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Forecasters: More flooding possible in Appalachia
Forecasters warn heavy rains could lead to more flooding in some areas of Appalachia already affected by rising waters.
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Virginia weighs massive tax breaks for poor areas
The Virginia General Assembly has advanced legislation that would offer new companies and their employees tax breaks for 10-years for locating in specific economically depressed counties and cities.
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Man charged with arson for Little Caesar’s Pizza fire
A Virginia man accused of setting fire to a Little Caesar’s Pizza store and a van has been charged with arson. Using the business’ video surveillance footage, Roanoke police identified and found Kurt James Davis hours after the Tuesday incident.
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Va. Senate OKs school zone speed cameras, a limit on suspending younger students
Also in Richmond: The House approved a bill allowing some recess to be counted as part of the minimum instructional time in elementary school and kindergarten.
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Family denied copy of 911 call in Park Police fatal shooting case
Arlington County has denied a request to turn over the 911 call made after Bijan Ghaisar was involved in a fender bender, shortly before he was chased and fatally shot by U.S. Park Police.
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Metro funding, ban on drivers’ handheld phone use advance on Va. assembly’s ‘crossover day’
In a major milestone for Metro funding, each house of Virginia’s General Assembly approved on Tuesday more than $100 million per year for the system. Legislators also banned handheld cellphone use behind the wheel.
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I-66 tolls surge to near-record levels during Tuesday morning commute
Morning tolls on Interstate 66 surged to near-record levels Tuesday, at one time topping out at $46.50 between the Beltway and Rosslyn.
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Henrico man sentenced for stealing identity of deceased child
A Henrico man was sentenced to four years in jail for stealing the identity of a deceased child and using that to steal from his employer and purchase a gun.
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Alexandria man sentenced for 2016 Molotov cocktail attack
Josepha Kasai, a 24-year-old from Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a Molotov cocktail attack that set an apartment build on fire in June 2016 in Alexandria.
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Va. fraudster who partnered in $10M scheme gets 12-year sentence
A Virginia man who teamed up with a former college football player on a $10 million investment-fraud scheme is starting a 12-year-prison sentence. Forty-six-year-old Sherman Carl Vaughn of Blackstone was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Richmond.
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‘How we should look at love’: Lovings’ story provides inspiration for couples on Valentine’s Day
More than 50 years after the historic case Loving v. Virginia, which struck down a ban on interracial marriage, the Lovings’ legacy and struggles are still felt by interracial couples across the U.S.
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Maame Biney eliminated in 500-meter speedskating quarterfinal
Reston native Maame Biney was eliminated from the 500 meter speedskating quarterfinal in the Pyeongchang Olympics. But the local teen’s time at the Olympics isn’t over yet.
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Richmond city council approves increase to restaurant tax
Richmond’s city council has approved an increase in the city’s meals tax that is supposed to raise an additional $9 million a year for schools.
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Police: Richmond officer arrested in sexual assault of minor
Richmond police say in a Monday statement that 47-year-old Richard L. Davidson Jr. is charged with taking indecent liberties by custodian. Police say he knew the victim but did not explain how.
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ACLU of Virginia opposes bipartisan deal on felony threshold
The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia says it is opposed to last week’s bipartisan deal that would raise Virginia’s felony theft threshold from $200 to $500 because it also strengthens the state’s criminal restitution system.
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