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The 20 Craziest Tweets From The Man Who Could Be Virginia’s Next Lt Governor
GOP nominee for Virginia Lieutenant Governor E.W. Jackson (Credit: AP) If you were to put the dregs of conservative Internet comment sections into a pot, boil them down to their essence, then run the resulting product through a sieve to get it to its rawest, most pure form of vitriol, it would probably look something like E.W. Jackson’s Twitter feed. Through much of President ...
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Power boats to gather at W.Va.s Bluestone Lake
The event is being conducted by the Hampton, Va.-based Carolina Virginia Racing Association, which is part of the American Power Boating ...
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AllergEase moving HQ distribution to Danville
The city said Thursday in a news release that AllergEase plans to invest $7.5 million in the move over three years. It will create 150 jobs during this ...
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Vicksburg marks anniversary of Civil War siege
VICKSBURG, Miss. -- The Mississippi River town of Vicksburg is holding several events this week to mark the 150th anniversary of its siege during the Civil War.Concerts, lectures and wreath-laying ceremonies are planned at the Vicksburg National Military Park.On Thursday, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a Vicksburg stamp that's part of a Civil War commemorative series. On Saturday, ...
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Virginia golfer makes 2 aces in same round
"It's strictly luck," said Blessard, an 11-handicapper and a former Roanoke city motorcycle policeman. "There's no skill involved. I'm a good average golfer and I got ...
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Virginia Senators Seek to Expand Offshore Energy Leasing
Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced legislation Wednesday that would revise the Obama administration’s proposed 2012-2017 offshore oil and gas leasing plan to include acreage offshore Virginia. The Virginia Outer Continental Shelf Energy Production Act of 2013 would bolster the state's energy security, create jobs and direct revenue to Virginia that will ...
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Quantico woman gets 8 years in babys murder
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- A Quantico woman has been sentenced to eight and half years for fatally shaking and fracturing the skull of a 9-month-old girl that had been left in her ...
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Two men injured in Virginia Beach shooting
Two men were injured in an early Thursday morning shooting in the 2100 block of Pleasurehouse Road. Officers were dispatched shortly after 1 a.m. when someone reported a shooting at the Bayside Inn, a restaurant and lounge located at 2104 Pleasurehouse Road. Upon their arrival, officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department news release. ...
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Advance Auto Parts 1Q profit down nearly 9 pct
The company on Thursday posted earnings of $121.8 million, or $1.65 per share, for the quarter ended April 20, down from $133.5 million, or $1.79 per share, a year ...
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Police WWII artillery device found in Va harmless
State police say a man approached a state trooper on Wednesday in a parking lot in Harrisonburg and asked if he could check the device. The man said his son found it ...
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Jury deliberations continue in Va bank fraud trial
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Jury deliberations are continuing in the trial of four former Bank of the Commonwealth executives and a developer accused of conspiring to defraud the bank out of $71 ...
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Virginia officials try again for offshore energy
Two Virginia lawmakers said they wanted to change a federal 5-year lease plan to include oil and natural gas reserves off the state's coast. U.S. ...
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified all 24 people killed in the tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, including 10 ...
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2 Isle of Wight officials under fire for emails
Media outlets report that the men forwarded the emails but didn't create them. Both emails targeted first lady Michelle Obama. One claimed National Geographic offered the first lady $50 to pose ...
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Virginia turns culture war on head
Welcome to the gay rights battleground of Virginia.Yes, you read that right. In the 2013 off-year elections, a state that once leaned solidly to the center-right has become the newest focal point in the national debate over same-sex relationships. A gubernatorial race already defined partly along culture-war lines has grown even more contentious since last weekend, when Virginia Republicans ...
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Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers
Police and forensic officers near the scene of an attack which has left one man confirmed dead and two people wounded near Woolwich barracks in London Wednesday, May, 22, 2013. Scotland Yard said officers responded to reports of an assault Wednesday afternoon in the London neighbourhood of Woolwich. London Ambulance service said one man was found dead at the scene and two other men were taken to ...
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Virginia Beach to be linked to Norfolk with light rail
Virginia Beach may soon have a light rail link to Norfolk, which, along with Virginia Beach itself, is part of the commercial heart of the state. A light rail link between the two cities would have major benefits for commuters and local business, boosting the travel and tourism sector through increased accessibility.
Ever since The Tide, Norfolk’s light rail transit system, was first considered for construction in 1999, the possibility, or indeed the plan, of linking it to Virginia Beach has been talked of as well. The two cities are integral to one another as major commercial and tourism hubs and their joint development in a major state priority. Read more
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