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Va. News: Tarot Cards And Body Cameras
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 5, 2018
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A proposal to add fortune telling to the list of approved business activities in the southwest Virginia town of Richlands drew an overflow crowd to a public meeting and a suburban Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney says his office no longer has the resources to prosecute misdemeanor cases.
Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News link. More now from Fred Echols.
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VA News: Chicken Farms Concern Residents About Water Use, Many Coyotes in Western Virginia
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 26, 2018
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Coyotes have moved into western Virginia in large numbers but many locals are feeling anything but hospitable. And a proliferation of large scale chicken farms on Virginia’s Eastern Shore has residents worried about their water supply.
Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VA News link. More now from Fred Echols.
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VA News: Law Enforcement transporting Mental Patients, FBI Texts Upset Loudoun County
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 12, 2018
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Police and sheriff’s departments in southwest Virginia are feeling the strain of transporting patients to mental hospitals, and Virginia’s technology-rich Loudoun County has gone on the attack after seeing its population called “ignorant hillbillies” in an FBI text message.
Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VA News link. More now from Fred Echols.
Click here for the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News Link.
VA News: HUD Construction, Putting County Spending On Line
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 5, 2018
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It’s about to get a lot easier for some Virginians to see where their tax dollars are going, and the appearance of a Department of Housing and Urban Development sign caused considerable alarm among homeowners in a Richmond suburb.
Those have been among the most read stories over the past week on the Virginia Public Access Project’s VA News link. More now from Fred Echols.
Click here for the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News Link.
Va. News Topics: A Realistic School Lesson And Snow Plow Art
Posted by dseidelvtedu in Uncategorized, VaNews from VPAP on January 8, 2018
Some recent artwork by students in Craig County is literally hitting the road this winter
and some parents in Fairfax County found an elementary school history lesson to be a
little too realistic.
Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News link. Fred Echols reports.
Va. News Topics: Adjunct Faculty Pay And Padlocks
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 11, 2017
Credit: Virginia Public Access Project
Annoyed residents in a Norfolk neighborhood are calling for a grand jury to investigate a footbridge. And Virginia Commonwealth University is under pressure to increase pay for part-time teachers in its nationally-acclaimed art school. Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News link.
Fred Echols has more.
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From NPR News- Supreme Court Says Texas Political Map Is Largely Not A Racial Gerrymander June 25, 2018The court said just one district is unconstitutional — House District 90. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a scathing dissent that was five pages longer than the majority opinion.
- Pentagon Will Build 2 More Temporary Camps To House Migrants, Mattis Says June 25, 2018The news comes one week after President Trump said, "The United States will not be a migrant camp, and it will not be a refugee holding facility."
- Casualty Of Trade Tensions: Harley-Davidson Shifting More Production Overseas June 25, 2018Harley-Davidson says new tariffs from the European Union are prompting the company to shift production of motorcycles sold in Europe overseas. The EU tariffs were in response to U.S. tariffs.
- Red Meat Allergies Caused By Tick Bites Are On The Rise June 25, 2018If you are bitten by a Lone Star tick, you could develop an unusual allergy to red meat. And as this tick's territory spreads beyond the Southeast, the allergy seems to be spreading with it.
- Pregnant Women: Avoid Soft Cheeses, But Do Get These Shots June 25, 2018Doctors want to remind moms to get certain vaccines while pregnant. Whooping cough in particular can be deadly for newborns, but only about 50 percent of pregnant women get the vaccine.
- Supreme Court Says Texas Political Map Is Largely Not A Racial Gerrymander June 25, 2018
- From BBC News
- Heathrow Airport: Boris Johnson defends missing runway vote June 25, 2018The foreign secretary, who is on a trip to Afghanistan, says resigning would "achieve nothing".
- Turkey election: Erdogan win ushers in new presidential era June 25, 2018President Erdogan's election victory means sweeping new powers for him, which his opponents decry.
- Grenfell Tower inquiry: Fire chief 'untrained' in tower evacuation June 25, 2018The fire service has been criticised for telling Grenfell residents to "stay put" in their flats.
- Jamaica deaths: Manchester couple 'dreamed' of move June 25, 2018The Manchester couple had retired to the Caribbean island after saving up all their lives.
- Eighty-two chihuahuas found at Birmingham house June 25, 2018The RSPCA was called after police discovered the dogs while investigating a death.
- Heathrow Airport: Boris Johnson defends missing runway vote June 25, 2018
