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          <title>Richmond area celebrates freedom</title>
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Over the years, Susan Brown spent many Independence Days with family and friends, tailgating in a parking lot behind the Department of Motor Vehicles on West Broad Street in Richmond. It was the perfect place to watch the fireworks show taking place at&#8230;            ]]></description>
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          <title>New birth year uncovered for Maggie L. Walker</title>
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A Richmond historian has added a few years to the life of Maggie L. Walker. Until now, it has been widely accepted that Walker, a leading figure in the fight for rights of African-Americans and women in the Jim Crow era, was born July 15, 1867 - a date she herself used throughout her life. But Elvatrice Belsches has debunked the date with her recent discovery of a bank account opened on Aug. 10, 1872, listing Walker, then Maggie Mitchell, as 8 years old.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Colonial Heights grad wins gold medal at SkillsUSA competition</title>
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Daniel Culler admits that school wasn&#8217;t a lot of fun. In fact, the recent graduate of Colonial Heights High School says, with a laugh, that he caught a case of senioritis on the first day of sixth grade. &#8220;I have never had much fun in school. School is not my thing,&#8220; Culler said. That doesn&#8217;t mean he didn&#8217;t excel; he graduated with about a 3.6 grade-point average. And he capped his senior year last month by becoming Colonial Heights&#8217; first-ever gold-medal winner at the national SkillsUSA competition. In 2007, Colonial Heights student Brandon Woody earned a bronze medal at the national competition           ]]></description>
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          <title>A shop full of memories</title>
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Aaron Stone walked into the store and looked toward the pictures on the wall. Hugo Bradby, owner of Noah&#8217;s T-shirt Shop in South Richmond, asked Stone for whom he was looking. Stone wanted to see his nephew, Jalier Burleigh, who was shot and killed June 10, 2007, at age 19. Bradby pointed to Burleigh&#8217;s picture. &#8220;The way that he died&#8212;it was uncalled for,&#8220; Stone said. &#8220;Nothing I can do about that.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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          <title>Matoaca High School guidance technician retires</title>
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For the past eight years, students and parents who called or visited Matoaca High School&#8217;s guidance department have met the friendly and knowledgeable Anabel Newton. But this summer, students looking for transcripts or parents registering their children for the fall won&#8217;t find her anymore. The guidance technician retired last week after 31 years with the Chesterfield County school system.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Richmond area celebrates freedom</title>
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Over the years, Susan Brown spent many Independence Days with family and friends, tailgating in a parking lot behind the Department of Motor Vehicles on West Broad Street in Richmond. It was the perfect place to watch the fireworks show taking place at The Diamond. But with no baseball and no show, the gang needed to find a new place to watch the night sky yesterday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:01:18 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>5 area students taking part in BofA leadership program</title>
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With his senior year at Franklin Military Academy fast approaching, Sgt. Maj. Kimara Davis is spending his summer honing his leadership skills. It&#8217;s not a school-based pursuit, though. Davis is getting his practice at the North Richmond branch of the YMCA, thanks to a program run by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. He and four other area students are among 230 juniors and seniors nationwide participating in the foundation&#8217;s Neighborhood Excellence Initiative leadership program. Starting July 19, they&#8217;ll spend a week in Washington, where they&#8217;ll participate in workshops and seminars. The foundation also will fund eight-week paid internships at nonprofit groups&#8212;YMCAs, for the Richmond-area students.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:01:08 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Celebrating the Fourth of July</title>
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Fourth of July celebrations in Richmond culminate in spectacular fireworks.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Circular islands slow traffic on Chimborazo</title>
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Chimborazo Boulevard in Richmond&#8217;s East End doesn&#8217;t fit the typical profile of a drag strip. For starters, it&#8217;s not flat and it&#8217;s relatively narrow. It&#8217;s also fairly bumpy, the result of asphalt being used to pave over aging cobblestones. But as the residents along the row house-lined street will tell you, looks can be deceiving.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:01:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Henrico bicyclist killed in crash</title>
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A bicyclist was killed Saturday afternoon after being struck by a car on West Broad Street in Henrico County. The accident happened just before 2 p.m. at the intersection of West Broad and Horsepen Road. The male victim was taken to MCV Hospital in Richmond and died shortly after his arrival there, Lt. Gary Watson said. His identity has not been released because next of kin have not been notified.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:56:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Celebrating Independence</title>
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Watch Central Virginians honor July 4 with parades, fireworks and old-fashioned fun.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:19:46 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Richmond&#45;area Street Beat</title>
