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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Another winter storm is trekking through Virginia. The storm is on a path through the central, southern and southwestern portions of the state. The National Weather Service says a winter storm warning is in effect until 7 p.m. today from Richmond south to the North Carolina border and until 7 a.m. Friday in places like Blacksburg, Lynchburg, Roanoke and Wytheville.
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) A 32-year-old man accused of abducting a 12-year-old girl and taking her to California is back in Virginia to face charges. Jeffrey Easley is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon on charges of abducting Brittany Smith and credit card fraud.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Cash-strapped states are cutting back on a program that provides free medicine to people with HIV and leaving thousands of patients to wonder where their drugs will come from. At least 19 states, including Virginia, are cutting back.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) Staff members with the West Virginia Public Service Commission are again asking that an application for a multistate power line be dismissed. The proposed line would run from American Electric Power's John Amos plant in West Virginia, through northern Virginia, to a substation near Kemptown, Md.
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China Builds Museums ... But Will The Visitors Come?
China is on a spree to build world-class museums and has opened about 100 of them annually in recent years. Two of the biggest opened on the same day last fall on opposite banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River. But filling these museums — with both art and visitors — is proving more challenging.Vertical 'Pinkhouses:' The Future Of Urban Farming?
Architects have come up with spectacular concepts for vertical farms that would grow crops in city skyscrapers. But many horticulturists think the future of vertical farming isn't in skyscrapers but rather, in large, indoor warehouses lit up magenta by super-efficient LEDs.Oklahoma's GOP Senators Find Themselves In Tornado Aid Bind
Sens. Tom Coburn and James Inhofe have become the faces of pushback on federal emergency spending. Now the deadly and devastating tornado in their home state has put them in an awkward position.Vertical 'Pinkhouses:' The Future Of Urban Farming?
Architects have come up with spectacular concepts for vertical farms that would grow crops in city skyscrapers. But many horticulturists think the future of vertical farming isn't in skyscrapers but rather, in large, indoor warehouses lit up magenta by super-efficient LEDs.Leave a Comment
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