June 19, 2013

More virginia Articles

  • Fire occurs at Fairfax County high school

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/19/13 01:55 PM

    A fire occurred at a Fairfax County high school Saturday morning, officials said. About 10:25 a.m. Saturday, firefighters went to George C. Marshall High School, located at 7731 Leesburg Pike in the Dunn Loring area. Firefighters saw smoke coming from the school when they arrived at the scene,...

  • Heating problem leads to smoke in Alexandria restaurant

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/19/13 01:55 PM

    A well-known Alexandria restaurant had smoke on all three floors of its establishment after its heating system overheated, officials said. About 9:15 a.m. Sunday, firefighters received a called to Bugsy's Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar, located at 111 King Street. When they arrived,...

  • Virginia officials formally nominate Ken Cuccinelli for governor

    By Steve Contorno | 05/19/13 02:05 AM

    RICHMOND -- Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli officially accepted the Republican nomination for governor Saturday and immediately questioned whether his Democratic opponent, Terry McAuliffe, had the credentials needed to handle the state's top job. Thousands of diehard conservatives...

  • Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade

    By DEBRA McCOWN | 05/18/13 05:50 PM

    DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) -- An emergency official says about 50 to 60 people were injured after car drove into a group of hikers at a parade in a small Virginia town. Washington County director of emergency management Pokey Harris said Saturday that no fatalities have been reported. The injuries...

  • The Blotter: Three arrested in robbery spree, students maced, Loudoun County man found shot

    By Kate Jacobson | 05/18/13 04:30 PM

    Three arrested in connection to P.G. county robberies Police in Prince George's County have arrested three men in connection with more than 50 burglaries in the county since December 2012. Anthony Nyrekie Edwards, 40, David Benjamin Neal, 24, and Jamal Cooke, 21, all from Oxon Hill, have...

  • Loudoun County man shot to death in home

    By Kate Jacobson | 05/18/13 04:20 PM

    A Loudoun County man was found shot to death Friday night in his home in Sterling, the victim of a domestic homicide. Police said Steven Spradling, 52, was shot around 9 p.m.,in his home, located in the 21700 block of Blossom Drive. His wife, Rosangela Spradling, 42, has been charged with...

  • Examiner Local Editorial: Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling doesn't get to define 'mainstream'

    By Examiner Editorial | 05/17/13 04:05 PM

    Frustrated in his gubernatorial ambitions, Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling decided to skip the party's convention in Richmond this weekend and launch a political action committee for "mainstream" Republicans instead. The jab is directed at Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who will be the Virginia...

  • Bobby Jindal arrives in Virginia to boost Ken Cuccinelli for governor

    By Steve Contorno | 05/17/13 11:20 PM

    RICHMOND, Va. – Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal traveled to Virginia Friday to bolster the gubernatorial campaign of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and to introduce himself to voters in what is likely to be a critical swing state in the 2016 presidential election. Jindal was the keynote speaker...

  • UPDATED: Interstate 95 southbound lanes reopened in Virginia's Stafford County

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/17/13 01:10 PM

    The southbound lanes of Interstate 95 have reopened in Stafford County after they were closed for several hours Friday morning due to a collision involving two tractor-trailers, police said. One of the tractor trailers rear-ended the other at about 5:10 a.m. Friday on I-95 south of Exit 133 in...

  • Ken Cuccinelli rips President Obama's energy agenda

    By Steve Contorno | 05/16/13 07:00 PM

    Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli promised Thursday that battling President Obama over environmental policies would be a cornerstone of his energy agenda. Speaking at a power line manufacturer in the Virginia-Tennessee border town of Bristol, Cuccinelli...



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