Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia has died at age 92. Spokesman for his office say Byrd died peacefully at about 3 a.m. Monday at Inova Hospital in Fairfax, Va. Byrd was the longest-serving senator in U.S. history. He was the Senate majority leader for six years during the late 1970s and 1980s and was [...]
Effective July 1, 2010, two new traffic safety laws in Virginia will help to protect not only tow truck drivers and highway workers, but also help to ensure that 16 and 17 year old passengers are buckled up. During the 2010 session, Virginia lawmakers voted to expand the Commonwealth’s Move Over law to include protection [...]
RICHMOND, Va. – Denise C. McCreary, 43, of Chesterfield, Va., was convicted today by a federal jury for submitting false and fraudulent claims for reimbursement to the Virginia Medicaid program. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, Attorney General of Virginia; and Michael F.A. Morehart, Special Agent- [...]
Police are investigating a double shooting that killed a woman and seriously injured an 18-year-old male. The shooting occurred at Pietros Restaurant at 2601 Osbourne Road at about 8:15 p.m. on June 23. This is a domestic-related incident. Richard E. Parker 56, of the 100 block of Scrimshaw Drive, is accused of shooting his wife [...]
Mortgage rates fell to yet another low point this week, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropping to 4.81 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.44 discount and origination points. The average 15-year fixed mortgage also hit another new low, retreating to 4.26 [...]
The Clarke County School Board approved a food service management contract with Sodexo for the 2010/11 school year Monday evening. Sodexo’s corporate website claims the firm as the leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The $7.7 billion dollar multinational serves 6,000 clients in the U.S., Canada, [...]
Today the National Transportation Safety Board determined that last year’s fatal tour bus accident near Dolan Springs, Ariz. was a result of the driver being distracted by his manipulation of the driver’s side door as he was traveling about 70 mph on a divided highway. As the driver attended to the door, the vehicle drifted [...]
WASHINGTON, June 22, 2010 -South Gate Meat Co., a South Gate, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 35,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products subject to recall include: 20-, 30- and 40-pound bulk packages [...]
Nine days before Virginia’s new laws take effect, Governor Bob McDonnell today ceremonially signed legislation that will facilitate the expansion of high-quality charter schools in the Commonwealth. The legislation, HB1390, sponsored by Delegate Scott Lingamfelter R-Woodbridge, and SB737, sponsored by Senator Steve Newman R-Lynchburg, was part of the Governor’s 2010 “Opportunity to Learn” education reform [...]
Gum Spring Road was closed earlier today in both directions in the area of Cedar Ridge Boulevard due to a single vehicle crash. Motorists experienced significant delays in this area while members of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit cleared the scene. via Loudoun Daily-Monitor If you’ve been injured in an car accident [...]