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On the ballot Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:51:30 -0500
Democrat Mark Warner made sure he will get on the November ballot in the U.S. Senate race. State law requires candidates to submit at least 10,000 signatures of Virginia voters. Warner submitted 29,146, his campaign announced Friday. A team of...

Democrat Nye submits signatures to battle Drake Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:14:25 -0500
Democratic political novice Glenn Nye announced Thursday he filed signatures to place his name on the ballot to challenge U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake, R-Norfolk. Nye, who has said he plans to raise $2 million for his campaign by November, also...

Mark Warner rakes in cash (update) Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:22:18 -0500
Former Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner said Thursday that he raised about $2.5 million for the quarter ending March 31st as he continues to ramp up his Democratic bid for the U.S. Senate. His two possible Republican opponents -- former...

Mental health reform, in full. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:54:56 -0500
It's not often that we simply pass along unedited press releases from the governor's office, but this is somewhat illuminating. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Wednesday held a bill signing ceremony to mark the passage of legislation related to the...

Profanity, ribs and nuclear non-proliferation talks ... sweet Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:59:39 -0500
What a read in yesterday's Washington Post about Bobby Egan, who owns a rib joint in New Jersey and moonlights as a self-appointed ambassador to North Korea. Amazing that Egan can start a dialog with a part of the "axis...

'Harry Potter' star goes nude on Broadway Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Daniel Radcliffe rides 'Equus' from London

The British lad will take off his glasses and much more for his American nude debut in the revivial of "Equus," a disturbing psychodrama.

Got shade? Plant azaleas Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A zaleas are typically the flower in full bloom during Historic Garden Week in Virginia, which runs April 19-27 this year.

Briton suing Beach man over Iraqi arrest warrant Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The British businessman, a Mideast-based consultant, claims defamation in federal court.

A British businessman is suing a Virginia Beach man in federal court, accusing him of defamation for distributing a forged Iraqi arrest warrant in the businessman's name.

Ella Fitzgerald Way to jazz up part of 24th St. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The late Gregory Cherry worked to honor the "First Lady of Song," who was born in Newport News.

— The name of Ella Fitzgerald, the "First Lady of Song" who dominated the jazz world for the first half of the 20th century, will soon grace a street near where she was born 90 years ago.

Tech families approve $11M settlement Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The agreement with the state will cover losses and costs tied to the 2007 killings.

Most families of victims of last year's deadly Virginia Tech shootings have agreed to an $11 million state settlement that will compensate families who lost loved ones, pay survivors' medical costs and avoid a court battle over whether anyone besides the gunman was to blame.

The post office won't think twice on closing Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Because of electronic filing, most postal sites won't stay open late Tuesday for tax mailers.

If you plan to wait until the last possible minute Tuesday to mail your federal income tax return, you should take note of your local post office's business hours.

Democrat Nye files to challenge Rep. Drake Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The political novice says he has raised over $250,000 for the race.

Democratic political novice Glenn Nye announced Thursday that he filed signatures to place his name on the ballot to challenge U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake, R-Norfolk.

Portsmouth woman's death under investigation Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The illness and Wednesday death of a Portsmouth woman spurred a Virginia Department of Health investigation Thursday.

Grand jury to hear embezzlement case Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A woman charged with embezzling more than $1,000 from the Moose Lodge on Richmond Road waived her preliminary hearing Thursday.

Street to close during crane operation Sunday Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A portion of Culloden Street will close Sunday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Road to transportation fix full of potholes Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A statewide debate over road maintenance funding may hinder transportation talks in Hampton Roads.

For all the talk about a new transportation plan for Hampton Roads, its fate seems inextricably tied to another issue.

Does suspension help young kids? Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Nipping discipline woes means extra attention for unruly students in an Isle of Wight program.

— Misbehaving in elementary school usually means a time out in the corner. Ten minutes off recess. Lunch in the principal's office for the kid who's really bad.

'It takes a lot of people to help these children' Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A Isle of Wight pilot program gives children with behaviorial concerns some extra attention.

— The breakfast pastries are brown, lumpy and worst of all, unfamiliar. And on a recent morning at Windsor Elementary, they were going over like a lead balloon.

Designer unveils tentative plans for new IW park Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The consultants also prepared three options for future park phases, should money be available.

Suspects sought in flim-flam Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Suffolk police are looking for a couple who engaged in quick-change scams.

— Police are looking for two suspects in connection with a flim-flam scam at four locations throughout the city.

Culloden Street closure coming Sunday in Suffolk Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:53:00 -0400
A portion of Culloden Street will close Sunday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Norfolk cop charged with domestic assault Wed, 9 Apr 2008 15:40:00 -0400
A Norfolk police officer has been charged in Virginia Beach with domestic assault after an incident in her home involving a 10-year-old child.

W&M accepts 3,800 prospective students for next school year Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:12:00 -0400
Officials at the College of William and Mary announced today they recently mailed acceptance letters to 3,800 prospective students.

Extra $45,000 for CW is questioned Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The city manager proposes giving more money than requested to Colonial Williamsburg.

The city of Williamsburg's proposed budget allocation to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation came under some scrutiny during a Thursday meeting of the City Council.

Man gets 3 years for sex with 14-year-old girl Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A rape charge was dropped as part of the plea agreement for the 2007 incident at a motel.

A 30-year-old man was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday for having sex with a 14-year-old girl at a local motel last year.

More time for measure on buffers Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
With supervisors in strong disagreement on the buffers, some hope middle ground can be found in clustering.

James City's consideration of boosting the environmental cushion between development and county waterways continues to crawl forward in search of compromise.

W & M students, community donate hair to cancer patients Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Nearly $200 was raised as part of a women's studies class project.

