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Va.’s new congressmen to be sworn in
Posted by Examiner Virginia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Victoria DA wants judge’s decision reversed
Virginia is officially getting four new members of Congress. All are Democrats. Former Gov. Mark Warner will take the seat of retiring Sen. John Warner during swearing-in ceremonies Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The Warners are not related.
Posted by Examiner Texas Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Elections held for 2 Va delegate seats
A district attorney plans to ask the state's Thirteenth Court of Appeals to reverse a judge's decision allowing attorneys of Victoria officials accused of leaking information about a sex abuse case to share their respective clients' grand jury testimony....
Posted by Examiner Virginia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Va council to discuss college affordability
Voters in portions of Richmond and Virginia Beach are headed back to the polls. Special elections are set Tuesday for two House of Delegates seats.
Posted by Examiner Virginia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Va. panel seeks neighbors’ views on uranium study
Virginia's higher-education agency plans to discuss ways to make college more affordable. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia is scheduled to make recommendations Tuesday on what the state can do to help students and their families...
Posted by Examiner Virginia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Stray bullet hits College Park girl in her house
Members of a state commission will hear from neighbors of a Pittsylvania County uranium deposit on what should be included in a study on the impact of mining the ore. The subcommittee of the Virginia Commission on Coal and Energy has scheduled a...
Posted by Examiner Georgia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Blackwater guards to make court appearance
A stray bullet struck a 7-year-old girl while she watched television in her home. Fulton County Police said it happened Sunday just before 7 p.m. in a South Fulton County neighborhood.
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Man charged in cigarette bootlegging sting
Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards are expected to appear in federal court to answer to manslaughter charges in the 2007 shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad. The Blackwater guards will appear at an arraignment in U.S. District...
Posted by Examiner Virginia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Federal court records say federal agents and Fairfax County police used a sting operation to snare a suspected cigarette bootlegger. Forty-six-year-old Hock Kee Cheow, also known as "Jeff," is charged with conspiracy to possess contraband cigarettes....
Breaking News From California
Vet killed in Long Beach had rough military past
Army officials say a young veteran killed with his girlfriend in Long Beach on New Year's Day had a troubled stint in the military. Army spokesman Lt. Col. George Wright on Monday confirmed that Sarith Em was convicted of larceny and burglary and in 2006 for stealing from the barracks and vehicles of...
Breaking News From Chicago
Lawsuit last option for Coleman in Minn. recount
The morning after the Nov. 4 election, Norm Coleman stood before TV cameras, declared victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate election and said that if he were opponent Al Franken he'd "step aside." Two months later, Coleman finds himself down by nearly the same margin he appeared to hold over Franken that...
Breaking News From New York
Upstate NY teens charged after ‘Old West’ shootout
Three Mohawk Valley teenagers have been charged after a fourth teen was shot in the face during what authorities described as a deliberate "Old-West shootout." Montgomery County Sheriff Michael Amato says the incident occurred last Saturday at a camp in the town of Mohawk, 35 miles northwest of Albany....
Breaking News From North Carolina
North Carolina Education Lottery results
Here are the winning numbers selected Monday in the North Carolina Education Lottery: Midday Pick 3
Breaking News From Florida
Reservists ship out from Homestead
More than 150 Air Force Reservists are set to depart from Homestead Air Reserve Base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Members of the 482nd Fighter Wing will leave Tuesday as part of a larger deployment package involving more than 300 reservists. They will be joined by reservists from the 301st...
Breaking News From Minnesota
Lawsuit last option for Coleman in Minn. recount
The morning after the Nov. 4 election, Norm Coleman stood before TV cameras, declared victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate election and said that if he were opponent Al Franken he'd "step aside." Two months later, Coleman finds himself down by nearly the same margin he appeared to hold over Franken that...