Pregnant women have been among the 29 people in Virginia who have died of H1N1 swine flu, but health officials will not say how many. “We do know there have been some deaths in Virginia of pregnant women,“ Dr. Donald Stern, Richmond City Health District director, said during a news briefing yesterday. “We’ve seen this statewide and nationwide.“

Police have arrested a Richmond man they say tried to hire someone to kill his pregnant ex-girlfriend. Raymond Martin Scott, 31, of the 2800 block of Sunora Court is charged with solicitation to kill a fetus. Prosecutors say they plan to bring additional charges against Scott before a grand jury, including a charge of soliciting the murder of the 28-year-old woman.