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Spring fire season, burning ban begin today
Assignment ManagerA statewide burning ban went into effect Friday. The measure coincides with the start of the spring fire season in Virginia. Here is the complete announcement from the Virginia Department of Forestry: Eager to Burn? Wait Your Turn! No Burning...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Forestry and Timber, Judges, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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Battle looming on UVA rector's reappointment
A leading Senate opponent of University of Virginia Rector Helen Dragas says lawmakers seeking to oust her face a difficult fight. Several lawmakers have said they would oppose Dragas' reappointment following the Board of Visitors' failed attempt to...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Timothy M. Kaine, Government, Executive Branch, Politics
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VMI announces Governor Bob McDonnell will give 2013 commencement speech
Virginia Military Institute announced Tuesday that Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell will give the graduation address this spring. The commencement ceremony is May 16 in Cameron Hall. “I feel confident Governor McDonnell will leave us with words...
Tags: Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Regent University, Government
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UPDATED: Panel hears appeals in Virginia Tech shooting lawsuit
A three-justice panel has heard competing arguments stemming from a successful suit brought by two families of Virginia Tech students killed in a 2007 campus massacre. An attorney for the parents argued Tuesday that Tech's President Charles Steger should...
Tags: Blacksburg, Crime, Law and Justice, Virginia Tech, Judges
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Students go to court for a mock trial in Radford
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistOn Monday morning, Dalton Intermediate eighth graders performed four mock trials at the Radford City Courthouse. The Commonwealth's Attorney, Chris Rehak, created the exercise for students who are taking Civics class. Students played several different...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Trials
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Transportation compromise holds key to passenger rail
ReporterSupporters of passenger rail are watching closely, as state lawmakers try to strike a bargain on transportation funding. The planned expansion of passenger rail to Roanoke is riding on the negotiations, and so is existing service from Lynchburg to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Amtrak, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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UPDATED: No bombs found in Roanoke City Courthouse following threat
The Roanoke City Courthouse has re-opened. ========================== 12:25 p.m. update: No bombs were found following a threat Thursday morning at the Roanoke City Courthouse. The Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Clerk’s Office...
Tags: Explosions, Crime, Law and Justice, Emergency Incidents
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Tougher texting penalties pass both houses, headed to Governor McDonnell
ReporterLegislation that makes texting while driving a primary offense has cleared both houses of the General Assembly. Identical bills approved by the House of Delegates and the State Senate also include tougher penalties for the offense. Lawmakers who...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Executive Branch, Bob McDonnell, Politics
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Glen Lyn mayor jailed on gun, abuse charges
Glen Lyn Mayor Thomas "Rick" Ould remains a prisoner at the New River Valley Regional Jail in Dublin on Wednesday afternoon. He was denied bond again Wednesday during a hearing in which a prosecutor said Ould is accused of firing a handgun into the...
Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Judges
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Congressman Bob Goodlatte makes national headlines with immigration comment
Congressman Bob Goodlatte made national news on Tuesday for a comment he made as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. This is his first year in the top spot and any changes to immigration laws will have to go through him. He raised eyebrows by...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Immigration
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A jury recommends prison for a former police officer
CULPEPER, Va. (AP) -- A jury is recommending three years in prison for a former Culpeper police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman. Media reports say the jury delivered its recommendations Friday in the trial of Daniel Harmon-Wright. The...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings, Punishment, Judges
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Fort Hood shooting suspect still faces possible execution
A judge has decided a Fort Hood shooting suspect still can face the death penalty if convicted in the worst mass shooting on a U.S. military installation. The judge, Col. Tara Osborn, denied Maj. Nidal Hasan's request Wednesday to remove the death...
Tags: Fort Hood Shootings (2009), Crime, Law and Justice, Death Penalty, U.S. Military, Punishment
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