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Teaser headline for section front: Annoyance with Midlothian Turnpike roundabout   . . .  Q:Regarding the infamous and much-hated roundabout on Winterfield Road at Midlothian Turnpike&#8212;what&#8217;s going on? It appears that developer ran out of money and has left us daily Winterfield Road drivers stuck driving around the overgrown, unsightly and annoying circle. I&#8217;m still trying to figure out why the roundabout had to be the first thing constructed on this project, considering all the opposition to it. My question: Is there any way that the roundabout could be dismantled and the road put back to the wonderfully straight route it was before? Heh, I bet I could easily gather a bunch of very enthusiastic people and with our sledgehammers, knock that circle down in no time at all. It would be as dramatic and meaningful as when the Berlin Wall was brought down! Any chance of this happening?&#8212;Gail C.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:56:51 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>News Near You for July 5</title>
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Richmond The city is considering a proposal to allow a freestanding sign at a dental office building at 6901 Patterson Avenue. The Planning Commission will consider the request at its 1:30 p.m. meeting tomorrow. Prince George The Appomattox Regional Library is offering an interactive theatre performance of the swashbuckling tale &#8220;Treasure Island&#8221; on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Burrowsville Library, 18701 James River Drive in Disputanta. The program is presented as part of the &#8220;Be Creative @ the Library&#8221; and &#8220;Express Yourself @ the Library&#8221; summer reading programs for young people from birth through high school. For information about Summer Reading Program events at the Appomattox Regional Library, visit http://www.arls.org or call (804) 458-6329, ext. 1013.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:47:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Fireworks explosion kills 2, injures 3 on N.C. Outer Banks</title>
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OCRACOKE, N.C.&#8212;Authorities say a fireworks explosion on a North Carolina island only reachable by ferry has killed two workers and critically injured three others. Hyde County spokeswoman Jamie Tunnell says everyone hurt Saturday worked for a company setting up the annual Independence Day fireworks display on the Ocracoke Island docks.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:14:34 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Black Dog has passed, but his memories live on</title>
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Black Dog has died. The scruffy black canine with dreadlocks on his chest roamed tony West End neighborhoods for many years. He had nearly 700 friends on Facebook, but untold more followed his travels. Black Dog was found dead Thursday morning near the intersection of Cary Street and Maxwell Road, apparently struck by a vehicle.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:01:53 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Where to find fireworks on the fourth</title>
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All are today unless otherwise noted.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:01:26 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Mechanicsville man dies from crash injuries</title>
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A Mechanicsville man injured in a crash last month has died from his injuries at VCU Medical Center. Virginia State Police said Ronald A. Hairfield Jr., 37, was injured in the 7:50 p.m. wreck June 13 on Cold Harbor Road, just north of Boatswain Road, in Hanover County. Police said he was driving north, passed another vehicle, and went off the right side of the road as he re-entered the northbound lane. The vehicle rolled onto its passenger side and caught fire. Hairfield was wearing a seat belt. He died Wednesday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>News Near You for July 4</title>
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Petersburg An artillery shell found on the perimeter of a landfill yesterday turned out to be a non-explosive training round that did not need to be detonated. The shell was found behind Top Side Tent Rental at 1605 E. Washington St. by a surveyor and reported to the Petersburg Fire Department about 12:30 p.m., said fire Capt. Jeff Ivey. The Virginia State Police bomb squad was called, but it was determined the shell was non-explosive and was taken away, Ivey said.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>UR professor helps train mental&#45;health workers in Iraq</title>
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Victims of traumatic events sometimes get so hung up thinking about what happened to them that they can&#8217;t let go of their torment. Rigid, &#8220;black-and-white kinds of thoughts&#8221; play over and over in their minds and keep them from moving forward in life, says University of Richmond researcher Kristen P. Lindgren. &#8220;Those kinds of thoughts can keep people stuck in their lives,&#8220; she said.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Ways to help veterans</title>
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VetsGive250.org: The organization and Web site of the same name were created by Joe Codiroli, who retired from the Air Force in 2004. &nbsp; Wounded Warrior Project: Based in Jacksonville, Fla., the Web site address is http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org. &nbsp; Freedom Alliance: Based in Loudoun County, the Web site address is http://www.freedomalliance.org.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Federal check stimulates idea to help veterans</title>
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Joe Codiroli got a check in the mail that he never expected&#8212;and that stimulated an idea for helping wounded military veterans and the families of those who had been killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Codiroli, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel in Chesterfield County, was surprised to receive a letter more than a month ago from the federal government informing him that he would receive a $250 payment through the stimulus package adopted by Congress in February. The one-time payment goes to veterans who receive disability or other benefits.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fireflies, &#8220;nature&#8217;s fireworks,&#8220; basking in the glow of a good year</title>
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A wealth of fireflies is turning every night in the Richmond area into the Fourth of July. &#8220;They are nature&#8217;s fireworks,&#8220; said Chris Hobson, a state-employed biologist. That delights Chris and Leslie Hobson&#8217;s three young children, who dash about the yard of their New Kent County home in pursuit of the slow-flying beetles. &#8220;I just grab &#8216;em, one hand,&#8220; said Ellie Hobson, 5.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Suspected artillery shell in Petersburg was non&#45;explosive</title>
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An artillery shell found in Petersburg on the perimeter of a landfill earlier this afternoon turned out to be a non-explosive training round that did not need to be detonated.
