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Defense Department takes control of Va. elk herd

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:22:16 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Uncle Sam is taking over the care of an elk herd at a Richmond military facility.

Shaka Smart content building VCU hoop profile

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:22:51 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Shaka Smart smiles with a told-you-so look that is part amusement, and part frustration.

VCU gets funds for tobacco cessation study

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:04:45 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Virginia Commonwealth University is getting grant money to study new ways to treat nicotine dependence.

Woman in serious condition after struck by bus

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:42:15 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - A woman was seriously injured Tuesday after she was struck by a bus crossing a downtown Richmond street.

Bill O'Reilly brings history to page, screen

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:38:26 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Fox News host Bill O'Reilly is taking his book-turned-movie franchise and running with it.

24 Va localities to get grants for school officers

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:26:31 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Two dozen localities in Virginia are getting state grants to place school resource officers in public schools.

Vigil planned for Va. boy killed during storm

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:18:21 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - The Richmond area will come together at a park where a 4-year-old was killed by a tree during this week's storm to remember the boy.

2nd appeals court strikes down union poster rule

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:38:04 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - A second federal appeals court has struck down a rule that would have required millions of businesses to put up posters informing workers of their right to form a union.

Creditors to take over toll road operations

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:50:17 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Creditors are taking over operation of a privately run, state-owned toll road that has failed to generate enough revenue to cover its debt payments.

This Week in the Civil War

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:04:27 -0400

This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, June 16: Fighting in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.

Storm leaves boy dead, 307K without power in Va.

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:30:06 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Severe storms are being blamed for the death Thursday of a 4-year-old boy who was struck by a tree that toppled while he was visiting a Richmond park with his father, police said.

10 Va. students suffer minor injuries in bus wreck

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:16:49 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Richmond police say 10 middle school students have suffered minor injuries in a bus accident.

Sailors pitch in at Va. Civil War battlefield

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:01:22 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Sailors aboard the USS Fort McHenry have made it a monthly habit of traveling from their homeport in Virginia Beach to Richmond National Battlefield Park, and not as tourists.

Va. man sentenced for producing child porn

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:20:04 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - A Goochland County man has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for producing child pornography videos.

New rules likely to win OK for Va. fox pens

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:05:29 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Tighter regulations governing fenced preserves where hounds are let loose on foxes are expected to win approval by state wildlife regulators.

Ticket decided, Va. Dems try to unite against GOP

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:49:31 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - The brand new Virginia Democratic statewide ticket has decided to wage this fall's races for the state's top three offices against the tea party.

State OKs reopening of Richmond juvenile center

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:35:46 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Richmond has received state approval to reopen its overhauled and restaffed juvenile detention center.

Program aims to educate employers on Va. vets

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:20:04 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Employers who have an interest in hiring the men and women who served their country can learn how to achieve that goal at a conference scheduled in Richmond.

VCU Health System proposes children's hospital

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:03:13 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - The Virginia Commonwealth University Health System has proposed the construction of a free-standing children's hospital with its own management structure and governing board.

Richmond airport reopens after receiving threat

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:48:39 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Hundreds of travelers were stranded Tuesday morning after a threatening phone call prompted a 3½-hour evacuation of the Richmond International Airport.

Marlboro maker Altria jumping into e-cigarettes

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:32:29 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Tobacco company Altria Group Inc. is launching its first electronic cigarette under the MarkTen brand in Indiana starting in August and expanding its smokeless product offerings.

Richmond airport reopens after threatening call

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:23:15 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Richmond International Airport has reopened its terminal after a threatening phone call that prompted an evacuation.

Va. War Memorial breaks May attendance record

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:08:17 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - The Virginia War Memorial has set an attendance record for the month of May.

Biden headlines speakers' list for Va Dem dinner

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:06:05 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Vice President Joe Biden will headline this month's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, the major annual fundraising gala for Virginia's Democratic Party.

Union First to acquire StellarOne in $445M deal

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:31:37 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Union First Market Bankshares Corp. plans to acquire StellarOne Corp. in a stock transaction valued at $445 million.