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ROANOKE, Va. (AP) A company that makes and installs steel beams say about 100 new jobs will be created when it locates a facility in Virginia. Canadian-based Canatal Steel says the new plant will be located in the former O'Neal Metals building in Botetourt County.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) Former longtime White House correspondent Helen Thomas has become a columnist for a free weekly paper in a Washington suburb, months after a controversy forced her from her previous post. Thomas's first column about Social Security appeared today in the Falls Church News-Press, a northern Virginia publication with circulation of about 30,000.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) The mother of U.S. Senator Jim Webb of Virginia has died in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Webb's office say Vera Hodges Webb died on Monday after a long illness. She was 85.
AMELIA, Va. (AP) A woman in prison for killing her boyfriend has been sentenced to 43 years for murdering her husband, whose headless remains were found in a shallow grave in Amelia County. Ulisa Chavers entered an Alford plea, which means she didn't admit guilt but acknowleged there was enough evidence to convict.
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A Race Against Time To Find WWI's Last 'Doughboys'
In 2003, Richard Rubin set out to talk to every American veteran of World War I he could find. With help from the French, he tracked down dozens of centenarian vets and recorded their stories in a new book called The Last of the Doughboys.The Great Charcoal Debate: Briquettes Or Lumps?
Does the kind of charcoal you use really make a difference when it comes to grilling up a tasty steak or other food on the grill? Yes — but deciding which one to use depends on what you're after. Both briquettes and lump charcoal — aka "natural" hardwood charcoal — have their advantages and disadvantages.Analysis: Republicans' Immigration Bill Could Come At Expense Of Democrats' Visa Bill
David Hawkings, political columnist at Hawkings Here for Roll Call, talks about the latest behind a Virginia lawmaker's push to get a high-skill immigration bill in the House.
Google Reportedly Faces FTC Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads
The Federal Trade Commission is in the early stages of opening an antitrust probe into how Google runs its online display advertising business, according to a report by Bloomberg News, citing sources who want to remain anonymous because the FTC has not announced the probe.Leave a Comment
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