Virginia Lawmakers React to Kimmel Suspension, VT Embezzlement Case, Spanberger Leads New Poll| WFIR News Express – 9/19/25

In today’s WFIR News Express for Thursday, September 19th, 2025:

📺 Senators Kaine and Warner weigh in after Jimmy Kimmel is suspended over a joke about Charlie Kirk’s death
🗣️ UVA’s Larry Sabato warns against rising authoritarianism in the debate over free speech
🎙️ Delegate Nick Freitas blames Democrats for “creating the culture” behind Kirk’s killing
📊 A new Wason Center poll shows Democrat Abigail Spanberger leading Lt. Governor Winsome Sears in the governor’s race
🚨 William Fleming High School was briefly secured after a social media threat — no danger was found
🛠️ A Virginia Tech facility manager pleads no contest in a $12K embezzlement case involving farm supplies
🌐 Virginia launches a new Internet Safety Council to protect students from online threats
🇺🇸 Rep. Ben Cline supports new legislation to increase penalties for repeat illegal immigration offenses
👨‍🏫 A Glenvar High senior helps weld Roanoke County’s new LOVE sign, shaping his future in the process
👮‍♂️ Three Alleghany County deputies honored with lifesaving awards from the Red Cross
⚖️ The Jaunt for Justice 5k returns October 4th to support legal aid in the Roanoke Valley
🐢 Rare twin box turtles hatch at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center — a hopeful sign for a threatened species

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