McDonnell rejects immigration request
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:50:02 -0700
RICHMOND Gov. Bob McDonnell is moving ahead with a proposal that would allow Virginia State Police troopers to enforce immigration laws.
No timetable set for return of Va. DMV licensing service
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:00:00 -0700
A computer outage that has wreaked havoc on Virginia state agencies entered its seventh day Wednesday, and officials acknowledged that the failure was more complicated than they originally thought. United States - Business - Government - Second baseman - Sports
No timetable set for return of Va. DMV licensing service
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:00:00 -0700
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Highest-ranking woman in Richmond police to retire
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:10:43 -0700
Maj. Peggy Horn is retiring from the Richmond Police Department to work for the Virginia Attorney General’s Office.
Va. inmate who sought death penalty rescinds plea
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:42:59 -0700
A Virginia inmate who pleaded guilty to killing his cellmate and vowed to kill again unless he was sentenced to death has rescinded his plea and will go to trial next year. Capital punishment - Death - Plea - Crime and Justice - Death Penalty
Judge rebuffs Va. official's demands for university's records
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:24:03 -0700
RICHMOND, Va. A judge has set aside two subpoenas for records related to a former University of Virginia professors climate-change research, saying the state attorney general has failed so far to spell out what he suspects the professor did wrong.
Judge rules in U.Va. climate change records case
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:47:58 -0700
RICHMOND Virginia's attorney general has the authority to investigate whether a former University of Virginia climate-change researcher defrauded state taxpayers, but the prosecutor has failed so far to spell out what he suspects the professor did wrong, a judge ruled Monday.
News Near You for Aug. 31
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:12:43 -0700
NEWS NEAR YOU RichmondThe second of two suspects wanted in a triple shooting Saturday in Richmond's North Side has been arrested. Charles Lee Mayo, 22, of the 3000 block of Montrose Avenue was apprehended by police yesterday without incident. His alleged accomplice, Xavia Rayquinn Mayo, 20, of the same address, ...
Judge rejects Ken Cuccinelli's probe of U-Va. global warming records
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:00:00 -0700
RICHMOND -- A Virginia judge on Monday dismissed a civil subpoena issued by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II to the University of Virginia that had sought documents related to the work of a global warming scientist and former university professor. Ken Cuccinelli - Climate change - Environment - Opposing Views - University of Virginia
Cuccinellis Case Against Virginia Climate Researcher Rejected
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:13:15 -0700
A judge ruled that the state attorney general failed to make his fraud case against Michael E. Mann but could try again.
Judge denies Cuccinelli's demand for U.Va. records, for now
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:30:53 -0700
RICHMOND A ruling Monday by an Albemarle County judge that the University of Virginia does not have to respond to Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's demand for research records of a former U.Va. professor dealt a blow to Cuccinelli's investigation into possible fraud. But it doesn't mean the inquiry can't proceed or that the ruling went entirely in the university's favor.
Forward from Va. commits to Hens
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:24:47 -0700
The University of Delaware has plucked a third recruit from enemy territory as it continues to shape its men's basketball future.
Scam artists pose as athletes
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:50:11 -0700
Four con artists claiming to be University of Richmond athletes got away with swindling residents of Richmond and Henrico County, officials from the University Police said.
News Near You for Sept. 2
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:37:42 -0700
NEWS NEAR YOU RichmondArmed robbers confronted a man in South Richmond late Tuesday night and stole lottery tickets. Richmond police Lt. Herman Loney III said the victim was not injured in the robbery, which occurred at 11:14 p.m. in the 500 block of West 21st Street, just east of Jefferson ...
Weekend sporting events
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:29:23 -0700
THURSDAYMINOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL Richmond Flying Squirrels at Erie SeaWolves, 7:05 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL C.D. Hylton at Matoaca, 7 p.m. King William at Essex, 7 Maury at Petersburg, 7:30 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL Henrico at Patrick Henry, 6 p.m. Varina at Monacan, 7 Clover Hill at Matoaca, 7 Maggie Walker GS ...
Sheriff meeting with ICE on federal immigration program
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:51:41 -0700
Federal authorities agreed to a meeting with Sheriff Michael Hennessey, opening up the possibility that The City could opt out of a federal program that identifies illegal immigrants booked at County Jail. The Secure Communities program sends fingerprint information directly from County Jail to federal immigration...
Police: Stray Bullet Hit Glenmore Woman
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:01:22 -0700
Albemarle police now say it was a stray bullet that hit a 61-year-old Glenmore woman in the chest Sunday night.
Target practice: No charges in shooting of Glenmore woman
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:47:04 -0700
The gunfire in Glenmore that hit a woman has been deemed accidental. PHOTO FROM GLENMORE WEBSITE Albemarle police say theyve identified the source of the bullet that randomly struck a Glenmore woman in her backyard, and point to unnamed target shooters more than half a mile away. Its a painful reminder of how far bullets can travel. You should always have a backstop, says Albemarle Sheriff ...
French Lick
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:21:48 -0700
The possibility of widespread fraud involving historic tax credits has the development community running scared.
Inmate who asked for death penalty awaits trial
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:48:06 -0700
RICHMOND A Virginia inmate who had pleaded guilty to killing his cellmate and vowed to kill again unless sentenced to death rescinded his plea Tuesday and will go to trial next year.