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Businessman confident about Bristol casino project approval
A businessman who wants to build a casino in Southwest Virginia said he’s confident about getting approval from the General Assembly.
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Virginia War Memorial to host World War II holiday program
The Virginia War Memorial will host a special program focused on how families celebrated the holidays during World War II.
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Capital One cuts ribbon on DC area’s tallest office building
Capital One started construction on the 31-story, 971,000-square foot, 470-foot tall tower at 1600 Capital One Blvd. nearly four years ago.
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Court tosses permit for pipeline to cross Appalachian Trail
The ruling quoted “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss, saying the Forest Service is trusted to “speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.”
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Virginia Republicans ask Supreme Court to delay new map
Virginia Republicans want to block a federal court from approving a new legislative map until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on whether it’s even needed.
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GOP wants McAuliffe gubernatorial records made available
House Republican leaders are backing legislation requiring the Library of Virginia to catalog and make public gubernatorial records within a year of a governor leaving office.
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Mount Vernon displays earliest known Washington portrait
Washington’s Mount Vernon estate put the 1772 portrait by Charles Willson Peale on display Thursday in its museum and education center.
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Mystery donor gives Virginia museum painting worth $40M
A mystery donor has given the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts its most valuable gift of a single work of art in its decades-long history.
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Northam wants to boost number of school counselors
The Democratic governor announced he plans to ask the Republican-controlled General Assembly to approve $36 million in new spending to better address students’ emotional needs.
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Arlington stabbing suspect arrested
Authorities arrested a D.C. man Wednesday who’s suspected of stabbing a woman near the Rosslyn Metro station in Arlington.
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National Zoo announces unexpected death of 4-year-old red panda
Staff at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute are still searching for answers after Henry, the male red panda, who seemed to be in good health, died unexpectedly.
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Facing deportation, mother of 3 granted sanctuary in Bethesda church
Last week, immigration officials ordered a 40-year-old mother of three to return to her native El Salvador. But Rosa Gutierrez Lopez, who fled from El Salvador in 2005, was granted sanctuary in a Bethesda, Maryland church.
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Ex-secretary at Air Force base pleads guilty in pay scheme
A former secretary at Langley Air Force Base has pleaded guilty to charges that she engaged in a long-running effort to boost her pay by faking the amount of overtime she worked.
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Del Monte recalls canned corn amid contamination concerns
The California-based food production company recalled a line of canned corn because of under-processing that could cause contamination and life-threatening illness. The cans were distributed in 25 states, including Virginia and Maryland.
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Report says suicide rates in Virginia are slowly increasing
A recently released report from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services said suicides have increased since 1999.
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