State/Regional News for WSLS 10

Va. Wesleyan: smaller class means salaries frozen

Sat, 17 May 2008 16:34:01 EDT

Virginia Wesleyan College says it will freeze salaries next year in anticipation of a smaller incoming class.

VCU to raise tuition and fees 9.4 percent for Va. students

Sat, 17 May 2008 15:31:00 EDT

Virginia Commonwealth University’s in-state undergraduates are facing a 9.4 percent increase next year in tuition and fees.

Douglas Wilder will not run for 2nd term as Richmond Mayor

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:13:00 EDT

Wilder’s announcement came the day after Police Chief Rodney Monroe, hired three years ago by the mayor, will leave Richmond to be chief of police in Charlotte, N.C. Superintendent of Schools Deborah Jewell-Sherman announced in April that she would leave before her contract expires in June 2009.

Myrtle Beach won’t drop web ad despite sandstorm from Virginia Beach

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:12:00 EDT

Myrtle Beach won’t drop a Web ad trying to steer tourists to the South Carolina resort instead of Virginia Beach, at least for now.

Virginia Air National Guard to fly F-22 for first time

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:08:00 EDT

The Virginia Air National Guard is set to make history when one of its units takes to the skies this weekend

Buchanan County man arrested on child porn charge

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:52:00 EDT

Adam Stewart Young of Oakwood was arrested after Wal-Mart employees alerted authorities about images on film Young had brought in to be developed.

“Click It or Ticket” special enforcement starts Monday

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:50:00 EDT

Virginia State Police say they will be on the lookout for seat belt scofflaws from Monday through June 1.

Groups raise nearly $1 million for Virginia tornado victims

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:16:00 EDT

Many groups now are trying to determine how the money can best meet victims’ long-term needs

Store owner confronts intruders; police say men are on active duty

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:15:00 EDT

Just after 3 a.m. Thursday, Thompson heard breaking glass and woke to see a man standing in the store. “I got my pistol and told him to go to the ground. He complied and laid flat,” Thompson said.

Spotsylvania County woman extradited after fleeing with child

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:18:00 EDT

The Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office says 36-year-old Nicole Delattre was the last person seen with her daughter on April 25, right before the girl went missing.

Cold case arrest

Fri, 16 May 2008 07:45:00 EDT

Albemarle County police arrest 1 in old murder

Virginia Beach vs. Myrtle Beach

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:59:00 EDT

A web ad is touting Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, as a cheaper, more relaxing and yet more thrilling alternative to Virginia Beach, its fellow resort up the Atlantic coast. That has Virginia Beach tourism officials crying dirty pool.

Farm Bill has money for Chesapeake Bay cleanup

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:57:01 EDT

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation says the money could reduce as much as 40 million pounds of nitrogen pollution annually.

I-64 shooting suspect waives preliminary hearing

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:54:01 EDT

Slade Allen Woodson, 19, made a brief appearance in Albemarle County General District Court in handcuffs and chains and donning an orange Middle River Regional Jail jumpsuit.

University of Richmond seeks to improve intruder alerts

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:17:00 EDT

The school looked at its response to the May 6th gun scare on campus and determined it could do better

DMV leaders urge motorcycle safety after 126 deaths

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:57:00 EDT

The top three reasons for the crashes were failure to maintain control, following too closely and speeding.

Strip-club owner defends child porn charge, says ‘minor’ was married

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:28:00 EDT

A Richmond strip-club owner says he can’t be prosecuted for producing child pornography for filming sex with a 17-year-old girl for a simple reason: She isn’t a child. She’s a married woman.

National Weather Service confirms May 8 tornado in Nelson County

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:12:00 EDT

The twister touched down for 20 seconds around 10:40 p.m., was on the ground for roughly a quarter mile and reached a max wind speed of 75 mph

Court says BB&T must pay for car note mistake

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:19:00 EDT

A federal appeals court has ruled against a bank that repossessed a customer’s car and damaged his credit rating after insisting for months that he owed nothing.

Former VCU employee charged with embezzling more than $800,000

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:23:00 EDT

A former employee of Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems has been indicted for embezzling more than $800,000, which authorities say she used to buy bus tickets that she resold for her own profit.

