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World briefs for May 10 - Richmond Times Dispatch
The witnesses requested anonymity out of fear of angering the military or the sect. Lt. Col. Sagir Musa, a military spokesman, blamed the attack on Boko Haram. He said soldiers later killed one suspected sect member and arrested two others who carried ...
Tech close to hiring former assistant Johnson as next coach - Richmond Times Dispatch
The Hokies plan to hire former assistant James Johnson later this week, a source said. Johnson left Tech two weeks ago to become an assistant at Clemson. Virginia Tech athletic director Jim Weaver said Monday the school has not yet finalized a hire.
VCU still sifting through pros and cons of move to A-10 - Richmond Times Dispatch
The Daily Press in Newport News reported over the weekend that sources said outgoing VCU athletic director Norwood Teague was going to recommend to President Michael Rao on Monday that the school remain in the CAA at least through 2012-13.
James Johnson close to returning to coach Hokies - Richmond Times Dispatch
The Hokies will hire former assistant James Johnson, who left Tech two weeks ago to become an assistant at Clemson, later this week, a source said. Virginia Tech athletic director Jim Weaver said Monday the school has not yet finalized a hire and could ...
World Briefs for March 3, 2012 - Richmond Times Dispatch
A suicide bomber killed 23 people, many of them believed to be militants, in an attack Friday on the headquarters of a rival insurgent group in northwest Pakistan, a government official said. The blast took place in the Tirah Valley region close to the ...
BP faces a hefty hit to the wallet in oil spill trial - Richmond Times Dispatch
The federal government, Gulf states, plaintiffs' attorneys, BP PLC, rig owner Transocean Ltd. and cementer Halliburton Energy Services have been in simultaneous and separate negotiations in New Orleans, according to a person with direct knowledge of ...
Man shot by Henrico police was in midst of divorce - Richmond Times Dispatch
A neighbor who witnessed the events and who asked not to be identified out of concern for his safety said he watched the husband yelling at his wife as she sat in her vehicle, a Mercedes SUV, with her daughter. The man dropped a pair of crutches he had ...
Richmond police probe man's disappearance - Richmond Times Dispatch
A cook at Cha Cha's said in an interview at the restaurant Thursday that he had gone with Williams to The Lucky Buddha on Tuesday evening but left about 8:30 or 9 pm The cook, who said he had been questioned by police and declined to give his name, ...
McDonnell orders Mecklenburg Correctional Center closed - Richmond Times Dispatch
About 300 people work at the Southside Virginia prison, which in 1984 was the site of the nation's largest death row escape, and administration officials said they hoped as many as half of the employees could be placed in other state jobs. ...
UPDATE: McDonnell orders Mecklenburg Correctional Center closed by May - Richmond Times Dispatch
About 300 people work at the Southside Virginia prison, which in 1984 was the site of the nation's largest death row escape, and administration officials said they hoped as many as half of the employees could be placed in other state jobs. ...
Richmond sheriff says he'll dismiss relatives - Richmond Times Dispatch
Former employees, who asked not to be named for fear of retribution, told the newspaper that Woody's hiring of relatives was demoralizing for other employees and raised concerns about family members receiving preferential treatment. ...
2 more sheriff's employees related to Woody - Richmond Times Dispatch
Leon Henry Jr., who works as a lieutenant in the internal affairs department, recently married a deputy, Giaon Easter, according to a former employee who declined to be identified for fear of retribution. A wedding website shows that the ceremony was ...
Henrico police respond to incident at Virginia Center Commons - Richmond Times Dispatch
Police could not immediately provide details, but witnesses who declined to be named said they heard arguing at the Diamond Expressions store before a man leaned over a counter and struck an employee several times shortly before 2 pm The person then ...
One dead, two injured in Henrico shooting - Richmond Times Dispatch
He declined to give his name. "My brother was just a little guy, a toothpick," said Thompson's sister, Angie, who spent much of the night at the crime scene with a sheet wrapped over her shoulders. Leaning against a bullet-studded wall, ...
National business briefs for July 23 - Richmond Times Dispatch
The person, who said Apple is among several companies interested in Hulu, spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk about the matter. In early July, search giant Google Inc. was said to be among about a dozen companies in ...
City auditor recommends independent review of jail contract process - Richmond Times Dispatch
The issue is now immaterial because the group in question was not Tompkins/Ballard, administration officials said. Dalal also noted that his office did not find any evidence of a formal financial evaluation of any of groups. ...
City auditor calls for new review of jail contract - Richmond Times Dispatch
The issue is now immaterial because the group in question was not Tompkins/Ballard, administration officials said. Dalal also noted that his office did not find any evidence of a formal financial evaluation of any of groups. ...
City auditor recommends independent review of jail contract process - Richmond Times Dispatch
The issue is now immaterial because the group in question was not Tompkins/Ballard, administration officials said. Dalal also noted that his office did not find any evidence of a formal financial evaluation of any of groups. ...
Survey methodology - Richmond Times Dispatch
The schools, citing privacy concerns, requested anonymity for individual participants. Participating schools were Binford Middle, Collegiate, Douglas Freeman, Hermitage, Holman Middle, Highland Springs, James River, Meadowbrook, Moody Middle and St. ...
More than 40 killed in Mexico in 24 hours - Richmond Times Dispatch
Battles between the vicious Zetas gang and other drug cartels killed more than 40 people in a 24-hour span, a government official said Saturday. At least 20 people were killed when gunmen opened fire in a bar late Friday in the northern city of ...
UPDATE: Most Internet gambling cafes closed since start of new law - Richmond Times Dispatch
He declined to be identified. At Good Times Business Systems LLC, customers came and went throughout the morning and afternoon today. The facility at 2536 Sheila Lane off Forest Hill Avenue near a Lowe's store had closed after adjoining jurisdictions ...
Virginia business briefs for July 5 - Richmond Times Dispatch
Gallagher urged consumers to be skeptical of free offers, particularly when those offers come over the phone from an anonymous source. "Above all, never release personal information to people you don't know," he said. "Simply hang up on the caller."
Felon gets 10 years in retrial of Henrico robbery case - Richmond Times Dispatch
The jury's foreman Wednesday, who asked not to be identified for safety reasons, said the deliberations were emotional. At least two jurors favored 50-year sentences, as prosecutors asked. But another refused to consider anything more than the minimum ...
Richmond builder picked for jail wants job for Jones' church - Richmond Times Dispatch
In recommending Tompkins/Ballard for the jail project, Jones and other administration officials said the group's proposal was the best of the four submitted, offering the lowest price, a state-of-the-art design, a single phase for construction and a ...
National business briefs for June 1 - Richmond Times Dispatch
It didn't explain what the service will do, but Apple has been in talks with all four major recording companies on allowing users to store their songs on Apple-run servers rather than on their home PCs, according to a person familiar with the matter. ...