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November 22, 2009

Couple found dead near Bristol in apparent murder-suicide

BRISTOL—Police say a married couple in Southwest Virginia has been found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. Washington County authorities said deputies...

Christmas Mother Fund

Your donations to the Richmond Christmas Mother Fund help provide a brighter holiday to families struggling to make ends meet. The fund provides toys,...

Street Beat for Nov. 22

Q:You were correct in your explanation of the merge process at the south approach to the Huguenot Bridge at the River Road Shopping Center—and in...

Ashland recreation group settles lawsuit with parents

The Ashland Youth Recreation Association has settled a lawsuit with a group of parents who claimed the organization’s officers, directors and commissioners...

Union Hill residents differ on old and historic designation

Elaine Odell cruised through Richmond’s Union Hill neighborhood, pointing out newly renovated Queen Anneand federal-style homes. Along the way, she...

Chesterfield, Henrico growth slows significantly

After decades as the Richmond-area’s fastest-growing localities, Chesterfield and Henrico counties are seeing development interest wane. Chesterfield,...


November 21, 2009

Va. couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide

Police say a married couple in southwestern Virginia has been found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. Washington County Sheriff’s authorities told...

VDOT closing lanes to repair Interstate 64

Some lanes on Interstate 64 will be closed this weekend for repaving, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced. The exit ramp from I-64 west...

Health care legislation advances in Senate
Health care legislation advances in Senate

Sweeping health care legislation has cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on a party-line vote. The 60-39 vote clears the way for a historic debate after...

Hunter dies in Charles City shooting accident

A 42-year-old Glen Allen man died Saturday in a hunting-related shooting accident in Charles City County. His identity was not released pending notification...

Kaine asks for federal disaster aid for victims of last week’s nor’easter

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today asked for federal disaster assistance for areas that suffered damage from the Nov. 11-15 nor’easter. He is asking for...

New U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Virginia is sworn in

ALEXANDRIA—The Eastern District of Virginia has a new U.S. Attorney. Neil MacBride was formally sworn in at a ceremony in Alexandria yesterday. The...

Latino fundraiser Sunday to aid hurricane victims in El Salvador

A group of Latino merchants and entertainers is organizing a music, food and soccer event tomorrow to raise money for victims of Hurricane Ida in El Salvador....

Asphalt gives way to old cobblestones

Chunks of Richmond’s history are being unearthed on East Cary Street. Yesterday afternoon, volunteers began lifting sections of asphalt in front...

Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in N.C.

Four North Carolina patients at one hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said yesterday. The...

At VCU, march honors women’s suffrage pioneers

Aprocession of women marched down Franklin Street yesterday morning to a spot where 100 years ago, the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia was born. Led...

New book flows from a year with the James

After spending a year exploring the James River, Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter Rex Springston and photographer P. Kevin Morley have collaborated on...

W&M, Mary Washington increase tuition for spring semester

Two more Virginia schools yesterday turned to midyear tuition increases in an effort to plug ever-widening holes in their budgets. The College of William...

LaTonya Waller chosen Teacher of the Year in Richmond Public Schools

You might say LaTonya Waller is on a winning streak. After earning an R.E.B. Award for Teaching Excellence this month—an honor that comes with a...

Adventist student missionary found slain in Micronesia

A 20-year-old Seventh-day Adventist student missionary from Virginia was found slain on the Pacific island of Yap after going jogging near the school where...

Sweet Briar plans temporary suspension of retirement benefits, layoffs to close budget gap

Sweet Briar College will temporarily suspend retirement benefits and lay off some workers to make up for a $950,000 revenue shortfall caused by lower-than-expected...

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2 convicted in Colonial Heights home invasion

A Colonial Heights jury has convicted two men in a violent attack in a home during which their five young victims were tied up naked on the floor with...

Probe of Richmond sheriff to conclude shortly

The special prosecutor investigating an allegation of sexual battery made against Richmond’s sheriff plans to complete the inquiry by early next...

Latino fundraiser Sunday to aid hurricane victims in El Salvador

A group of Latino merchants and entertainers is organizing a music, food and soccer event tomorrow to raise money for victims of Hurricane Ida in El Salvador....

LaTonya Waller chosen Teacher of the Year in Richmond Public Schools

You might say LaTonya Waller is on a winning streak. After earning an R.E.B. Award for Teaching Excellence this month—an honor that comes with a...

News Near You for Nov. 21

Chesterfield Holocaust survivor Alexander Lebenstein today will recount his journey of pain and suffering, loss, and recovery after the Nov. 9, 1938, Kristallnacht,...

Driver killed when Miley Cyrus tour bus crashes in Va.

The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed and a production crew member was slightly injured early yesterday when their bus veered off southbound...

Health-bill foes protest at Richmond offices of Warner, Webb

Both of Virginia’s U.S. senators say they will vote to allow debate on the Senate version of health-care overhaul legislation, but neither has committed...

How seek assistance or make donations

The Richmond Christmas Mother, P.O. Box 12400, Richmond, VA 23241 and postmarked no later than Monday, Dec. 14. People seeking aid must include their...

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