A group of College of William and Mary students has raised close to $200 — and nearly 35 ponytails — for women battling cancer.

W & M planning for new center Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
College of William and Mary officials are developing plans to build a new $7 million career center on open space between Zable Stadium and the University Center.

Work on submarine to take longer Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Repairs and upgrades on the USS Toledo also could cost more than the original estimate of $178.5 million.

Repairs and upgrades on the USS Toledo also could cost more than the original estimate of $178.5 million.

FiOS TV to become all-digital Monday Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The transition for some Verizon customers comes in advance of a federally mandated change.

Verizon's small number of FiOS television customers who only subscribe to a limited number of analog basic channels will experience the switch to all-digital television on Monday.

Retailers fined $3.9 million Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Federal regulators on Thursday fined Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., and other retailers $3.9 million combined for failing to properly label analog-only televisions, alerting consumers to the fact that they will need to be retrofitted after the switch to digital TV next year. The Federal Communications Commission also handed down $2.7 million in fines to other companies for violating other digital TV rules.

Skybus' demise reduces options for affordable travel Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The abrupt shutdown of the no-frills carrier means canceled vacations for some Peninsula residents.

Kelly Roney was thrilled to find affordable plane tickets that would allow her family to fly to Florida for vacation starting in late July.

Yahoo yields ad space to Google Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Yahoo Inc. is surrendering some of its advertising space to Internet search leader Google Inc. in an unusual test announced Wednesday that could be just the first step in a last-ditch effort to escape its unsolicited suitor, Microsoft Corp.

Have a complex (tax)? Seek professional help now Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Preparation services and software can help ease your phobias about tax filing.

Every April brings the reality that tax season is here. You can prepare your own taxes or get tax preparation services or software, such as Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, H&R Block, Liberty Tax Service, and the software programs TurboTax and TaxCut.

Options available for tardy taxpayers Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Upon request, the IRS may extend the April 15 deadline and provide payment plans.

Tax filing day is just around the corner, but some may not be ready to submit their returns by April 15. Others may not have the cash to pay the tax they owe.

American Cuts More Flights; Fliers Fume Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:55:00 -0400
Air traveler angst was sure to continue Friday as American Airlines grounded hundreds more flights. The financial toll and loss of goodwill likely would grow as well, as the inspection-related mess spread further to other carriers and hurt an industry already bleeding cash thanks to high fuel costs.

Consumer Confidence Falls to New Low Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:57:00 -0400
Americans' confidence in the economy fell to a new low, dragged down by worries about mounting job losses, record-high home foreclosures and zooming energy prices.

Virginia Republicans offer support for Petraeus Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
They say a premature withdrawal from Iraq would attract terrorists.

As the Iraq war enters its sixth year, the top military commander in Iraq pleaded for more time and patience Wednesday as he sought to keep 140,000 troops past July.

U.S. House OKs naming post office after Davis Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The entire Virginia delegation co-sponsored the legislation honoring the late congresswoman.

The House unanimously approved legislation Wednesday to name Gloucester's main post office in honor of former Rep. Jo Ann Davis, who died of breast cancer last fall.

Marine Killing Suspect Caught in Mexico Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:28:00 -0400
A Marine suspected of killing a pregnant colleague told police he slept in fields and survived by eating fruit that he found during a three-month manhunt that ended with his arrest in western Mexico, authorities said.

Keeping an eye on 'black/brown tensions' Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
L ast month in separate incidents, three men walking down Newport News streets were approached by strangers, assaulted and robbed — two of them at gunpoint.

Today's Regional Mystery Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Q : At a recent forum for Newport News candidates, a question came up as to whether there are bus passes for teenagers to go anywhere for free. Are there?

Local viewing for national religious leader today Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:02:00 -0400
A public viewing will be held in Newport News this evening for religious leader Bishop S.C. Madison, who died last weekend at his home in Washington, D.C.

Police ID 16-year-old found dead in her home Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:38:00 -0400
A 16-year-old girl was found murdered in her family's Portsmouth home yesterday.

Loudoun jury convicts civil rights leader on incest charge Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A jury on Thursday convicted an iconic figure in the civil rights movement of incest, after concluding that he had sex with his teenage daughter 15 years ago.

W & M remains true to mission Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
W hen I think of the College of William and Mary, a phrase comes to mind. It is taken from the King James Version of the Bible, and it reads "Be not like unto the Nations." The phrase is appropriate, for in the years when William and Mary was a church school, its students and faculty attended daily prayers in the chapel. And for readings from Scripture, they used the King James Version of the Bible.

Smithfield museum re-creates a 1930s black school Mon, 7 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Walk into the School House Museum in Smithfield. Turn your head to the left, then to the right, and carefully survey the one-room school. Now close your eyes. Envision the grandchildren of freed slaves sitting in class, part of the second generation of black residents to receive an open public education in the South.

Favre headlines W&M camp Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:32:00 -0400
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre is among three marquee NFL names scheduled to appear at William and Mary's annual June football camp.

Jackson State on HU slate Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Pirates adjust their football schedule to open the season by playing in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando, Fla., on Aug. 31.

Hampton University athletic director Lonza Hardy announced a huge upgrade on Wednesday to the Pirates' football schedule. The Pirates now will open the 2008 season against defending Southwestern Athletic Conference champion Jackson State of Mississippi in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge.

Local track star must return Olympic gold medal Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:44:00 -0400
Portsmouth's LaTasha Colander among the relay teammates punished because of Marion Jones' steroid use

A local track star has lost her Olympic gold medal after the International Olympic Committee's announcement today that all of Marion Jones' relay teammates would lose their medals because of Jones' doping during the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia.

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