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19 min ago | Patch.com

Where's the Cheapest Gas in the Alexandria Area?

If you don't see a map of our local area, click the magnifying glass in the upper right corner to enter your address.

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Thu May 23, 2013

The Virginian-Pilot

Portsmouth man pleads guilty in stabbing case

A 49-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday to malicious wounding and other charges for the March 17 stabbing and attempted robbery of his next-door neighbor.

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NBC29

Double Fatal Crash on Rt. 33 in Louisa County

Virginia State Police is continuing its investigation into an early morning crash on eastbound Route 33, South Spotswood Trial, approximately one-tenth of a mile east of Route 636, Valentine Mill Road, in Louisa County.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Crozet, VA, Barboursville, VA

NBC29

Virginia State Police to Increase Patrols for Memorial Day Weekend

RICHMOND, Va. Motorists, who anticipate enjoying the extended time off from work by traveling around the Commonwealth during the holiday weekend, can expect to see an increase in Virginia State Police troopers on the road with them.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Richmond, VA, Train Disaster

Patch.com

2013 Hurricane Season: Potential Flooding, Power Outages On Tap This Summer

Hurricanes and severe storms are a part of summertime in Northern Virginia and experts predict that this year's season could yield four major hurricanes this year in the Atlantic in the 2013 season.

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Related Topix: Virginia Government, Weather, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Computers, Social Security, Personal Finance

Nature Neuroscience

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, University of Virginia

The Department of Neuroscience at the University of Virginia seeks creative and energetic applicants for a tenure-track faculty position.

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Related Topix: University of Virginia, Biology, Science, Charlottesville, VA

Business Journal

Northern Virginia leaders plan wish list of road projects for new funds

Transportation officials have a long wish list for the first $180 million in funding expected to come in the next year from tax increases in Gov.

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Related Topix: Bob McDonnell, US Governors

WSET-TV Lynchburg

Hot Dog Sale in Roanoke to Benefit Special Olympics

Roanoke Co., VA - The Roanoke City Sheriff's Department set up a checkpoint of sorts downtown on Wednesday to raise money for a good cause.

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Wed May 22, 2013

The Afro American Newspaper

Charniele Herring's Virginia Charge

Del. Charniele Herring has traveled around this country, but the first African American woman to chair the Democratic Party of Virginia says, "I just love Virginia; it's been very good to me," Ironic words coming from this great-great-granddaughter of a Lynchburg slave who today leads the state's political party that once upheld segregation in the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Virginia Government, African-American, Delegates, Swing, US News, Bob McDonnell, US Governors, Opinion

KRMG-AM Tulsa

Va senators introduce offshore drilling bill

Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine introduced The Virginia Outer Continental Shelf Energy Production Act of 2013 on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, Robert Scott, Senator Tim Kaine, Offshore Drilling, Virginia Government, US Governors, Tim Kaine

Mercury-Register

Virginia man with a history of eluding police walks away from work release

Robert Falkner, shown in a 2011 file photo, is back in custody after a long history of avoiding incarceration.

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Related Topix: Prison, Fairfax, VA, Crime TV, Entertainment, Television

Patch.com

Taking Care of Business: Virginia No. 3 in Best Places to Start Up

Virginia has been ranked the third-best state for starting a business, according to a new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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Related Topix: Virginia Government, Maryland Government, Maryland, Small Business, Personal Finance

The Pocahontas Times ~ Marlinton West...

Red Oak Realty 4875 - Peterstown

Fountain Springs Golf Course: Lot #26 at golf course. Overlooks island green. Ideal for home.

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Washington Examiner

Fewer Virginians expected to travel during holiday

AAA Mid-Atlantic said Wednesday that it expects slightly more than 1 million Virginians to travel during the holiday weekend.

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WRIC-TV Richmond

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Longtime volunteer Cindi Verser tells The Virginian-Pilot that the Army's departure from nearby Fort Monroe has created a shortage of volunteers to do the annual tribute.

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Related Topix: Fort Monroe, US Army, US Military, State Prisons, Prison

NBC29

VA Anti-Uranium Forces Press Gubernatorial Candidates

Opponents of uranium mining in Virginia met with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on the issue and they said he's solidly in their corner.

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Related Topix: Virginia Government, Bob McDonnell, US Governors

Tue May 21, 2013

Washington Examiner

Feds OK Va plan for Medicaid-Medicare eligibility

Federal officials approved a four-year Virginia cost-saving experiment intended to simplify and consolidate health care coverage for about 78,000 Virginians who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare, a major change Gov.

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Related Topix: Medicaid, Health, Medicare, Virginia Government, Bob McDonnell, US Governors, Family, Elderly (Senior Citizen), Social Security, Personal Finance

Advocate

Democrats and Republicans Alike Wary of Virginia's Radical Lt. Gov. Nominee

When the Virginia GOP nominated right-wing Bishop E.W. Jackson for the state's lieutenant governor post last weekend, it might have anticipated outrage from progressives upset with Jackson's outright antigay, antichoice, Islamophobic stances.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Virginia Government, Gay/Lesbian

The Virginian-Pilot

Violent, property crimes down in Virginia

State Police statistics show both violent and property crimes fell about 3 percent in Virginia in 2012 compared to the year before.

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Related Topix: Virginia Government, Drugs

WRIC-TV Richmond

Police Chief: No Charges Likely In Virginia Parade Crash

Damascus Police Chief Bill Nunley says the driver in the Saturday incident that injured about 50 people had a medical issue that caused him to lose control of his car.

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