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          <title>Petersburg digs for its past, excavates Golden Ball Tavern</title>
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PETERSBURG&#8212;At the place where Petersburg&#8217;s first local election was held in the late 1700s, a pile of excavated soil sits these days. Archaeologists hope to find more evidence of the city&#8217;s past in an excavation at the former Golden Ball Tavern, at Old and Market streets in Old Towne. &#8220;We are investigating this tavern to see the history of Petersburg,&#8220; said Chris Stevenson, a Virginia Department of Historic Resources archaeologist who is leading the three-year study. &#8220;This was one of the most historic buildings that is not here anymore.&#8220;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:01:39 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Diradour still swinging for baseball at The Diamond</title>
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A man approached Charlie Diradour and shook his hand outside The Diamond yesterday. &#8220;Keep up the good work, Charlie,&#8220; he said. Replied Diradour: &#8220;Thank you very much for coming out.&#8220; Diradour, who arranged the appearance to announce the launching of his revamped Web site, looked as if a politician were the centerpiece. Diradour is not a politician&#8212;at least not yet.           ]]></description>
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          <title>FACES OF FREEDOM: Richard Lee</title>
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During the past two weeks, Times-Dispatch newsroom staff members asked people in the Richmond region, &#8220;What does freedom mean to you?&#8220; We&#8217;ll run their photos and answers in tomorrow&#8217;s Times-Dispatch as part of our special Fourth of July weekend coverage. For Richard Lee, 61, an orthodontist in Midlothian, freedom of religion is most important.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Immigrant families celebrate newfound liberty</title>
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Three families reflect on their new freedoms. Abdul Karim Dumbuya, who has been reunited with wife and son after the strife of Sierra Leone, considers himself &#8220;blesed and lucky.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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          <title>News Near You for July 3</title>
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Henrico Fairfield District Supervisor Frank J. Thornton has been appointed to the charter and bylaws committee of the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission. His one-year term on the committee began Wednesday. The commission is a multijurisdictional planning agency that works to develop cooperative policies on such regional issues as transportation, water resources and solid-waste planning. The commission serves the city of Richmond, town of Ashland and counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and Powhatan. Thornton is serving a four-year term on the commission.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Henrico set to connect Broad Street to Shady Grove/Pouncey Tract intersection</title>
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Henrico County has a route set and plans in hand for more than 80 percent of a new 1&#189;-mile connection between West Broad Street and the intersection of Shady Grove and Pouncey Tract roads. The project is meant to ease traffic at one of the busiest intersections in the metro area, and comes before the Board of Supervisors this month for consideration, capital projects coordinator Robert C. Tieman said.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fireworks on the Fourth</title>
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&#8220;Celebrate Freedom&#8221;: Heritage of America Band in concert of popular and patriotic favorites, children&#8217;s activities and fireworks, 6:30 p.m. TODAY at Genworth Financial headquarters, 6620 W. Broad St. Free. (804) 281-6699. &nbsp; &#8220;Racing to the Stars &amp; Stripes&#8221; at Colonial Downs : Horse racing, patriotic concert and fireworks tripleheader starting at 6 p.m. TODAY and TOMORROW. General admission: $2; kids 12 and younger free. (804) 966-7223.            ]]></description>
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WINCHESTER&#8212;Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped. &#8220;They opened the door and she got out,&#8220; said landfill manager Ron Kimble. Maj. Robert Eckman of the Frederick County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said the 48-year-old Boyce woman crawled into the bin at the Winchester store sometime Wednesday night, couldn&#8217;t get out, and fell asleep.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:26:01 EDT</pubDate>
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FALLS CHURCH&#8212;A funeral home that has been accused of mishandling bodies awaiting burial at Arlington National Cemetery says an internal review found no evidence of wrongdoing. Attorneys for National Funeral Home in Falls Church wrote to a Virginia regulatory board that the company has not violated any laws or industry standards. The home serves as a regional embalming and storage facility for Houston-based Service Corporation International.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON&#8212;Metro officials say red line trains in greater Washington, D.C., will return to regular speeds this holiday weekend for the first time since a deadly crash. Nine people were killed and more than 70 injured June 22 when one train slammed into another train stopped on tracks. Metro officials say red line trains will resume normal speeds starting at 7 a.m. Friday, except when passing between Takoma and Fort Totten stations near the crash site.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Charlottesville man left for hike, never returned</title>
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WINTERGREEN&#8212;Authorities are searching for a Charlottesville man who was reported missing after leaving his Wintergreen resort home on a hike. Officials say 45-year-old Michael Comer arrived at his home around noon yesterday and went on a hike. His wife reported him missing when he didn&#8217;t return by 7:30 p.m. Wintergreen resort community spokeswoman Dana Quillen says two teams searched for Comer overnight but they were contending with steep terrain and wet ground. She says the Virginia Department of Emergency Management was sending search-and-rescue teams this afternoon to continue the search.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:44:02 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Vick files revised bankruptcy plan in Newport News court</title>
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Suspended NFL star Michael Vick has submitted a revised bankruptcy plan that funnels more of his future earnings to creditors, though a judge did not immediately rule on the proposal. Vick filed the new Chapter 11 plan today in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newport News. A judge rejected Vick&#8217;s original plan in April. The revised plan also ensures creditors will get some money even if Vick can&#8217;t resume his NFL career.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Capitals owner touts business support for Deeds</title>
