November 22, 2009

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...


November 20, 2009

Special prosecutor: Investigation of Woody nearly complete

The special prosecutor investigating an allegation made against Richmond’s sheriff plans to complete the inquiry by early next week. Prince William...

W&M approves $300 tuition increase for spring

The College of William and Mary’s board of visitors today approved a $300 tuition increase for the spring semester to help offset the loss of $6.2...

Brown Middle School teacher named Richmond teacher of the year
Brown Middle School teacher named Richmond teacher of the year

Latonya Waller, a science teacher at Lucille Brown Middle School, is the Richmond Public Schools’  2010 Teacher of the Year.

Sheriff Woody calls sexual battery allegation fabricated

Richmond Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr. issued a statement today saying a sexual battery allegation against him is fabricated and without merit.

Driver killed when Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns on I-85
Driver killed when Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns on I-85

A Miley Cyrus tour bus overturned on southbound Interstate 85 in Dinwiddie County today, killing the driver, Virginia State Police said. Cyrus was not...

Student missionary from Va. found slain on Pacific island
Student missionary from Va. found slain on Pacific island

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

Richmond police investigating gunfire exchange

Richmond police today are continuing to investigate an exchange of gunfire while serving a search warrant in the city’s East End last night.

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