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21 local teachers earn National Board certification; 12 from Hampton
Nearly 200 Virginia teachers earned certification this year, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards announced Wednesday.
Hampton again topped the region with the number of certified teachers, with 12 this year. Newport News had 6 and...Tags: Fairfax County, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Prince William County, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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White House Shooting Suspect to Undergo Further Mental Evaluation
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- A doctor has determined that a man accused of trying to assassinate President Barack Obama this month is competent to stand trial, but prosecutors on Monday asked for a fuller evaluation. Prosecutors are seeking a competency hearing...Tags: White House, Defense, CNN (tv network), Justice System, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Roanoke Co.'s police chief retiring
Roanoke County's police chief is retiring.
Chief Ray Lavinder made the announcement Friday. He's been chief since 1997.
Assistant Police Chief Terrell Holbrook will step in as acting chief when Lavinder's retirement becomes effective on November 1st. ...Tags: Photography Supplies and Services, Retirement, Virginia, Photography and Video, Career and Workplace
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Martinsville keeps top jobless rate in July
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in July.
The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 17.4 percent, up slightly from June but down from 19....Tags: Virginia, Employment, Washington, DC, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace
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100 Years Ago: Getting out of town in the summer was the thing to do
100 Years Ago Escapees return From the Woodbine social column: "Miss Mary Roth returned to the neighborhood after spending the summer with relatives in Wilmington, Delaware. Mrs. John M. DeLashautt and daughter, Miss Mildred DeLashmutt, have...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Clarksville, Charles Laughton, World War II (1939-1945), Sandra Bullock
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Virginia women on display all over the state
Multimedia JournalistEight outstanding Virginian women are being honored at the Roanoke Main Library in downtown. The display is called Virginia Women in History. It honors eight women in Virginia who've made major contributions to their city, state, even the world. Only...Tags: Petersburg (Petersburg, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Albemarle County, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
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Virginia unemployment rate at 6.4%; Martinsville still has highest percentage of jobless
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in September.
The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 16.7 percent, down from 19.1 percent in August and 18.2 percent last...Tags: Employment, Washington, DC, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Loudoun County
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Send a text message to 911? With photos and video? It could happen, FCC chairman says
L.A. Times Tech BlogSend a text message to 9-1-1? It could happen, with photo, video messaging, too -- that is if Federal Communications Chairman Chairman Julius Genachowski can set forth a plan to update 9-1-1. The FCC is going to discuss the issue in a December meeting,... -
Per pupil spending numbers in Gloucester schools were up
Who's on Team Gloucester?Spending per pupil in Gloucester was up in 2009 over the previous year, according to figures released by the state. The Virginia Department of Education released on Friday the spending per pupil for each school system in Virginia and Gloucester's......Tags: Teaching and Learning, Virginia, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Students, Real Estate Sales
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Put a lid on spiraling heating bills
The Washington PostRobert Whale knew his 1920s Sears Roebuck bungalow wasn't exactly airtight, but he didn't know just how drafty it was until an energy auditor flipped on the switch to a large fan he had placed in the doorway. That buzzing coming from an upstairs bedroom?...Tags: Tools and Hardware, Environmental Issues, Family, Career and Workplace, The Washington Post
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Officials worry after drugs are found in gumballs
Baltimore Sun reporterMost of the time, police aren't surprised when they find a ballpoint pen crammed with cocaine, or illicit pills stashed in a secret compartment of a running shoe. But when a bag full of smiley-faced gumballs hollowed out and stuffed like mushrooms with...Tags: Utah, LSD, Halloween, Social Issues, Ellicott City
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