Charlottesville may boycott businesses with Sudan ties

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:01:00 EDT

The city is set to follow the lead of 24 states and 19 other cities that have established divestment policies to ensure they do not own assets in companies that prop up Sudan’s oil, power, mineral and military sectors.

Another senior faculty member leaving UVA

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT

One of the University of Virginia’s most influential faculty members is leaving UVa to take a top job at Tulane University — marking the university’s second high-profile faculty departure in less than a week.

NTSB releases report on fiery plane crash outside Richmond

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:31:01 EDT

The pilot of the plane that crashed into a Chesterfield County neighborhood last month had difficulty controlling the aircraft after takeoff and made frequent altitude and directional changes before plunging to the ground and into a house, a preliminary investigative report says

Virginia is for “savers”

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:27:00 EDT

With prices at the pump up, tourism leaders push the idea of seeing Virginia first

Virginia Marine dies during training

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:19:00 EDT

Pvt. Bradley Adam Foust, 18, died Saturday on the base in eastern North Carolina, said 1st Lt. Craig W. Thomas, Camp Lejeune’s deputy director of public affairs. Foust was assigned to the Marine Combat Training Battalion, School of Infantry East.

Dog survives days stuck in pipe

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:16:00 EDT

French writer’s pet gets stuck on owner’s property in Crozet; firefighters come to the rescue

At this camp, kids are Civil War soldiers for a day

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:14:00 EDT

Registration is under way for Fort Collier Kids’ Civil War History Camp: “The Army Recruit’s First Day in the Life of a Civil War Solider.”

Mom brings guns to school in Northern Virginia

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:53:00 EDT

Mother, 45, found with loaded guns at Loudoun school

Virginia launches business startup website

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:05:00 EDT

The site helps streamline the process to start a business in Virginia by finding and filling out the necessary forms.

State launches financial aid website

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:47:00 EDT

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia says the blog is an informal forum for students, parents and education officials to ask questions and gather information about financial-aid opportunities.

James River recovery an environmental success story

Tue, 13 May 2008 10:37:00 EDT

A March-through-May survey by the game department in 2006 found that anglers spent 31,000 hours in just one small stretch. That’s the equivalent of nearly 8,000 people fishing for four hours each.

Kaine’s transportation plan criticized

Tue, 13 May 2008 07:42:00 EDT

Some say rural areas will not benefit from transportation plan

Longwood raising tuition

Tue, 13 May 2008 07:39:01 EDT

Longwood University students to pay more for classes

Study shows a wage gap between workers

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:09:00 EDT

Low-wage workers’ incomes said to lag while growth has helped top earners the most.

Teen in Interstate 64 shootings faces more charges

Mon, 12 May 2008 16:57:00 EDT

Slade Allen Woodson of Afton was indicted Monday on two counts of shooting into an occupied building, three counts of maliciously shooting from an automobile and one count of destruction of property.

Kaine To Raise Car Titles Tax And Registration Fees

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:55:00 EDT

Governor Tim Kaine says he will ask lawmakers to boost the titling tax on car sales and car registration fees statewide for road upkeep.

Seven injured in shooting range fire

Mon, 12 May 2008 08:42:00 EDT

Battalion Chief Leon Dextradeur says two of the injured are in critical condition with burns to their faces and smoke inhalation in Virginia Beach.

Court will decide case of Virginia man on death row

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:42:00 EDT

Edward Nathaniel Bell, 40, had been facing execution in July for murdering a Winchester police officer, Sgt. Ricky Timbrook, in October 1999.

Police: Hampton high schooler kept death list

Sun, 11 May 2008 17:21:00 EDT

Hampton police say a 14-year-old girl who had threatened violence at Hampton High School was found to have a “death list” in her locker.

‘Virginity rocks’ T-shirts prompt threat of lawsuit against schools

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:06:01 EDT

The Albemarle school division denied Thursday an allegation that officials at Albemarle High School warned female students not to wear T-shirts promoting abstinence.

I-64 shootings 16-year-old suspect faces more charges

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:35:00 EDT

Brandon Dawson of Crozet is charged with the March 27 shootings at a house and credit union building in Waynesboro. Police say the shootings were a continuation of those along I-64.

