Mormon Missionary Murder Trial
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The murder trial of a man accused of killing a Mormon missionary and wounding another has been delayed until November. (Full Story) |
Montgomery Sentenced
Last Updated: 6:28 PM 05/16/08 -
Olympic gold medalist Tim Montgomery has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for his part in a fake-check scheme. (Full Story) |
Conviction in Gun Near Capitol Case
Last Updated: 6:26 PM 05/16/08 -
A jury has convicted a man of carrying a loaded shotgun near the U.S. Capitol and hiding explosives in his truck. (Full Story) |
Man Arrested for Child Porn
Last Updated: 6:22 PM 05/16/08 -
A Buchanan County man is being held without bond on charges related to child pornography filed in three southwest Virginia counties. (Full Story) |
Reserve Shipments Suspended
Last Updated: 6:22 PM 05/16/08 -
It still isn't clear how much of an impact the interruption of deliveries into the government's Strategic Petroleum Reserve will have on oil or gasoline prices. (Full Story) |
Marine Wrote of War Stress
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A decorated Marine Corps staff sergeant from Virginia who apparently fatally shot his brother before killing himself at the end of a long police chase in Arizona had served four tours in Iraq. (Full Story) |
Two Arrested for Attempted Disfigurement
Last Updated: 11:56 AM 05/16/08 -
A Yorktown man and Virginia Beach woman are being charged with attempting to hire someone to disfigure the man's ex-girlfriend. (Full Story) |
DUI Conviction for Fatal Crash
Last Updated: 11:52 AM 05/16/08 -
A court has convicted two Roanoke County residents of driving under the influence in a February chain-reaction crash that killed a paving company employee in a road construction work zone. (Full Story) |
Woman to be Extradited to VA for Abduction
Last Updated: 11:44 AM 05/16/08 -
Spotsylvania County authorities will extradite a woman from Honolulu, Hawaii to face abduction charges in the disappearance of her eight-year-old daughter. (Full Story) |
North Anna Plant Construction Challenge
Last Updated: 12:19 PM 05/16/08 -
Two environmental groups are trying to stop Dominion Virginia Power from building a third nuclear reactor at its North Anna Power Station in Louisa County. (Full Story) |
Gates Gives Commencment Speech at VMI
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates will deliver the commencement address to graduating cadets at Virginia Military Institute. (Full Story) |
Human Error Causes Stimulus Glitch
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The Internal Revenue Service says up to 350,000 households didn't get their $300 per child refund that should have been part of their economic stimulus rebate checks. (Full Story) |
Considering Improved Alert System
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The University of Richmond is considering improving its campus alert system. (Full Story) |
Advice on Meeting Health Reforms
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Governor Tim Kaine is looking for advice on carrying out mental health and child-welfare reforms approved in this year's legislative session. (Full Story) |
Applauding Funding for Bay Cleanup
Last Updated: 5:57 PM 05/15/08 -
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is applauding funding in the 2007 federal farm bill to help with the bay's cleanup. (Full Story) |
House Approves GI Bill Benefits
Last Updated: 5:40 PM 05/15/08 -
The House on Thursday passed a Democratic plan sharply boosting education benefits for Iraq-Afghanistan veterans and awarding people whose unemployment benefits have expired with a 13-week extension. (Full Story) |
Investigating Dropped Bomb
Last Updated: 5:37 PM 05/15/08 -
Officials are investigating how a Navy fighter jet from Virginia dropped a 500-pound laser-guided bomb a mile off target and sparked a wildfire in the Ocala National Forest in Florida. (Full Story) |
Taylor Suspect Pleads Guilty
Last Updated: 9:31 PM 05/15/08 -
One of five suspects charged in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor has pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and burglary. (Full Story) |
Woodson Waives Hearing
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A grand jury is set to hear charges against a man believed to be involved in a string of shootings along Interstate 64. (Full Story) |
Plane Crash Investigation Results
Last Updated: 4:30 PM 05/16/08 -
Federal investigators say the pilot in a fatal plane crash in Chesterfield County last month had trouble controlling the single-engine aircraft before it struck a house. (Full Story) |
