Gift-gate: Star Scientific, Jonnie Williams & a governor in hot water
By Peter Galuszka. Their expressions say it all. Making their entrance at a recent midday celebration of Virginia wine at the Executive Mansion, Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, appear as dark as a glass of burgundy.
July 18th, 2013 issue #1229
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Family in the dark: Police still mum on who shot Greg Rosson
July 8 was the one-month anniversary of Gregory Rosson's death. His family visited his grave, their tears mixing with the rain that was falling. "It still feels like it jus...
Fatal crash: Guilty plea in Garth Road racing charge
Nearly a year after two young men's paths collided on Garth Road, Thomas Clayton Appleton, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of felony racing that caused the death of 18-year...
Police provocateur: Man says 'no' to license checkpoint
Joe Draego refused to show a police officer his driver's license at a recent checkpoint. He says he was threatened that his window would be broken if he didn't roll it all ...
Seventy-six trombones led the big parade
Okay, it's not 76, but when do you see even three trombones? That would be at the July 12 Fridays after Five, which featured Richmond's No BS! Brass Band, with its conserva...
Snow driven: Board picks moderate Craddock
After the controversy that's rocked the Albemarle Board of Supervisors for most of this year, thanks to the sexual battery conviction of former supe Chris Dumler, the meeti...
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America divided? You bet, and that's good.
By Charles McRaven. The hand-wringer’s political whine: “Why can’t we all just get alo-ong? Those people on the other side just keep on dividing the country. They’re ...
You may have noticed that a place called Poco Loco has appeared in the former Cinema Taco spot at the Jefferson Theater, complete with an outside tiki bar, the only one on ...
What's in store? Louisa property offers unique combination
Letter: Screwball cop comedy inappropriate
What an article [July 2, "Terror at Harris Teeter: Indignation rises over ABC underage drinking op"]. What an unbelievable outrage. It sounds like some sort of cop-buddy-sc...