Univ. of Richmond gun scare suspect makes appearance in court

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:03:00 EDT

A search warrant for the University of Richmond gun scare suspect’s home says he went into a campus library on Tuesday and told a worker there that he had heard people were having sex inside the building.

Police arrest teenager in Univ. of Richmond lockdown, gun scare

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:23:00 EDT

Henrico County police arrested a 19-year-old dishwasher yesterday and charged him with crimes linked to a four-hour lockdown Tuesday at the University of Richmond after he was suspected of having a gun on campus

Vienna police test device gives sirens a “rumble”

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:05:00 EDT

Instrument augments the standard siren with an amplifier and two subwoofers, creating a lower-pitched sound that should cut through virtually any traffic sounds.

Lack of money stalls DNA testing project

Thu, 08 May 2008 10:26:00 EDT

Marone said samples in 437 cases that were ready to be sent to the DNA laboratory for testing will not be sent until a 4.5 million federal grant has been approved.

Tazewell Co. fire chief arrested

Thu, 08 May 2008 07:50:00 EDT

Fire chief faces 10-count indictment

Gov. Kaine to call for special General Assembly session

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:53:00 EDT

Del. Tom Rust, R-Fairfax County, disclosed the date will be June 23, during a gathering of Democratic and Republican legislators from Hampton Roads and northern Virginia

ICE agents arrest 33 workers on immigration violations at Richmond Federal Courthouse

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:49:00 EDT

Federal immigration officials raided the construction site for the new federal courthouse in downtown Richmond this morning and arrested 33 workers on immigration violations.

Person of interest in custody in Univ. of Richmond gun scare

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:43:01 EDT

UR was shut down for about four hours yesterday in the wake of calls that the man was armed. A man wearing a fake beard, possibly armed with a handgun and wearing a brown sheriff’s jacket, wandered into the Boatwright Library and left about a half hour later.

Teenager pleads guilty in I-64 shootings

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:39:00 EDT

Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Darby Lowe said the teenager pleaded guilty to five counts of maliciously shooting at an occupied vehicle. He also pleaded guilty to three charges involving shots fired at homes

Virginia Democrats say Indiana and North Carolina results didn’t change anything

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:18:00 EDT

Clinton backers await next round; Kaine likes Obama showing. Of Virginia’s 16 superdelegates six back Clinton, four support Obama and six are uncommitted.

State lawmakers meet to study road money

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:13:00 EDT

Thirty legislators from Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia met in suburban Richmond today for more than four hours to discuss new ways to finance transportation improvements in their traffic-clogged regions.

Gas station manager says he saw Univ. of Richmond gun suspect

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:10:00 EDT

Warren McKenna said the figure who walked through the Village Exxon about 1:00 p.m. yesterday was so bizarre looking, that he and employees stopped in their tracks.

Manassas student tests positive for TB

Wed, 07 May 2008 08:05:00 EDT

School officials in Manassas say an Osbourn High School student has tested positive for tuberculosis.

University of Richmond lockdown lifted, gunman not found

Tue, 06 May 2008 19:57:00 EDT

Devevloping Story: Witnesses reported seeing a man with a handgun in Boatwright Memorial Library

Gov. Kaine meets with Senate Democrats on transportation

Tue, 06 May 2008 17:22:00 EDT

The governor is readying to roll out, probably early next week, another proposal to pump about $1 billion a year into Virginia’s transportation system.

Gov. Kaine launches You Tube channel

Tue, 06 May 2008 14:14:00 EDT

The channel, http://www.youtube.com/vagovernor, features video clips of public service announcements, speeches and public forums with the Governor. Governor Kaine’s channel is part of the Virginia government community of channels

Students hurt in Richmond school bus crash

Tue, 06 May 2008 13:34:00 EDT

A four-door Mercedes collided with the bus at an intersection. Two students were fitted with neck braces and taken to VCU Medical Center, and a third was taken home.

Newport News high school students face gun charges

Tue, 06 May 2008 08:03:00 EDT

Newport News police say two Menchville High School students face charges after one brought a loaded handgun to school and the other tried to hide the weapon from school personnel.

300 Virginia National Guardsmen returning home

Tue, 06 May 2008 07:46:00 EDT

About 300 Virginia Army National Guard soldiers are returning home in the coming days after serving in the Middle East.

