RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's attorney general has authorized an investigation into efforts by Richmond officials to take down the city’s Confederate monuments last year, including a $1.8 million contract that was given for the statues to be removed, a special prosecutor said Friday. Read more
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Friday, January 15, 2021
HOUSTON (AP) — Quincy Olivari had 23 points as Rice topped Old Dominion 69-59 on Friday. Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has been arrested for having a “KILL BIDEN” sign. Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — These Virginia lotteries were drawn Friday: Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Virginia Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were: Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Virginia Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: Read more
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A dive team plans to use side-scan sonar to search for a Maryland man whose truck drove off the Chesapeake Bay Bride-Tunnel in Virginia. Read more
CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE, Va. (AP) — A man who was wanted for violating a protective order was fatally shot by police in Virginia after he fired at them following an 11-hour standoff, authorities said. Read more
A look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference: Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump’s supporters massed outside the Capitol last week and sang the national anthem, a line of men wearing olive-drab helmets and body armor trudged purposefully up the marble stairs in a single-file line, each man holding the jacket collar of the one ahead. Read more
Thursday, January 14, 2021
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — US government executes drug trafficker for Virginia gang killings, despite his COVID-19 infection last month. Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Virginia Lottery's "Pick 4 Night" game were: Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Virginia Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were: Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Virginia Lottery's "Cash 5" game were: Read more
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Micheal Anumba had 14 points as Winthrop extended its season-opening winning streak to 12 games, defeating Longwood 72-61 on Thursday night. Read more
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the "Cash4Life" game were: Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is tracking an “extensive amount of concerning online chatter,” including calls for armed protests leading up to next week's presidential inauguration, Director Chris Wray said Thursday. Read more
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge has denied a request to revoke bail for two Virginia men who traveled to the Pennsylvania Convention Center where votes were being counted and were arrested originally on weapons charges, despite prosecutors' objections that they attended a rally last… Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia officials announced changes Thursday that significantly expand the pool of people eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine as they also outlined plans for mass-vaccination clinics to speed up the pace of inoculations. Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — These Virginia lotteries were drawn Thursday: Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Virginia Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Virginia Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were: Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Amid the American flags and Trump 2020 posters at the U.S. Capitol during last week's insurrection were far more sinister symbols: A man walking the halls of Congress carrying a Confederate flag. Banners proclaiming white supremacy and anti-government extremism. A makeshift no… Read more
POWHATAN, Va. (AP) — Authorities said a Virginia man set off his own home alarm and then fired at deputies who responded to the house to investigate the alarm call. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping of forklifts unloading more fencing. Read more
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — It was one of the worst bursts of gang violence Richmond had ever seen. At least 11 people were killed in a 45-day period in 1992, all at the hands of gang members who eliminated anyone they thought would get in the way of their growing crack cocaine business. Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Virginia Lottery's "Pick 4 Night" game were: Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Virginia Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were: Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Virginia Lottery's "Bank a Million" game were: Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Virginia Lottery's "Cash 5 Night" game were: Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were: Read more
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement resigned Wednesday, only weeks after taking over the agency that detains and deports immigrants and runs international criminal investigations. Read more
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Storm Murphy hit a 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left and scored 23 points to lift Wofford past VMI 80-78 on Wednesday night. Read more
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Cash4Life" game were: Read more
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — J.J. Matthews registered 18 points and eight rebounds as Norfolk State rolled past North Carolina Wesleyan 80-58 on Wednesday. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nah’Shon Hyland registered 17 points and six steals as VCU defeated George Washington 84-77 on Wednesday. Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — Apple and a major utility are each giving $25 million to launch a learning center and business incubator for students of historically Black colleges and universities, part of an outpouring of giving to such schools in the wake of the summer's protests over racial injustice. Read more
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia town council voted unanimously on Tuesday to ban people from carrying firearms inside municipal buildings and other public places. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Five miners died in U.S. coal mines in 2020, an all-time low mark for an industry in a year that saw continuing declines in production as electric providers move away from burning coal. Read more
Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice struggled to blow a whistle while wearing a mask. Barry Trotz couldn't see if one of his New York Islanders players was skating toward him because his mask had helped fog up his glasses. Read more
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Conservation groups filed suit Wednesday against the federal government, saying it has taken too long to act on proposals to expand protections for critically endangered right whales. Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — These Virginia lotteries were drawn Wednesday: Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Virginia Lottery's "Pick 4 Day" game were: Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Virginia Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's state lawmakers are kicking off the 2021 legislative session away from the state Capitol thanks to the surging coronavirus pandemic. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has approved the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s proposed route through part of the Jefferson National Forest in West Virginia and Virginia. Read more
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Loudoun County's top elected official is calling for the removal of a Virginia state delegate who participated in the mob march on the U.S. Capitol and then attacked his critics for failing to focus on “the needs of the colored community.” Read more
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two Virginia men were arrested Wednesday morning on federal charges related to their roles in last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol, the FBI said. Read more
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles won’t be penalized after the NFL looked into the way the team handled its quarterback decisions in the final regular-season game against Washington, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Attorneys and doctors say that a Virginia man who suffers from schizophrenia is unlikely to stand trial on charges that he killed his parents. Read more