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Anti-Uranium Resolution Cites Threat
The Hampton Roads Planning District Commission has taken a stand against ending a 30-year ban on uranium mining in Virginia. The commission adopted a resolution that cites the threat to Lake Gaston, which provides one-third of the water to the …
Driver Has Gun & Drugs In Vehicle At Time Of Fatal Accident
Virginia State Police have confiscated a semiautomatic assault rifle and drugs from a pickup truck involved in a fatal crash that killed three people and injured five others
Trial Delayed For Agee
A former Franklin County deputy sheriff's attempted capital murder trial has been delayed. The Roanoke Times reports that Jonathan Agee appeared in Court in Montgomery County yesterday to
Trail Celebrates 75th Birthday
Tuesday marks the 75th anniversary of the completion of the Appalachian Trail. That said, the nearly 2,200-mile path from Georgia to Maine is never really finished and most
Virginia Pastor’s Trial Expected To Wrap Up
Attorneys are expected to wrap up their defense of a Virginia Mennonite pastor on trial in a Vermont federal court for allegedly helping a Forest woman flee the
VA Tech Lawsuit Appeals
Both sides plan appeals in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre. The lawsuit was filed by two families who said their daughters could
Civil Custody Case Continues Today
The trial of a Virginia pastor charged with helping a Forest woman flee the country with her daughter rather than share custody of the girl with the mother's
Tuition Increases Are The Lowest In Decades
Undergraduates at Virginia's public colleges and universities will experience the lowest tuition and mandatory fee increases in a decade. Virginia's State Council for Higher Education announced the
Teenager Will Spend Nearly Fifty Years Behind Bars For Killing Her Mother
A Stafford County teenager's 48-year prison sentence for killing her mother will stand. The judge in the case Monday denied a motion from attorneys for Ashleigh Nicole
Court Awards Damages In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Police Officer
The plaintiffs in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a shooting involving a law enforcement officer in Halifax County have been awarded $400,000 in compensatory damages and $350,000