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A group of business leaders&#8212;led by Ted Leonsis, majority owner of the Washington Capitals&#8212;announced their support today for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Creigh Deeds as the best to foster an environment for job growth. During a conference call about the new panel, Deeds told reporters that he supports the state&#8217;s right to work law. Deeds wouldn&#8217;t state a position on the so-called card check legislation, which would make it easier to unionize the workplace, saying it&#8217;s a federal issue.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:20:26 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Hanover authorities seeking suspect</title>
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Hanover County authorities are asking the public to help them locate a man wanted in a series of crimes. Authorities have obtained warrants against Jacob Lee Wright, also known as Bubba, charging him with burglary, four counts of grand larceny and a third-offense larceny charge. Wright is described as a 24-year-old white man about 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighing 165 pounds with brown eyes and short brown hair.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:47:59 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Roanoke officers can&#8217;t use firing range</title>
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ROANOKE&#8212;Roanoke County has terminated Roanoke law enforcement officers&#8217; use of a county-owned firing range and driver training facility, citing a disregard for safety. The decision stems from a sniper training session in October in which an instructor positioned officers within 5 feet of a target while other officers fired live rounds from 50 yards away. Six police agencies participated in the exercise, which the instructor defended as standard practice.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:46:12 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>UPDATE: All lanes open on southbound I&#45;95</title>
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All southbound lanes are now open on Interstate 95 at state Route 288 (Exit 62), the Virginia Department of Transportation reports.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:40:15 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Longwood announces Richmond&#45;area students who made dean&#8217;s list</title>
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Longwood University selected 536 students to the dean&#8217;s list for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester. Among those from the Richmond area who earned an academic average of 3.5 to 3.99 were: * Sarah A Johnson of Bon Air (23235) * Amanda Gail Barker of Chesterfield (23832) * Rebecca Christine Borum of Chesterfield (23832)           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:48:11 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Two top posts at Va. Girls State go to Richmond&#45;area students</title>
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Two Richmond-area high school students were recently elected to the two of the three top offices at Virginia Girls State. Kayla Upadhyaya of Midlothian, a rising senior at the Appomattox Regional Governor&#8217;s School for the Arts and Technology, was elected lieutenant governor, and Bolanle Muritala of Henrico County, a rising senior at J.R. Tucker High School, was elected attorney general of the weeklong citizenship seminar sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. They were elected June 24, then inaugurated two days later.           ]]></description>
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Melissa A. Ford of Glen Allen and John C. Lawrence of Richmond were named to the dean&#8217;s list at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn., for the spring semester. To be named to the dean&#8217;s list, a student must complete at least 12 credit hours of work and maintain a grade-point average of at least 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:30:41 EDT</pubDate>
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Several students from the Richmond area were among the 5,863 students Boston University awarded academic degrees to in May. They are: Allison S. Hartnett of Midlothian, bachelor of arts degree in history and religion, summa cum laude. Carey C. Archer of Richmond, bachelor of arts in marine science. Sarah E. Arenstein of Richmond, bachelor of science in communication.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Glen Allen student recognized for work as Hokie Ambassador</title>
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Molly M. Binion of Glen Allen, a junior majoring in communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, was one of 127 Hokie Ambassadors who volunteered for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Virginia Tech during the 2008-09 academic year. Hokie Ambassadors are student tour guides who show prospective students and their families around the Virginia Tech campus. In accordance with the university&#8217;s motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), these tour guides logged nearly 3,000 hours of service to the university this year.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:20:10 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>116th Brigade Combat Team changes command</title>
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During a traditional change of command ceremony, soldiers of the Staunton-based 116th Brigade Combat Team, 29th Infantry Division said goodbye June 21 to the man who led them through an eight-month tour in Iraq. Brigade Commander Col. William R. Phillips II relinquished his command to Col. Blake C. Ortner during the ceremony at Fort Pickett. Phillips is from Staunton, and Ortner lives in Stafford.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Soldier completes Warrior Transition Course</title>
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Army Pfc. Oren I. Wilson has completed the Warrior Transition Course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. The course teaches basic skills necessary for integration into the Army for all prior-service service members to fully prepare them for Advanced Individual Training or on to their first assignment. Soldiers undergo much of the same training developed in basic combat training, except it is developed in a program of instruction that lasts five weeks instead of nine.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:07:40 EDT</pubDate>
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Army Pvt. Rico J. Cox has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Cox is the son of Jeanette and Rickie Cox of Richmond. He is a 2003 graduate of Meadowbrook High School. Army Reserve Pfc. Erick S. Gwaltney has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He earned distinction as an honor graduate.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:55:34 EDT</pubDate>
