RESTON, VA — In the days leading up to Wednesday’s start of the 2024 Virginia General Assembly session, casino proponent Christopher Clemente, CEO of Comstock Holding Companies, contributed $180,000 to his company’s political action committee, according to state campaign finance reports. Patch first reported last September that Comstock was planning to build a casino on … Continue reading "Casino Developer Donates $180K As Push For Bill Begins"

STAFFORD, NJ — Greg Myhre officially resigned as mayor of Stafford Township on Tuesday, in order to take his spot in the 9th Legislative District General Asssembly. In a final mayor’s briefing posted Jan. 9, Myhre said his farewells to Stafford and signed his letter of resignation on camera. His resignation is required by New … Continue reading "Myhre Officially Resigns As Mayor Of Stafford"

Four people were hospitalized in critical condition on Friday after hundreds of people forced their way into a London concert venue during a performance by Nigerian Afrobeats star Asake. Police said eight people were taken to hospitals after being caught in a crowd of people trying to get into the O2 Brixton Academy. Two other injured … Continue reading "4 critically injured after crush at London concert venue during performance by Asake"

Argentina won the 2022 World Cup final against France, beating the defending champion during a penalty kick shootout after the teams reached full time with a 3-3 tie. The game had headed into 30 extra minutes in a 2-2 tie. Argentina scored four of the penalty kicks to France’s two.  The anticipated match marked Lionel … Continue reading "Argentina wins World Cup final against France in penalty shootout"

Argentinian soccer superstar Lionel Messi just won his first-ever World Cup, and he can now boast of having the most-liked post on Instagram of all time, too. As of Wednesday morning, the post had more than 69 million likes, topping the previous record-holder, a 2019 photo of a brown egg. One day after leading Argentina to … Continue reading "Lionel Messi’s World Cup Instagram post becomes the most-liked ever"