Bomb Threat Closed School
Last Updated: 3:46 PM 05/16/08 -
Page County High School students were sent home as police searched the building for a bomb. (Full Story) |
Regular Climbs Closer to $4
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It's going to cost you even more for a fill-up. (Full Story) |
Woman Charged for Soliciting Teen
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A 39-year-old Virginia Beach woman faces charges after police there say she used MySpace to solicit sex from the 15-year-old son of a family friend. (Full Story) |
VA-Based Marine Dead After Chase
Last Updated: 12:04 PM 05/15/08 -
A Marine based at Quantico, Virginia, and his brother were found dead in their car in Arizona after reportedly leading authorities on a lengthy chase before their car was disabled. (Full Story) |
Two Face Road Rage Charges
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The head of the Richmond teachers' union and another man are facing road rage charges over an incident on Interstate 95. (Full Story) |
Owners of Seized Dogs Fined
Last Updated: 11:54 AM 05/15/08 -
Two Culpeper residents who officials said kept 13 dogs in filthy conditions have been fined $1,625. (Full Story) |
Helping Teach U.S. History
Last Updated: 12:09 PM 05/15/08 -
George Mason University will receive $7 million in federal funding over the next five years to run a Web site to train elementary and high school history teachers. (Full Story) |
Relic Hunter Faces Felony Charges
Last Updated: 11:29 AM 05/15/08 -
A relic hunter is facing three felony charges after police say he stole a Civil War artillery shell that had been embedded in a downtown brick building, making it an historic landmark. (Full Story) |
Fifth Suspect Charged in Taylor's Murder
Last Updated: 7:57 PM 05/14/08 -
Prosecutors in Miami say a fifth person has been charged in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor. (Full Story) |
Lewis Pleads Guilty
Last Updated: 4:42 PM 05/14/08 -
A woman accused of booking clients for a prostitution ring has pleaded guilty in the federal probe that brought down former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. (Full Story) |
Mother Takes Guns to School
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Authorities in Loudoun County say a mother had three loaded pistols in her purse during a meeting with an administrator at Round Hill Elementary School. (Full Story) |
Considering Charges Against Two
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A federal grand jury will consider immigration-related criminal charges against two of the 33 workers arrested at the construction site for the new federal courthouse in downtown Richmond last week. (Full Story) |
Gun Near Capitol Testimony
Last Updated: 11:59 AM 05/14/08 -
A man charged with carrying a loaded shotgun near the U.S. Capitol and planning to set off a bomb has testified that he only had a walking stick. (Full Story) |
Appeals Court Looking at Injection Method
Last Updated: 11:44 AM 05/14/08 -
A federal appeals court in Richmond will hear arguments on Virginia's method of lethal injection. (Full Story) |
Commuter Rail from Culpeper?
Last Updated: 11:38 AM 05/14/08 -
Amtrak is considering launching daily passenger-rail service linking Culpeper and Washington by 2010. (Full Story) |
Jail Sentence in Boating Accident Case
Last Updated: 4:31 PM 05/16/08 -
A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to 3.5 to ten years in prison for a drunken boating crash in the Finger Lakes that killed a Virginia police officer and his girlfriend. (Full Story) |
Mowing the Lawns of Foreclosed Homes
Last Updated: 11:22 AM 05/14/08 -
Prince William County officials say they expect to spend more time and money than anticipated this year mowing the lawns of foreclosed homes. (Full Story) |
Tyson Layoffs
Last Updated: 11:13 AM 05/14/08 -
Tyson Foods will lay off 190 workers at its Hanover County poultry processing plant next month, as the company adds new equipment to streamline production. (Full Story) |
Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit Filed
Last Updated: 5:26 PM 05/13/08 -
About 230 current and former workers are suing Smithfield Foods Inc., contending they weren't paid for years for 30 to 45 minutes of daily overtime. (Full Story) |
Crowded Summer Flights Expected
Last Updated: 5:23 PM 05/13/08 -
Flying isn't getting any cheaper, but one trade group says that isn't going to mean less crowded flights this summer. (Full Story) |
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