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Five students who live in Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority properties have been awarded Tomorrow&#8217;s Promise college scholarships. In addition to the scholarship awards, the students will receive coaching and mentoring throughout college from RRHA staff. The honorees are: Francyne Hamilton of George Wythe High School           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:44:03 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Virginia Credit Union awards scholarships to 25 students</title>
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The Virginia Credit Union has awarded $62,500 in college scholarships to 25 student members through its 2009 Dorothy J. Hall Scholarship Program. Students selected for the $2,500 scholarships were recognized for scholastic achievement, community service, extracurricular activities, an essay and work to defray the cost of education. The winners include 13 high school graduates from the Class of 2009 and 12 college students. All of the recipients are Virginians. The high school winners are:           ]]></description>
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          <title>No rain in forecast until Sunday night</title>
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The National Weather Service is calling for a dry Fourth of July weekend in the Richmond area, with no rain in the forecast until Sunday night. The forecast is for sunny days between now and Sunday with high temperatures of 87 degrees today, 86 tomorrow, 89 on Saturday and 88 on Sunday. Sunday night should bring a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:50:01 EDT</pubDate>
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Reynolds Packaging Group, the owner of almost 18 prime acres on the south bank of the James River, is pitching Manchester as the place to play ball in Richmond.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:04:43 EDT</pubDate>
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Richmond police last night released composite sketches of two possible suspects in the assault and rape of a woman last month in a parking deck in the Virginia Commonwealth University area. The woman was attacked about 1:45 a.m. on June 21 in the 1300 block of West Broad Street between North Lombardy and North Harrison streets, police said.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:01:49 EDT</pubDate>
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The judge joked about being a Hermitage High School graduate, joshing Patrick Russo about the kinds of students he&#8217;ll now be responsible for as Henrico County&#8217;s new school superintendent. &#8220;You&#8217;re going to find, working with the county, we really are a family,&#8220; Judge L.A. Harris Jr. told Russo after the new superintendent took his oath of office yesterday morning. The county&#8217;s three other Circuit Court judges looked on, smiling.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:01:35 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Woman dies in I&#45;95 crash near site of earlier wreck</title>
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A Waverly woman died in a collision that occurred in the aftermath of a fatal crash in Prince George County on Monday. State police said Cora E. Fowler, 82, died at VCU Medical Center from injuries in a crash that occurred as she attempted to cross from the right southbound lane of Interstate 95, which was backed up with traffic from an earlier wreck that closed one southbound lane and all northbound lanes for hours.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:01:34 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Army Logistics University opens today at Fort Lee</title>
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FORT LEE&#8212;The official opening of the Army Logistics University today marks the beginning of an influx of military and civilian students and personnel at Fort Lee. Nearly 200 students are arriving at the Prince George County army base through next month to take courses at the university. Classes will begin in August, university officials said.           ]]></description>
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          <title>FACES OF FREEDOM: Andrea Chavez</title>
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During the past two weeks, Times-Dispatch newsroom staff members asked people in the Richmond region, &#8220;What does freedom mean to you?&#8220; We&#8217;ll run their photos and answers in Saturday&#8217;s Times-Dispatch as part of our special Fourth of July weekend coverage. Andrea Chavez of Chesterfield County came to the United States in 1979 from El Salvador. She and her husband, Juan, raised three daughters here and started the Association of Hispanic-Americans of Richmond.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:01:23 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Condemned man opts for electric chair</title>
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Paul Warner Powell has chosen to die in the electric chair if he is executed as scheduled July 14 for the 1999 slaying of a 16-year-old girl. Condemned inmates in Virginia have been given a choice between electrocution and lethal injection since Jan. 1, 1995. Since then, 75 killers have been executed by injection and four have been electrocuted.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:01:20 EDT</pubDate>
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Henrico Henrico County residents interested in becoming foster parents can learn about the county&#8217;s foster-care program at an information session on July 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Human Services Building, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive. Henrico has a special need for families interested in serving as foster parents for children 12 and older. Pre-registration is encouraged. Participants can register or get information by calling (804) 501-7496 or visiting http://www.henricocares.com.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Fireworks safety urged for the Fourth</title>
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Little-known fact: Playing with sparklers on the Fourth of July&#8212;or any other day&#8212;could land you in jail in Richmond or the counties of Chesterfield and Henrico. Area fire officials are urging people to head to professional displays for the Independence Day holiday. While some forms of fireworks are allowed in certain jurisdictions across the state, the Richmond area allows little in the way of explosive home entertainment.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Patrick Russo&#8217;s career</title>
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Bachelor&#8217;s degree in business administration from the University of Charleston (W.Va.), 1972 &nbsp; Master of Arts in secondary education from Adelphi University (Long Island, N.Y.), 1975 &nbsp; Professional diploma from Long Island University, 1978 &nbsp; Doctorate of Education from Virginia Tech, 1980 &nbsp; Master of Business Administration from Dowling College (Oakdale, N.Y.), 1990            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Independence Day schedule</title>
