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Bay signs are encouraging, but improvement is slow
RICHMOND, Va. — The Chesapeake Bay is showing encouraging signs of improvement but remains afflicted with dead zones, fish kills and pollution, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation said Tuesday in its […]
Police win case over cell-phone photos
RICHMOND, VA — Voyeuristic police officers who passed around revealing photographs discovered on a defendant’s cellphone are not subject to a civil rights suit by the defendant’s girlfriend, pictured in […]
Man sentenced in Baltimore to 15 years for online Ponzi scheme
A former Maryland resident has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for bilking online investors out of more than $17 million. Thirty-four-year-old Byron Brown of Vienna, Va., was sentenced […]
Metro begins random searches of passengers’ bags
COLLEGE PARK — Washington’s Metro police began randomly inspecting passengers’ bags for the first time Thursday at stations in Maryland and Virginia, a day after rights groups began an online […]
Federal aid sought for Chesapeake land conservation
More federal aid is needed to conserve an additional 2 million acres called for under a new federally led Chesapeake Bay restoration effort, according to a new report. The review […]
Federal judge in Virginia declares Obama health care law unconstitutional
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge declared the foundation of President Barack Obama’s health care law unconstitutional Monday, ruling that the government cannot require Americans to purchase insurance. The case […]
In Richmond, 4 billion straws to stir the drink
RICHMOND, Va. — Among the many modern comforts we all enjoy, the humble drinking straw perhaps gets too little attention. Few people — when they pop a straw into a […]
NASA’s Langley contracts with Maryland company
HAMPTON, Va. — NASA has selected a Maryland company to provide science, technology and research support services for the space agency’s Langley Research Center in Virginia. Langley announced the five-year […]
Virginia may seek Supreme Court ruling on health care
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says his office may petition the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the state’s challenge to federal health care legislation and let the case bypass […]
Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay restoration plan gets tepid response
Virginia’s latest plan to restore the Chesapeake Bay received a tepid response Tuesday from environmentalists, who said it leans too heavily on voluntary efforts and federal funding to get the […]
Pentagon may go easy in Virginia job cutbacks
RICHMOND, Va. — The closing of the Joint Forces Command in Hampton Roads may not be as bad as expected, Virginia officials said Tuesday after their long sought-after meeting with […]
Judge lets Virginia Tech shooting suit advance
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — A lawsuit against Virginia Tech officials filed by the families of two students slain in the 2007 mass shootings at the school can move forward, a judge […]
