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Heard Faces High Legal Hurdles Seeking to Reverse Depp Win
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard libel trial, which generated intense interest for two months earlier this year as a livestreamed, no-holds-barred soap opera featuring one of Holly...
Syndicated Author Jul 13, 2022

Reward Offered in Case of Man Killed in ‘Squeegee’ Fight
BALTIMORE (AP) - A total of $16,000 in reward money is being offered to anyone with information about a recent deadly encounter between a man and people cleaning windshields for cash at a downtown Bal...
Syndicated Author Jul 12, 2022

Orange Stickers Spreads Legacy of Slain Virginia Journalist
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - There are two "Sierra was here" stickers at Colonial Avenue's Cafe Stella, a bistro frequented by Sierra Jenkins before the young journalist was fatally shot in March outside a dow...
Syndicated Author Jul 12, 2022

No Bond for 2 Charged in Connection with Alleged July 4 Plot
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Two men charged in connection with what police have said was a thwarted Fourth of July mass shooting in Richmond, Virginia, were ordered held without bond Monday during ...
Syndicated Author Jul 12, 2022

FAA to Give Airports $1 Billion for Terminals and Upgrades
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is giving nearly $1 billion to 85 airports to expand and upgrade terminals and other facilities, using money approved in last year's huge infrastructure...
Syndicated Author Jul 08, 2022

US to Diversify Infant Formula Industry to Avoid Shortages
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is trying to help foreign makers of baby formula stay on the U.S. market for the long term, in an effort to diversify the industry after the closure of the l...
Syndicated Author Jul 07, 2022

Judge OKs Transfer Plan for Beagles from Troubled Facility
CUMBERLAND, Va. (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday approved a plan that calls for transferring about 4,000 dogs currently housed at a troubled Virginia breeding facility to shelters where they can be a...
Syndicated Author Jul 07, 2022

Police: July 4 Mass Shooting Thwarted in Virginia’s Capital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Police in Richmond, Virginia, said Wednesday that they thwarted a planned July 4 mass shooting after receiving a tip that led to the arrest of two men and the seizure of multiple ...
Syndicated Author Jul 07, 2022

Virginia Immigration Jail Lawsuit Resolved with Settlement
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Federal authorities on Wednesday reached a settlement with immigration advocates that restricts the use of a privately run detention center in Virginia that saw a massive corona...
Syndicated Author Jul 07, 2022

Record Low Number Prompt Limits on Chesapeake Bay Crabbing
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - New restrictions on crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay will take effect this year after the blue crab count plummeted to its lowest level since surveys began in 1990.Tighter harvest ...
Syndicated Author Jul 01, 2022
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