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Experimental Recordings by Alexander Bell Unlocked by LoC

Nearly 10 years ago, the Library of Congress initiated a research collaboration with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to study the application of digital imaging to the extraction of sound from phonograph records and other grooved media. This non-invasive approach protects delicate or damaged historical items. That collaboration has resulted in unlocking experimental sound recordings [...]

Dec 15 2011 | Posted in Northern Virginia News | Read More »

Two People Shot and Killed at Va-Tech

Shortly after noon today, a Virginia Tech police officer stopped a vehicle on campus during a routine traffic stop in the Coliseum parking lot near McComas Hall. During the traffic stop, the officer was shot and killed. There were witnesses to this shooting.Witnesses reported to police the shooter fled on foot heading toward the Cage, [...]

Dec 8 2011 | Posted in Headline | Read More »

Serial Bank Robbers Plead Guilty to Multiple Charges

RICHMOND, VA—Derek Lamar Tompkins, Age 36, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during a bank robbery. His codefendant, David Darnell Lowery, Age 37, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty to the same charges on November 28, 2011, and codefendant [...]

Dec 5 2011 | Posted in Headline,Richmond News | Read More »

Rockville Business Owner and Former Executive Sentenced for Roles in $20 Million Fraud Scheme

The owner and the former vice president for corporate strategy of Viable Communications Inc. were each sentenced yesterday to 108 months and 55 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a scheme that defrauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of at least $20 million, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice [...]

Dec 2 2011 | Posted in Headline,Montgomery County | Read More »

Study Finds Minorities Pay More for Water and Sewer

Racial minorities pay systemically more for basic water and sewer services than white people, according to a study by Michigan State University researchers. This “structural inequality” is not necessarily a product of racism, argues sociologist Stephen Gasteyer, but rather the result of whites fleeing urban areas and leaving minority residents to bear the costs of [...]

Nov 29 2011 | Posted in Headline | Read More »

Feds Seize 150 Web Domains from Counterfeit Merchandisers on Cyber Monday

WASHINGTON—Seizure orders have been executed against 150 domain names of commercial websites engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit goods and copyrighted works as part of Operation In Our Sites, the Department of Justice, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the ICE-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR [...]

Nov 28 2011 | Posted in Headline | Read More »

System That Repairs Failed, Problematic Fix Aortic Aneurysms Approved for Marketing by FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of the first system that can repair a failed or problematic aortic endograft, a fabric tube used to repair a dangerously large aortic aneurysm, a bulge in the large blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. FDA’s action will provide surgeons with a minimally-invasive [...]

Nov 23 2011 | Posted in Health News | Read More »

Math could guide future prostate cancer treatments

Scientists have designed a first draft of a mathematical model that someday could guide treatment decisions for advanced prostate cancer, in part by helping doctors predict how individual patients will respond to therapy based on the biology of their tumors. These decisions would apply to treatment of cancer that has already spread beyond the prostate [...]

Nov 23 2011 | Posted in Health News | Read More »

Dispatcher Receives 9-1-1 Medal of Honor

The Winchester Police Department is pleased to announce that Emergency Communications Specialist Elizabeth Yost received the 9-1-1 Medal of Honor at the Virginia State 9-1-1 Heroes Awards Ceremony in Virginia Beach on November 17, 2011. Elizabeth was nominated and received the award for a 9-1-1 call she received on July 29, 2011 from a non-activated [...]

Nov 22 2011 | Posted in Winchester News | Read More »

Winchester Police Sponsor Annual Rick Timbrook Food

In remembrance of Sergeant Ricky Timbrook, his family and the Winchester Police Department sponsor the Annual Rick Timbrook Food/Toy Drive benefiting Winchester area children. Over the past 12 years the drive has provided food and toys for hundreds of Winchester families in need of assistance. This success is due to the generosity of citizens, civic [...]