia Beach removed from her record. Jacqueline A. Smith was arrested in February after a traffic stop at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. Police said Smith was wanted on an assault warrant issued in Baltimore, but was later released after her name and fingerprints didn't match the suspect's. Smith had the arrest expunged during a Tuesday hearing in general district court. Smith's lawyer has urged her to pursue a lawsuit against the city because of the stress caused by the mistaken identity arrest.
Virginia will receive nearly 100-million dollars to help fund affordable housing programs.Preview: If you like to knit, you're invited to bring your latest work of art to the Library of Virginia. The library announced yesterday that for Worldwide Knit in Public Day on June 8th, they'll present a free 'Knit in Public Day at LVA' event. The event will include lectures, viewing displays and live demonstrations. You can get more info at LVA.Virginia.gov.
A new study from the Centre for Policy Studies find record levels of of immigration is not correlated with an economic growth, despite the claims of many politicians across the globe. The Telegraph reports that mass migration instead puts a major strain on public services and the housing sector. Results also showed tax revenues do not increase with large waves of foreigners coming into a country, but rather those people tend to either not work or are employed in low-wage jobs because the barriers to enter the country have been set so catastrophically low.