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September 28, 2009
McDonnell: Plan would boost transportation, avoid education cuts
Bob McDonnell, the Republican nominee for governor, insisted yesterday that he can raise money for transportation without raising taxes or taking money...
Richmond police buy SkyWatch mobile surveillance tower
Richmond police now have eyes in the sky. Police recently bought a SkyWatch mobile surveillance tower, a white cabin on wheels that can lift up a pair...
BRIEFS: NEWS NEAR YOU
This daily column features short news items from some of the 20 localities that make up the greater Richmond area. If you have a news item, call 649-6990...
Appomattox pipeline rupture drew national attention
The fireball that sent a shock wave through Appomattox a year ago has reverberated throughout the pipeline industry and made the town a household name...
VCU kicks off Year of the Environment this week
The Year of the Environment begins Thursday at Virginia Commonwealth University with a two-day E-Festival that includes a sustainability symposium and...
September 27, 2009
Jackson sneak peek screenings sell out in 2 hours
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Michael Jackson is still playing to sellout crowds. Advance screenings to the music documentary “Michael Jackson: This Is...
Man shot, wounded outside Richmond nightclub
A man in his early 20s was shot multiple times early this morning outside a downtown Richmond club. Around 12:55 a.m., authorities responded to a call...
McDonnell defends roads plan on “Fox News Sunday”
Bob McDonnell insisted today that he can raise money for transportation without raising taxes or taking money that now goes to education. During an appearance...
Conservative columnist William Safire dies at 79
NEW YORK (AP)—Assistant: Conservative NY Times columnist, Nixon speechwriter William Safire dead at 79.
UPDATE: Redskins’ Haynesworth returns to Lions game
Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth returned to play todayin the second half against the Detroit Lions after being carted off the field...
Tapes of Okla. City bombing aftermath released
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)—The FBI has released long-secret security tapes showing the chaos immediately after the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal...
Swiss arrest Polanski on U.S. request in sex case
ZURICH (AP)—Director Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss police as he flew in for the Zurich Film Festival and faces possible extradition to the...
Webb warns of ‘tipping point’ in Afghanistan
Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va. warned today that an increased military presence in Afghanistan would risk a “tipping point” in which U.S. troops are...
Months ahead may determine Chesapeake Bay’s fate
The Chesapeake Bay is too beautiful for its own good. If its waters caught fire, as the oil-slick Cuyahoga River famously did in Cleveland in 1969, or...
Que Pasa Festival a learning event
Gloria Lindo traveled more than four hours by bus from Bath County with 10 of her Spanish students to immerse them in Latino culture yesterday at the eighth...
Farms in watershed play pivotal role in bay’s health
You couldn’t see water from Robbie Newcomb’s cornfield in Caroline County, just lots of corn and Robbie’s 14-year-old son, J.R., harvesting...
VITA project raises doubts on privatization
Fallout from a controversial shift to a privately run computer network has some Virginia leaders rethinking their affinity for outsourcing. But the state,...
Months ahead may determine Chesapeake Bay’s fate
The Chesapeake Bay is too beautiful for its own good. If its waters caught fire, as the oil-slick Cuyahoga River famously did in Cleveland in 1969, or...
Hanover summit will focus on underage drinking
Underage drinking and teen drug use aren’t new problems, but Hanover County officials are once again inviting the community to join them in coming...
The unfolding of a cruel crime in Farmville, and a strange one
Mark Niederbrock was on the phone with his 70-year-old mother in Illinois when he got a call on the other line that would lead to his death. It was Kathleen...
A timeline of the Farmville killings
Monday, Sept. 6: Richard Samuel Alden McCroskey III, 20, of Castro Valley, Calif., leaves on a flight to Richmond International Airport. He’s picked...
Lynchburg woman sentenced in child-neglect case
A Lynchburg mother has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for neglecting her severely burned son for nearly a week. The incident sparked a manhunt after...
1,057-pound pumpkin wins prize at State Fair
The Great Pumpkin is really, really big! Matthew Morris, 10, and his father, Bobby, of Burkeville, won the pumpkin contest yesterday at the State Fair...
Kaine meets again with families of Tech victims
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine met for 2½ hours yesterday with family members of Virginia Tech students killed or wounded in the massacre in 2007, but there...
Facts about giant pumpkins
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Coffee talks are evidence of improved Richmond-Chesterfield relations
Sometimes regionalism starts at Starbucks. Every other Monday, Chesterfield County’s Midlothian District Supervisor Daniel A. Gecker and Richmond...
News Near You for Sept. 27
Chesterfield Friends of the Chesterfield County Public Library will hold their Fall Book Sale at Central Library, 9501 Lori Road. Hours are 12:30 to 9...
A primer on the basics of the Chesapeake Bay
If you walk onto the Mayo Bridge by Shockoe Slip and drop a line on the downstream side, you essentially are fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. If you dump...
Bon Air author chats with middle schoolers
For a classic children’s book about a horse, Gigi Amateau knew she needed a classic setting that would live up to such books as “Black Beauty”...
Richmond City Council to debate driveway request
Richmond’s City Council could decide tomorrow whether a resident can keep her driveway on Stuart Avenue. Citing safety concerns, Councilman Bruce...
