Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia News

Authorities to resume searches for unaccounted for tourists
Associated Press - August 19, 2008 5:53 AM ET PHOENIX (AP) - Authorities are looking for 11 campers and tourists still unaccounted for in a part of the Grand Canyon washed out by...
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Man charged with stealing dog
Associated Press - August 18, 2008 7:05 PM ET MANASSAS, Va. (AP) - Prince William County police say a man accused of stealing a dog from a 15-year-old Manassas boy has been charged with...
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Dulles unveils new rail cars
Associated Press - August 18, 2008 6:25 PM ET CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) - Dulles International Airport officials have revealed a new fleet of electric rail cars that will speed up the trip from...
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Teen dies from injuries at motorcycle race
Associated Press - August 18, 2008 4:45 PM ET ALTON, Va. (AP) - A 14-year-old from Bermuda is dead and another teen is recovering after a motorcycle crash during a race at Virginia...
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Gang members charged in Centreville machete attack
Associated Press - August 18, 2008 4:35 PM ET CENTREVILLE, Va. (AP) - Fairfax County Police say two known gang members were arrested after vandalizing a car and attacking a woman with a...
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FDA reports new deaths with diabetes drug Byetta
Associated Press - August 18, 2008 3:53 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators are working on a stronger label for a widely used diabetes drug after deaths continue to be reported despite...
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3 Pa. teens ordered to trial in immigrant's death
Associated Press - August 18, 2008 3:53 PM ET POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A judge has ordered three teenagers to stand trial on charges related to the beating death of a Mexican immigrant in a small...
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Wrong Suspect story
Associated Press - August 18, 2008 3:53 PM ET Corrected Version Ky. sheriff picks up wrong man in Calif.
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Teen convicted for robbing and killing student
Associated Press - August 18, 2008 3:35 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A 17-year-old has been convicted of killing a Virginia Commonwealth University student.
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Interpol traces 'Net threat over Va. woman to Pa. man
Associated Press - August 18, 2008 3:25 PM ET ERIE, Pa. (AP) - Authorities say an Internet threat against a Virginia woman has led to a northwestern Pennsylvania man - via Europe and...
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