After Roanoke, Norfolk, Mark Warner campaigns in Richmond

Mon, 05 May 2008 18:06:01 EDT

The Democrat said the United States needs to end its reliance on foreign oil and to start to bring its troops home from Iraq, although he gave no timetable.

Study says Black Virginians more likely to get prison for drugs

Mon, 05 May 2008 16:21:00 EDT

In 2003 black adults in Virginia were 13.2 times more likely to be sent to prison on drug convictions than whites - eighth highest of 34 states studied in a report released today by Human Rights Watch

Red Cross no longer seeking money for Virginia tornadoes relief

Mon, 05 May 2008 13:47:00 EDT

The group says some donations still remain as “pledged” money, and the full amount has not been received yet. The cost of the Red Cross’s relief effort is expected to reach $127,000.

Virginia special-ed changes proposal opposed

Mon, 05 May 2008 13:32:00 EDT

Some fear a plan to revise state regulations would reduce input from parents

Severe storms challenge weather sleuths

Mon, 05 May 2008 11:48:00 EDT

The debris had barely settled from last week’s storms when meteorologists fanned out across Virginia for an exercise in detective work

Mildred Loving, matriach of interracial marriage, dies

Mon, 05 May 2008 08:30:00 EDT

Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia law banning interracial marriage ultimately dismantled anti-miscegenation laws nationwide, has died.

VA Guard Soldiers Return Home

Sun, 04 May 2008 23:30:00 EDT

After 8 months in the Middle East, soldiers are back on U.S. soil

Mariners’ Museum center wins exhibition award for USS Monitor center

Fri, 02 May 2008 13:54:00 EDT

The center’s “Ironclad Revolution” exhibit received an Excellence in Exhibition Award this week at the American Association of Museums’ annual meeting in Denver.

Rainy April brings relief to Virginia

Fri, 02 May 2008 12:01:00 EDT

Two-thirds of the state is drought-free, up from half the state a week ago

The Williamsburg Pottery selling property

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:53:00 EDT

The Williamsburg Pottery is taking bids to sell the 1,200 acres of property that it sits on, but the 70-year-old pottery business is not for sale.

Gov. Kaine to sign street gang bill

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:51:01 EDT

The legislation empowers the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to take action against licensed establishments that allow their premises to become meeting places for criminal street gangs.

UVA mascot art fails the smell test

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:18:00 EDT

An exhibit opening Saturday at the University of Virginia Art Museum will be missing one colorful piece - a short film and sculpture that depict a pile of orange and blue dog poop

Vote fraud charges filed in second Wise County town

Fri, 02 May 2008 10:46:00 EDT

Four people face felony charges of voter fraud in connection with a southwest Virginia municipal election

“Legal Food Frenzy” raises 1.3 million pounds of food

Thu, 01 May 2008 17:09:00 EDT

Goal was 1 Million Pounds. This doubles the total from last year

Virginia Democrats differ on if Obama-Clinton fight will hurt come November

Thu, 01 May 2008 16:05:00 EDT

Three superdelegates from Virginia who back Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton differ as to whether the increasingly drawn-out nominating contest between Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama is hurting the Democratic Party. Others have little doubt.

Woman improving after plane crashed into house

Thu, 01 May 2008 16:02:00 EDT

Melissa M. Bowen, 22, fully regained consciousness and was in good spirits yesterday, according to a close family friend. She tentatively was removed from a ventilator.

Tornado damage estimates $24 million and climbing

Thu, 01 May 2008 16:00:01 EDT

The estimated $24.7 million damage includes $21.4 million in Suffolk; $2 million in Colonial Heights; $650,000 in Brunswick; and $500,000 in Halifax County.

Some Suffolk families go home to ruins after tornadoes

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:58:00 EDT

Hours after a tornado smashed through his subdivision on Monday, Dewitt Dorsey made a quick inspection of his home of 14 years and thought it looked salvageable. But Wednesday, when Suffolk authorities reopened the Burnett’s Mill neighborhood to residents, Dorsey got a longer, closer look.

Virginia man kicked off Mt. Everest back home

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:53:00 EDT

It’s back to the day job for William Brant Holland, international man of intrigue. He’s $20,000 poorer and with little to show for it, except a mark on his passport indicating he’s been deported. And there’s a letter of rebuke from the Nepalese office of tourism.

