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No jail time for woman who killed a Virginia State trooper
HANOVER, Va. (AP) -- A Hanover County woman has received a suspended sentence and a fine stemming from a traffic accident that killed a Virginia State Police trooper. State police say 27-year-old Angelica C. Valencia of Doswell was driving an SUV that...
Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Accidental Death, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Update: State Police find convicted sex offender in North Carolina
Police in North Carolina arrested arrested Jason Akers Wednesday morning. Akers was convicted of rape and other sex crimes with a child in Henrico County six years ago. --------------------------------------------- State Police in Central Virginia...
Tags: Henrico County, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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Hanover Co. woman charged in accident that killed State Trooper from Southwest Virginia
A Hanover County woman has been charged with reckless driving in an accident that killed a state trooper from Southwest Virginia. 27-year-old Angelica Valencia of Doswell has been charged with reckless driving. She was driving a car that hit Trooper...
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Pulaski County (Virginia), Transportation Accidents, Prosecution, First Aid
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Election 2012: What to watch for as polls close
Los Angeles TimesLike a giant wave, the presidential election returns will be rolling in east to west on Tuesday night, starting at 7 p.m. local time when the polls close in Virginia, as well as five other states. It will be hours — maybe even days — before...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Campbell County, Paul Ryan, Nashua Corporation, Mitt Romney
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Nearly 70 percent of Virginia schools meet new education benchmarks
Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation. The state Department of Education on Wednesday released results of the objectives aimed at reducing proficiency...
Tags: Campbell County, Stafford County, Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Loudoun County, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia)
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UPDATE: Governor McDonnell issues flag order for fallen Trooper from Southwest Virginia
Governor McDonnell has issued a flag order in memory of a Virginia State Trooper from Southwest Virginia who died in the line of duty last week. McDonnell has ordered that the Virginia flag over the state Capitol building in Richmond be flown at half-...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Pulaski County (Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics
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UPDATE: ACLU, McDonnell, Bolling ask Republican Party to drop loyalty oath
Assignment ManagerThe ACLU and two of Virginia's top Republicans are on the same side when it comes to the party's presidential primary loyalty oath. Thursday afternoon, the Virginia Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union joined Governor Bob McDonnell and...Tags: Justice System, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Bill Bolling, Politics
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Governor McDonnell, Lieutenant Governor Bolling and ACLU ask state GOP to rescind loyalty oath in March primary
ReporterA loyalty oath in Virginia’s presidential primary drew more opposition today from unlikely allies: the state’s top Republican elected officials and the American Civil Liberties Union. Governor Bob McDonnell joined Lieutenant Governor Bill...Tags: Justice System, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Bill Bolling, Public Officials
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Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling to give commencement speech at Radford University
Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling will give the commencement speech at Radford University's graduation in May. The graduation ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. May 5. Bolling was elected lieutenant governor in 2005, and was re-elected in 2009. He is...
Tags: Politics, Economic Policy, Elections, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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After Irene: Authorities readying to gauge damage
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — Hurricane Irene fell short of the doomsday predictions of record-breaking storm surges in North Carolina and Virginia. But a slow-crawling storm that spread out hundreds of miles was still hurling heavy rain and high winds...Tags: Beverly Perdue, Weather Reports, Disasters and Accidents, Ocean City, Metal and Mineral
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Severe Flooding Feared Within Days After Irene
Associated PressFrom North Carolina to New Jersey, Hurricane Irene's winds and storm surge fell short of the doomsday predictions. But the danger is far from over: With rivers still rising, severe flooding is feared across much of the East Coast over the next few days....Tags: Rivers, Beverly Perdue, Weather Reports, Ocean City, Disasters and Accidents
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Three educators from central and western Virginia in the running for Teacher of the Year
Teachers from Bland County, Lynchburg and Roanoke County have been named 2012 Regional Teachers of the Year by the Virginia Department of Education. They are now in the running for the Teacher of the Year award that will be presented in October.
Here is...Tags: John Tyler, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Mecklenburg County (Virginia), Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Roanoke County
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