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES&#8212;Closed Friday; reopen Monday. POSTAL SERVICE&#8212;Closed Saturday; no delivery.&nbsp; STATE GOVERNMENT  OFFICES&#8212;Closed Friday; reopen Monday.&nbsp; RICHMOND AREA  COUNTY, CITY OFFICES&#8212;Closed Friday; reopen Monday. COLLEGES&#8212;VCU, VSU, VUU, J. Sargeant Reynolds, John Tyler Community College and Randolph-Macon College closed Friday and will reopen Monday. UR administrative offices will be closed Friday, but some classes will be in session. UR will reopen Monday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Fair may be set for Diamond</title>
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There could be a Richmond Fair this summer after all. A little more than two weeks after canceling plans for a 10-day fair at the Richmond International Raceway in Henrico County, a Tennessee company that stages fairs across the country says it is planning a summer fair this month at The Diamond in Richmond. The dates are the same&#8212;July 17-26.           ]]></description>
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Henrico Henrico County residents interested in becoming foster parents can learn about the county&#8217;s foster-care program at an information session on July 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Human Services Building, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive. Henrico has a special need for families interested in serving as foster parents for children 12 and older. Pre-registration is encouraged. Participants can register or get information by calling           ]]></description>
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A man surrendered to Richmond police after they named him a person of interest in the beating and robbery of a 76-year-old woman in a grocery store parking lot. Lynell Alexander Jr., 22, turned himself in at police headquarters Monday, spokeswoman Karla E. Peters said yesterday. Alexander was being held on outstanding warrants charging him with driving on a suspended license and felony eluding, but he has not been charged in last week&#8217;s beating and robbery, Peters said. The investigation of that matter is continuing, she said.           ]]></description>
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Henrico County authorities believe the shooting death of a 2-year-old boy in January was an accident and that convictions in the case yesterday will end prosecutions in the matter. There was no physical evidence of who shot Kristofer L. Jefferson in an eastern Henrico home filled with children and with a long history of violent conduct.           ]]></description>
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A man was beaten in the head with a hammer and gravely wounded in an attack at a homeless camp in South Richmond. Richmond police Capt. Paul Kiniry said the 49-year-old victim was taken to VCU Medical Center after Tuesday&#8217;s 11:37 p.m. attack, and he underwent a surgery that lasted well into yesterday morning. &#8220;He&#8217;s got really severe head injuries,&#8220; Kiniry said.           ]]></description>
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Richmond City Council approved Byron C. Marshall as the city&#8217;s chief administrative officer last night. The council voted 9-0 at a special session to approve Marshall&#8217;s nomination to the post by Mayor Dwight C. Jones. &#8220;We want to be able to say our city is a first-class city and in order to do that, we&#8217;ve got to be operating right and to do that we&#8217;ve got to have a leader,&#8220; Jones told the council.           ]]></description>
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FAIRFAX&#8212;Fairfax County fire officials say two construction workers were rescued today after they lost control of scaffolding 25 floors up a condominium. The incident took place about 5:10 p.m. in the 5500 block of Seminary Road. Lt. Raul Castillo of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue says the two men were working on scaffolding 25 stories up when they lost control of it. The scaffolding was hanging perpendicular to the building.           ]]></description>
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Richmond police tonight released composite sketches of two possible suspects who assaulted and raped a woman last month in a parking deck in the Virginia Commonwealth University area. The woman was attacked about 1:45 a.m. on June 21 in the 1300 block of West Broad Street between North Lombardy and North Harrison streets, police said.           ]]></description>
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Virginia took center stage in the national debate over health-care coverage today when Debby Smith rose to tell her story to President Barack Obama. &#8220;Good afternoon, Mr. President,&#8220; the 53-year-old resident of Appalachia, in Southwest Virginia, said at the president&#8217;s health-care forum at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale.           ]]></description>
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Richmond City Council tonight approved Byron C. Marshall as the city&#8217;s new chief administrative officer. The council voted 9-0 with little discussion. Marshall, who has been serving as president of the revitalization authority in Austin, Texas., was nominated by Mayor Dwight C. Jones to the position.           ]]></description>
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          <title>UPDATE: Powder mailed to CBN headquarters was whey protein</title>
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VIRGINIA BEACH&#8212;Authorities say a white powder substance that was mailed to the Christian Broadcasting Network headquarters in Virginia Beach, causing several employees to be isolated for six hours, was whey protein powder.           ]]></description>
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RICHMOND&#8212;The nation&#8217;s last known hand-poled ferry has gotten a reprieve to keep it afloat for three more months. The 140-year-old Hatton Ferry on the James River was faced with extinction after the Virginia Department of Transportation cut its funding last month. The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors came to the rescue today, unanimously approving $9,340 to cover the ferry&#8217;s costs through September.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:12:02 EDT</pubDate>
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Virginia health officials have confirmed the second death in the state related to the swine flu. State Health Commissioner Karen Remley said today that while the cause of death has not been confirmed, the H1N1 virus appears to have been a factor. The male patient in the Arlington Health District had an underlying medical condition that put him at greater risk of complications from the flu.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:04:02 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>NTSB: Signals failed before Metro crash</title>
