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November 06, 2009

Police: Gunman caught after killing 1 in Orlando

A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, killing one person and injuring five others.

Cuccinelli announces transition team

Attorney General-elect Ken Cuccinelli is looking to predecessors from both parties for guidance on running the state’s law office, as well as enlisting the lawyer who beat Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell in court on a transportation fix that was ruled unconstitutional.

Hundreds sign up to find missing Virginia Tech student
Hundreds sign up to find missing Virginia Tech student

Hundreds of volunteers jammed into the Cavalier Inn on Thursday night to help organizers prepare for a community search for clues in last month’s disappearance of a young woman in Charlottesville.

GOP congressional hopefull tours 5th district
GOP congressional hopefull tours 5th district

With Tuesday’s election in the history books, one Republican candidate for Congress in 2010 isn’t wasting time getting to know the 5th District.

Man thought to be oldest with Down syndrome dies
Man thought to be oldest with Down syndrome dies

He liked his Mountain Dew cold and his pencils sharpened. And he loved Loretta Lynn.


November 05, 2009

What does GOP sweep mean for 5th District in 2010?
What does GOP sweep mean for 5th District in 2010?

Political pundits looking beyond the state’s GOP sweep warn that Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District is on shaky ground in 2010 because the district’s constituents are unhappy with national policies.

Parents of missing Virginia Tech student plea for ground search volunteers
Parents of missing Virginia Tech student plea for ground search volunteers

The family of Morgan D. Harrington is seeking volunteers to redouble the efforts to locate the Virginia Tech student who disappeared Oct. 17 after leaving the John Paul Jones Arena.

Governor-elect McDonnell announces transition committee
Governor-elect McDonnell announces transition committee

In his first day as governor-elect, Bob McDonnell yesterday announced his transition committee leaders, including Tom Farrell, chairman and CEO of the state’s largest utility, Dominion Resources.


November 04, 2009

Weekend searches scheduled for missing Virginia Tech student
Weekend searches scheduled for missing Virginia Tech student

At a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Dan and Gil Harrington formally announced three days of searches to be held in Charlottesville this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the search for their missing daughter Morgan.

Republicans celebrate, Democrats talk of rebuilding
Republicans celebrate, Democrats talk of rebuilding

An ebullient Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele asserted today that GOP victories in governors’ races in Virginia and New Jersey demonstrate “a transcendent party” on the move again.

Kaine, Cantor clash over election returns

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, the National Democratic Committee chairman, and House Republican Whip Eric I. Cantor of Henrico County squared off on the “Today” show this morning over the impact of yesterday’s elections that saw Republicans capture governorships here and in New Jersey.


November 03, 2009

GOP sweeps, but state still seen as competitive

A year after tipping Democratic for president for the first time since 1964, Virginia fell to Republicans in a dramatic statewide sweep that is a historic reminder of its enduring competitiveness but may not be a model for a national GOP comeback.

DC sniper to ask Supreme Court to block execution
DC sniper to ask Supreme Court to block execution

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys for sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad plan to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to stop next week’s execution.

Camera found in bathroom of Christian bookstore

A 28-year-old clerk at a Christian bookstore in Simi Valley has been arrested on charges of peeping at customers in the restroom with a video camera.

Virginia, New Jersey, New York races an early test of Obama influence
Virginia, New Jersey, New York races an early test of Obama influence

Elected just a year ago, the president has spent a considerable amount of time and energy trying to ensure that Democrats win governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey and pick up a GOP-held congressional seat in upstate New York.

Ex-con charged in 4 fatal shootings in North Carolina

A soured love affair may have led an ex-convict to gun down four men in the town that inspired the idyllic community of Mayberry on the 1960s TV series “The Andy Griffith Show,“ police said Monday.


November 02, 2009

Parents of missing Virginia Tech student set up fund to help search
Parents of missing Virginia Tech student set up fund to help search

Dan and Gil Harrington are using the donations to print and distribute fliers and other material with a photo and description of 20-year-old Morgan Dana Harrington.

Suspect in 4 N.C. killings arrested in Henry County

A man suspected of fatally shooting four men in the parking lot of a North Carolina television shop was arrested early today in Virginia, police said.


October 31, 2009

After all the fuss, government health plan to cover few
After all the fuss, government health plan to cover few

After all the noise over Democrats’ push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent.


October 30, 2009

White House says stimulus saved or created 650,000 jobs

About 650,000 jobs have been saved or created under President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan, the White House said Friday, saying it is on track to reach the president’s goal of 3.5 million jobs by the end of next year.

VMI alumnus killed in Afghanistan honored by Obama

The flag-draped casket that President Barack Obama saluted early yesterday at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware contained the remains of a former student at Virginia Military Institute.

Perriello says he’s undecided on health-care bill
Perriello says he’s undecided on health-care bill

At least two issues stand between Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, and a “yes” vote on the health care bill that was proposed in the House of Representatives this week, he and his spokeswoman said Friday.

Kaines allow for ghostly visitor at Exec. Mansion

She can’t explain the light that burned brightly without electricity or the overturned salt dishes on the dining room table, so Anne Holton puts it this way:

N.C. paratrooper makes plea deal in Virginia soldier’s death

A North Carolina-based paratrooper charged after he helped subdue a fellow soldier who later died has agreed to a plea bargain that could give him 30 days in jail and dock his pay.

La-Z-Boy from drunk driving case to be auctioned
La-Z-Boy from drunk driving case to be auctioned

A motorized La-Z-Boy used by a man who pleaded guilty to driving it drunk is going up for auction.


October 29, 2009

Sniper’s ex-wife says his real aim was to kill her

In October 2002, the shots came from out of nowhere, as seemingly random as they were cold-blooded, leaving 10 dead, three wounded, and millions of people frightened.

Pelosi: New health care bill is ‘historic moment’
Pelosi: New health care bill is ‘historic moment’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says new health care legislation will make affordable, quality health care available to nearly all Americans and represents a historic step.

Congressmen: Obama Needs Congress’ Ok To Receive Nobel Prize

One professor called it spiteful.

Court reviewing Virginia college booze ad ban

Virginia’s ban on alcohol-related advertising in college newspapers is before a federal appeals court in Richmond.


October 28, 2009

Second teenager dies after Albemarle County wreck

The death of Joshua Woolmer, 13, of Edgewood, Md., raised to three the number of people killed in wrecks in the last week on a quarter-mile stretch near 29’s intersection with Plank Road, police said.

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