In 2022, 17% of the U.S. workforce were diversified workers, meaning people whose income came from a mixture of traditional employment and freelancing, according to Upwork. Meanwhile, freelancing as a whole also jumped three percentage points to 39%. If you’re one of the people who has a job and started…

The former Virginia State Police officer accused of kidnapping and murder in California could cost Virginia and Washington County taxpayers millions if looming legal action proceeds and is successful. Last year, Virginia state trooper Austin Lee Edwards, allegedly catfished a 15-year-old California girl. …

Stephanie Keith, an NYC-based freelance photographer, was arrested Monday while covering a Jordan Neely demonstration. Neely is a man who was killed on a New York subway after former Marine Daniel Penny put him in a chokehold. The protest where Keith was arrested attracted about 150 protesters and resulted in…

Police in Stafford reported a bizarre incident whereby a wanted man was caught because his “friend” kept making prank phone calls to police. According to Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the Motel 6 on Warrenton Rd. because two 911 calls came in from the same phone number…

Instead of Nathaniel DeAlbert Mattocks of Hayes sticking to his plea deal for two felonies, he chose a legal tennis match with the Feds, had a jury trial, and three lawyers later ended up convicted of 11 charges, related to gun violations, drugs and witness tampering. Mattocks who, according to…

The SEC charged seven influencers and a podcaster in the $114 million Atlas Trading pump-and-dump scheme. According to the SEC, the seven individuals below (with location and social media handles) promoted themselves as successful traders: Perry “PJ” Matlock (Texas) Twitter: @PJ_Matlock / Discord: PJ Matlock#0001 Edward Constantin (Texas) Twitter: @MrZackMorris…

Virginia-born SmartRoof is sticking to its roots and expanding in Fairfax County. The roofing and solar company is moving from McLean, where its headquarters is currently located, to a 25,000 square-foot space on Sunset Hills Rd. in Reston, an announcement from Governor Glenn Youngkin’s office revealed. SmartRoof is investing $350,000…

Over the past five years, there have been some important policy strides made for workers in the state, particularly low-wage workers. …

Courtesy of Slack12 (CC 2.0) The University of Virginia’s School of Medicine announced it’s adding an internationally recognized plastic surgeon: Scott T. Hollenbeck, MD, FACS. Hollenbeck will lead ,the Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery starting November 28. Who is Scott Hollenbeck? He is coming from Duke University where he has held numerous roles…