Virginia to receive Google Street View settlement money
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia will receive about $142,600 from a national $7 million settlement with Google over the company's collection of emails and other sensitive data sent over wireless networks several years ago.
The settlement closes a joint investigation by attorneys general in Virginia and 37 other states, along with the District of Columbia.
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said Tuesday that he hopes the settlement serves as a warning to any other company that might try to collect such data over wireless networks.
In 2010, Google revealed that company cars taking street-level photos for its online mapping service also collected personal data transmitted over unsecured wireless networks.
Google has repeatedly apologized for a breach of online etiquette. But the company has maintained that it didn't break any U.S. laws.
Saturday, May 18 2013 4:43 PM EDT2013-05-18 20:43:13 GMT
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade. Several people appear to be hurt, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known. The
Witnesses said a car drove into a crowd at a parade
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:39 PM EDT2013-05-19 02:39:11 GMT
BOB LEWISAP Political Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Republicans have chosen firebrand conservative minister E.W. Jackson's for lieutenant governor, the first black candidate the party has nominated
Jackson provoked the loudest ovation of the day, declaring in an impassioned speech, "I am not an African-American, I am an American!"
Sunday, May 19 2013 11:44 AM EDT2013-05-19 15:44:08 GMT
(Blacksburg Police) -- Blacksburg Police, with assistance from Virginia Tech Police, responded to a call at the intersection of Draper Road and College Avenue in reference to a fight and possible stabbing.
Kente Gilkes, 31 year old resident of Blacksburg, has been charged with Malicious Wounding and Obstruction of Justice
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:32 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:32:41 GMT
Virginia Tech Police are searching for a man who officers say robbed a female student on campus Saturday morning.The young woman told investigators that she was walking in-between Vawter and Newman Halls
Woman was walking in-between Vawter and Newman Halls at 7:35 a.m., when a man walked up behind her, told her not to turn around, grabbed her purse, then ran off.
Law enforcement officials tell News Channel 11 a vehicle drove into a group of several people at "Trail Days" in Damascus.
Law enforcement officials tell News Channel 11 a vehicle drove into a group of several people at "Trail Days" in Damascus. Pokey Harris, Emergency Management Coordinator with Washington County, VA, says the earliest reports indicate 50 to 60 injuries, some being critical. Harris says it is likely that 12 to 15 people were transported to local hospitals. She says there are no reports right now of any fatalities.
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:44 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:44:32 GMT
With the cutting of a ribbon Saturday morning, it was finally time for the public to experience first hand what nearly two-years of work, and $27 million in upgrades created at Downtown Roanoke's Center
Judging by the expressions and reactions of people who walked into the science and cultural mecca on Saturday, the $27 million renovation is getting good reviews
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:39 PM EDT2013-05-19 02:39:11 GMT
BOB LEWISAP Political Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Republicans have chosen firebrand conservative minister E.W. Jackson's for lieutenant governor, the first black candidate the party has nominated
Jackson provoked the loudest ovation of the day, declaring in an impassioned speech, "I am not an African-American, I am an American!"
Sunday, May 19 2013 7:07 PM EDT2013-05-19 23:07:39 GMT
Thanks to the help of the community "Shotgun," the horse rescued and taken to the "Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue Mission" in Hardy is making a come back. We've been telling you about his progress. However,
Most of horses are seven years old and they are extremely underweight and malnourished.
Sunday, May 19 2013 7:01 PM EDT2013-05-19 23:01:44 GMT
Boosting tourism. means boosting business and bringing in more dollars for our local economy. That's why 'Virginia's Blue Ridge' is promoting our region by connecting with different news publications
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette published an article encouraging people to check out Virginia's Blue Ridge.
Sunday, May 19 2013 11:44 AM EDT2013-05-19 15:44:08 GMT
(Blacksburg Police) -- Blacksburg Police, with assistance from Virginia Tech Police, responded to a call at the intersection of Draper Road and College Avenue in reference to a fight and possible stabbing.
Kente Gilkes, 31 year old resident of Blacksburg, has been charged with Malicious Wounding and Obstruction of Justice
It's been less than 10 months since the world record for a lottery prize. On Saturday night, it could conceivably fall once again.
It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials disclosed Sunday.
Saturday, May 18 2013 10:47 PM EDT2013-05-19 02:47:25 GMT
BOB LEWISAP Political Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia's conservative activist attorney general, formally became the Republican gubernatorial nominee by acclamation Saturday in a
Cuccinelli used his nomination speech to tack to the political center as he eyes the November election, minimizing his support for restrictions on abortion and opposition to gay rights, as he attacked Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe
