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May 25th, 2012
VIRGINIA BEACH Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! But not on the beach. With the advent of tourist season, it's worth knowing that you can't get soused on the sand. Last year, at least 228 people were charged with having glass or alcohol on the beach, according to a database of state Supreme Court records. They faced fines.
May 25th, 2012
More than three days after inmates at Virginia’s only super-maximum prison began a hunger strike, state officials acknowledged the situation for the first time. Department of Corrections Director Harold Clarke said in a statement Red Onion State Prison officials are monitoring the seven inmates who have refused nine consecutive meals as of Friday. Read full article >>
May 23rd, 2012
It looks like coach Mike London is trying to turn the University of Virginia into "Quarterback U," and at the pace he's going, he might just do it. Over the years, U.Va. has been flush at other positions -- tailbacks or linebackers, tight ends or offensive line. But Virginia may be sailing into uncharted territory with an increasingly crowded stable of top-flight QBs.
May 26th, 2012
Mine inspections target Alpha Natural Resources
May 24th, 2012
President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney in Florida, Ohio and Virginia, according to new polls of the key 2012 swing states, although Obama's advantage has narrowed in recent months.Obama has inched ahead of Romney 48 percent to 44 percent in both Florida and Virginia, according to three new NBC News/Marist polls. In Ohio, the president has a 6-point advantage over Romney, leading his Republican ...
May 26th, 2012
"A Pictorial History of Tucker County, West Virginia," compiled by Chris Kidwell, is great for those who live in Tucker County, those who used to live in Tucker County or any history enthusiast.
May 24th, 2012
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has found himself on the opposite side of advocacy groups spanning the political spectrum after vetoing a bill that would allow abused or neglected children living with a relative to enroll in the school district where the relative lives. The measure, backed by groups such as ...
May 24th, 2012
The Virginia Capital Trail is about to move forward on three fronts, all leading to Richmond.
May 25th, 2012
VIRGINIA BEACH A Virginia Beach man won $100,000 last week in a Virginia Lottery Cash 5 drawing. At first, Jerry Pettersson thought he had won $100 in the May 19 night drawing and was frustrated because the store where he bought the ticket wouldn’t cash it, a Virginia Lottery news release says. He then realized that he had won the drawing’s top prize.
May 25th, 2012
Early explorers wrote about the masses of grapes weighing down vines along the Virginia shores. Captain John Smith wrote that early colonists in Jamestown made 20 gallons of wine from the grapes. In the early 1600s, winemaking was a requirement for the men of Williamsburg because the British were so intent on fostering a wine industry in the colonies. Read full article >>
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