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WASHINGTON&#8212;Signaling equipment that is supposed to detect stopped trains in Washington, D.C., failed periodically in the days leading up to a deadly Metro transit train crash, federal investigators said today. Nine people were killed and more than 70 injured last week when a train slammed into another train stopped on the tracks near the Maryland state line.           ]]></description>
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A man surrendered to Richmond police after they named him as a person of interest in the beating and robbery of a 76-year-old woman in a grocery store parking lot. Lynell Alexander Jr., 22, turned himself in at police headquarters Monday, department spokeswoman Karla E. Peters said today. Alexander was being held on outstanding warrants charging him with driving on a suspended license and felony eluding, but he has not been charged with last week&#8217;s beating and robbery, Peters said. The investigation of that matter, she said, is continuing.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:26:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Water back on at Richmond jail</title>
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The water is back on at the Richmond City Jail after extensive repairs following the rupture of pipes to two housing units several days ago.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:48:22 EDT</pubDate>
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Patrick Russo was sworn in today as Henrico County&#8217;s new Superintendent of Schools. Russo succeeds Fred S. Morton IV, who is retiring. Russo was superintendent of schools in Hampton for the past five years. He also served as superintendent for school systems in New York, Georgia and North Carolina. &#8220;This is a wonderful school system, and I hope I can do my small part to leading it on to the next level of greatness,&#8220; Russo said, after taking an oath of office in front of the county&#8217;s four Circuit Court judges.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:40:01 EDT</pubDate>
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A Waverly woman died in a collision that occurred in the aftermath of a fatal crash in Prince George County on Monday. Cora E. Fowler, 82, died at VCU Medical Center from injuries in a crash that occurred as she attempted to cross from the right southbound lane of Interstate 95, which was backed up with traffic from an earlier wreck that closed one southbound lane and all northbound lanes for hours.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:38:02 EDT</pubDate>
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A man was beaten in the head and gravely wounded in an attack at a homeless camp in South Richmond late last night. Richmond police Capt. Paul Kiniry said the 49-year-old victim was taken to VCU Medical Center after the 11:37 p.m. attack, and he underwent a lengthy surgery. &#8220;He&#8217;s got really severe head injuries,&#8220; Kiniry said.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:18:51 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Researcher on hunt for Parkinson&#8217;s cure</title>
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Virginia Commonwealth University&#8217;s new Parkinson&#8217;s initiative will be led by a veteran researcher who believes no single thing triggers the disease that causes debilitating, gradually worsening tremors. While much of Dr. James P. Bennett Jr.&#8216;s research focuses on the role of the energy-producing components of cells called mitochondria, those working with him are pursuing a range of theories and possible treatments&#8212;even a type of low-level light therapy studied so far in cells in laboratory dishes.           ]]></description>
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Virginia State University yesterday withdrew its offer to lease the city-owned former Colonial Heights Baptist Church property, walking away from a plan that prompted public discontent. The university&#8217;s decision came three hours before a scheduled public hearing, during which dozens of residents were expected to speak against the plan.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:01:56 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>FACES OF FREEDOM: Jake Stargell</title>
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During the past two weeks, Times-Dispatch newsroom staff members asked people in the Richmond region, &#8220;What does freedom mean to you?&#8220; We&#8217;ll run their photos and answers in Saturday&#8217;s Times-Dispatch as part of our special Fourth of July weekend coverage. Jake Stargell, 11, of Midlothian, who attends St. Michael&#8217;s Episcopal School, said freedom means getting to do what he wants.           ]]></description>
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People of all ages, including several local politicians and fans dressed as Michael Jackson, watched as performers took the stage to sing and dance to some of the King of Pop&#8217;s best-known hits.           ]]></description>
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Beginning today, Chesterfield County is offering free residential swimming pool inspections throughout July. Partly in response to the June 17 drowning of a 2-year-old county boy, the Department of Building Inspections has declared July to be Swimming Pool Safety Awareness Month and will inspect pools without charge for safety-related issues.           ]]></description>
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A robber with a gun and another with a Taser robbed two people at a Monument Avenue apartment last night and then tried to break into another apartment, police said. About 6:25 p.m., the two armed men approached a man and woman at an apartment building in the 3400 block of Monument Avenue, said Richmond police Capt. Scott Booth. The robbers tried to tie up the man, but they stopped when he resisted, Booth said. They made off with a purse, cash and credit cards. Neither victim was injured.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>VSU withdraws offers to lease Colonial Heights church site</title>
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Virginia State University yesterday withdrew its offer to lease the city-owned former Colonial Heights Baptist Church property, walking away from a plan that prompted public discontent. The university&#8217;s decision came three hours before a scheduled public hearing, during which dozens of residents were expected to speak against the plan.           ]]></description>
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          <title>A dream ride at Bon Air rehab center</title>
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Major Akers always figured he&#8217;d take another ride on a horse. It had been 67 years, but yesterday the 99-year-old didn&#8217;t seem a bit rusty. He flashed a big smile from his perch atop Rocky, a Tennessee Walker that was the star attraction of dude ranch day at The Laurels of Bon Air rehabilitation center. Akers twirled the horse&#8217;s mane through his fingers as he took a leisurely stroll around the parking lot.           ]]></description>