Gov. Kaine hails Stafford’s purchase of nature area

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:50:01 EDT

Believed to be one of the largest and most significant natural areas remaining on the east coast, Crow’s Nest has been the target of conservation organizations for decades.

Ex-Virginia women’s prison leader faces 30 sex charges

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:45:00 EDT

The former head of security at Virginia’s largest prison for women is facing 30 counts of having carnal knowledge of inmates.

Disaster In Virginia

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:30:00 EDT

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Children return to school after Suffolk tornado

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:21:00 EDT

Children return to school after Suffolk tornado

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Police cruiser hits deer in Richmond

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:01:00 EDT

The officer was not injured, but reported that the deer appeared to be limping badly

Plane crash into house outside Richmond update

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:54:00 EDT

A single-engine airplane that crashed in a Chesterfield County neighborhood on Sunday slammed to the ground before sliding about 20 feet into a home and bursting into flames, the NTSB says

Labrador retriever saves couple from fire in Waynesboro

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:50:00 EDT

“He’s a real hero,” Linus Cash, 43, said of his 1-year-old dog, Guinness, after flames badly damaged the family’s South View Drive home.

7-tornado day a rarity in Virginia according to NWS

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:02:00 EDT

Collisions of cold and warm air produced seven tornadoes Monday, including Virginia’s strongest in nearly 15 years. Tornadoes in April are typical. What happened Monday was not.

Gov. Kaine promises road money proposal soon

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:55:00 EDT

Kaine said he will present the proposal when he announces the date for a special session of the state legislature on transportation, which is expected to take place toward the end of June.

Relief after big twisters

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:11:00 EDT

People in Suffolk picked through twisted debris yesterday and called themselves lucky that no deaths or serious injuries resulted from one of the most destructive tornadoes in recent Virginia history

Colonial Heights tornado warning came just after touch down

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:11:00 EDT

The tornado was tough to pick up on radar, said Rick Curry, a Weather Service forecaster in Wakefield.

Tornadoes impact: Some stores may close one month for repairs

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:09:00 EDT

“There’s definitely going to be a lot of work involved here, but I’ve seen worse,” said Joey Waters, crew chief for Servpro of Chesterfield. “The main thing is, no one was killed.”

Missing Charlottesville girl found alive

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:09:00 EDT

A missing 12-year-old Charlottesville girl has been safely found in Chicago.

Gov. Kaine tours Suffolk tornado damage

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:26:00 EDT

Weary southern Virginia residents are preparing to see what’s left of their homes and livelihoods following three tornadoes that ripped through the area yesterday and left more than 200 people hurt
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Suffolk tornado damage news conference Tuesday evening

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:51:01 EDT

Listen to an update on the damage and recovery effort from Suffolk, state, and congressional leaders

Helping tornado victims: State says cash reaches victims quickly

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:35:00 EDT

A better way to assist victims of disasters is to make financial contributions to local charities or faith-based organizations that are responding to the situation, according to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management

Sen. Jim Webb comments on tornadoes

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:52:00 EDT

Sen. Jim Webb comments on tornadoes

Suffolk rules 145 buildings and homes uninhabitable

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Teams are going back through subdivisions and business centers to determine how many of those structures are damaged; destroyed; or damaged but inhabitable

Tornado outbreak not Virginia’s worst

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:11:00 EDT

National Weather Service forecaster Rick Curry says the magnitude of the tornadoes that slammed Brunswick County, Colonial Heights and Suffolk seems greater because they hit populated areas

Virginia Supreme Court to revisit divisive spam case

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:59:00 EDT

In a 4-3 ruling in February, the state’s high court upheld three convictions against Jeremy D. Jaynes for violating Virginia’s 2003 Anti-Spam Act. He was sentenced to nine years in prison. The ruling was hailed by authorities as a victory for e-mail users and decried by others as a violation of constitutionally protected speech rights.

Gov. Kaine to seek emergency money for tornado hit areas

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:59:00 EDT

Kaine declared a state of emergency last night after receiving reports of the devastation in Suffolk. He said he would compose a letter this afternoon formally requesting federal assistance.