Virginia

Brother: Shooting Suspect Is A Peaceful Person

Brother Of Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Says Army Major Is Peaceful, Hopes He Is Treated Fairly (AP) STERLING, Va. (AP) - A brother of the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood says the Army psychiatrist is...

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Cavs suspend Sene for 3 games

Published: Nov. 7, 2009 at 7:02 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Virginia Cavaliers basketball Coach Tony Bennett says he has suspended center Assane Sene for the first three games of the upcoming season. The 7-foot...

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Virginia Lottery holds third New Year's raffle

Saturday, November 7, 2009; 11:42 AM RICHMOND -- The Virginia Lottery is holding its third New Year's Millionaire Raffle. The raffle will produce three $1 million winners, six $25,000 winners and 300 prizes of $500. Tickets are...

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Va. man headed to prison for child porn

Published: Nov. 7, 2009 at 1:48 PM NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A 32-year-old Virginia man who had child pornography videos on his laptop as he left a cruise ship terminal was ordered to prison for 15 years. The (Norfolk)...

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New trial sought in killing of boy

Published: Nov. 7, 2009 at 4:00 PM HAMPTON, Va., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A Virginia man convicted of killing a boy in his care has asked for a new trial, saying his lawyer kept him from testifying. William Shanklin, 32, was sentenced...

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COL FB: Miami (Fla.) 52, Virginia 17

Published: Nov. 7, 2009 at 4:17 PM MIAMI, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Graig Cooper rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown and Damien Berry ran for two others Saturday in a 52-17 ACC romp by No. 17 Miami (Fla.) over Virginia. Miami is 7-2...

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Psychologist from Woodbridge, Va., killed at Fort Hood

Maj. L. Eduardo Caraveo, an Army psychologist from Woodbridge, arrived at Fort Hood on Wednesday, eager to step into the next challenge in a life devoted to helping people through their most stressful times.

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Virginia poses challenges for charter school advocates

Tuesday's elections in Virginia swept a staunch supporter of charter schools into the governor's mansion, raising hopes for advocates in a state that has been skeptical of the publicly funded, privately run alternatives to...

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500 search for missing Va. Tech student

Morgan Dana Harrington was last seen Oct. 17 outside a University of Virginia arena in Charlottesville. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - More than 500 volunteers are continuing the search for a Virginia Tech student who went missing...

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1 Va. man dead, 2 wounded in NC nightclub shooting

EDEN, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say a 37-year-old Virginia man is dead and two other people injured in a shooting outside a North Carolina nightclub. Multiple media outlets report that Eden police were checking out a suspicious...

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