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A federal jury yesterday convicted a Haitian immigrant of mail fraud and lying to a federal investigator in a campaign of fake hate mail that victimized his church. Frantz Cadet, 48, is facing a maximum of 185 years in prison when sentenced Sept. 29, by Chief U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer. He was convicted yesterday on nine counts of mail fraud and of lying to FBI Special Agent Judy A. Sykes.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Bribery attempt alleged in Richmond hit&#45;and&#45;run case</title>
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Richmond authorities will seek an indictment Monday against a man who they say tried to bribe someone to lie in court on his behalf in a case involving a hit-and-run crash that killed a 15-year-old girl. Prosecutors will ask a grand jury to indict Bryan Christopher Shull, 36, of Lake Hills Road in Chesterfield County on charges of bribing a witness, attempted procurement of perjury and obstruction of justice, according to Managing Deputy Commonwealth&#8217;s Attorney Tracy Thorne-Begland.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Tell us about your Fourth of July plans</title>
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How are you planning to celebrate the Fourth of July? Are you planning a family reunion? Going to a community picnic? Watching a fireworks display? Share your plans with the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Send an e-mail with your plans and contact information to news@timesdispatch.com. Please put &#8220;Fourth of July&#8221; in the subject field.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Crime log for July 1</title>
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Following is a summary of some burglary reports made to police recently in Richmond and in Chesterfield and Henrico counties. RICHMOND POLICE 5500 block of Linwood Avenue, between 1:10 and 1:24 a.m. June 25, someone stole an Xbox game system. 6300 block of Elkhardt Lane, between 6:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. June 24, someone stole a Wii game system and a computer monitor.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Water service to Richmond jail to be restored today</title>
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Repairs to ruptured pipes at the Richmond City Jail required the facility to shut off its water service last night, but jail officials expected it to be back on this morning. Water was shut off at 6:30 p.m. so that the jail&#8217;s water pipes could be flushed. The city provided the jail with 20,000 containers of water to be distributed to inmates, said Lt. Col. Walter E. Allmon. Also, inmates were given a large cup of ice after their evening meal, he said.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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PETERSBURG&#8212;Police say three North Carolina men used a .22-caliber gun, a 4-foot metal pole and rocks to smash the windows of more than 40 parked vehicles in an early-morning vandalism rampage. No one was injured in the incident, which began early yesterday and ended with police arresting the men about 45 minutes later. Police said the men smashed the windows of 47 vehicles parked on 10 streets in the city&#8217;s Walnut Hill neighborhood.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Rodney Monroe, now police chief in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., held a valid certification to be a Virginia law-enforcement officer while he was Richmond&#8217;s chief of police, state officials confirmed. News broke this week that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department had reassigned a police captain after he said he was preparing a study guide to help Monroe pass a state certification test there.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The nation&#8217;s health-care numbers are enough to make you sick:   Nearly 47 million Americans are without health insurance.   The current system costs $2.3 trillion a year&#8212;the most expensive in the world by far&#8212;and delivers the 37th-best quality of care, according to the World Health Organization.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>UPDATE: Robbery targets two on Monument Avenue</title>
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A robber with a gun and another with a Taser robbed two people at a Monument Avenue apartment building and tried to break into another apartment this evening, police said. The two armed men approached a man and woman about 6:25 p.m. at an apartment building at 3411 Monument Ave., said Richmond police Capt. Scott Booth. The robbers tried to tie up the man but they stopped when he resisted, Booth said. They made off with a purse, cash and credit cards.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:24:37 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Richmond crowd celebrates Michael Jackson&#8217;s life</title>
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Hundreds of people gathered outside the Richmond Coliseum this evening to celebrate the life of Michael Jackson, who died Thursday. Fans of all ages attended the event that was arranged by Citizens Against Crime, an organization perhaps best known for holding candlelight vigils for homicide victims. Local politicians including Mayor Dwight C. Jones and state Del. Delores L. McQuinn, D-Richmond, and others spoke to the crowd about the impact of the King of Pop.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:00:04 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Key hearing set on Wal&#45;Mart near Wilderness battlefield</title>
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ORANGE&#8212;A July 27 public hearing is scheduled in Orange County on a Wal-Mart Supercenter proposed near the Wilderness Civil War battlefield. The hearing scheduled by supervisors tonight is the final step before the Board of Supervisors takes up the proposal. Supervisors have final say on the proposed 138,000-square-foot store. Last week, the Planning Commission voted 5-4 to recommend approval of a special use permit for the store in Locust Grove. Supervisors do not have to heed the recommendation           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:08:02 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Water service cut off to Richmond City Jail</title>
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Repairs to ruptured pipes at the Richmond City Jail required the facility to shut off its water service tonight, but jail officials expect it to be back on Wednesday morning. Water was shut off at 6:30 p.m. so that the jail&#8217;s water pipes could be flushed. The city provided the jail with 20,000 containers of water to be distributed to inmates, said Lt. Col. Walter E. Allmon. Also, inmates were given a large cup of ice after their evening meal, he said.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:02:40 EDT</pubDate>
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