Earl Lloyd, First Black Player In The NBA, Dead At 86
Earl Lloyd, the first black player in NBA history, died Thursday. He was 86. Lloyd’s alma mater, West Virginia State, confirmed the death. It did not provide details. – Lloyd,…
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Virginia To Compensate Victims Of Forced Sterilizations
Lewis Reynolds didn’t understand what had been done to him when he was 13. Years later, after getting married, the Lynchburg man discovered he couldn’t father children. The reason: He…
Former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell sentenced to one year and one day
“Today’s sentencing brings to an end an unfortunate chapter in Virginia state government, and an opportunity to move forward here in the Commonwealth,” said U.S. Attorney Boente said in a…
Aerial Photos Show Just How Devastating An Oil Train Derailment Can Be
When an oil train carrying more than 3 million gallons of crude derailed in West Virginia earlier this week, it left behind a stretch of blackened riverfront, the ruins of…
Train derails, explodes in West Virginia; crude oil spills into river
A train hauling crude oil derailed and exploded in West Virginia, displacing up to 1,000 residents and contaminating the local water supply. At least 27 of the train’s more than…
This 5-Person Town Just Made A Big Statement About LGBT Equality
A tiny town in West Virginia made a big statement this week when it voted to protect LGBT individuals from discrimination. All five residents of Thurmond, West Virginia, voted Monday…
Virginia Woman Dies After Deputies Taser Her While In Custody
A 37-year-old Virginia woman died five days after deputies shocked her with a stun gun. – Two “people familiar with the case” told the Washington Post that McKenna had been…
Lee Boyd Malvo Fast Facts
Birth place: Kingston, Jamaica Birth name: Lee Boyd Malvo Father: Leslie Malvo Mother: Una James Other Facts:Currently serving a life sentence for multiple charges stemming from a multi-state shooting spree…
WV Lawmaker Brian Kurcaba Apologizes For Controversial Rape Comment
West Virginia Del. Brian Kurcaba (R) apologized Friday for a comment he made last week that pregnancy from rape could be “beautiful.” – Kurcaba’s comments were similar to ones made…
A Look At Some Vaccine-Related Legislation In Several States
Several state legislatures are debating vaccine-related measures as dozens of people have fallen ill from a measles outbreak that started at Disneyland in December and spread beyond the theme park….
New System Seen As ‘Promising’ Alternative To Mandatory Reporting Of Campus Sexual Assaults
Sexual assault victim advocates who are pushing against a mandatory reporting bill in Virginia are paying closer attention to a “promising” new third-party reporting system called Callisto, which would let…
PETA Euthanized A Lot Of Animals At Its Shelter In 2014, And No-Kill Advocates Are Not Happy About It
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals killed most of the animals at its Norfolk, Virginia, shelter in 2014, according to preliminary figures filed with the Virginia Department of Agriculture…
Virginia GOP Rescinds Support For Equal Rights Amendment
WASHINGTON — The fate of a bill calling for Virginia to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution remains in flux after the state Senate’s Republican leadership undid…
Ferguson, Selma And A Mood For Change
When the film trailer for Primary Colors, based on a novel about the election campaign of a philandering southern Democratic president, came out in 1998, the Monica Lewinsky scandal was…
Proposed W.Va Law Would Fine Educators For Teaching About Socialism Before American History
A proposed bill in West Virginia would require students to learn about America’s founding before learning about “social problems, economics, foreign affairs, the United Nations, world government, socialism or communism.”…
Virginia Valdez Won’t Get Jail Time Despite Trying To Cut Off Husband’s Penis
An elderly California woman who tried to sever her husband’s penis in 2011 won’t see any time behind bars. Virginia Valdez, 72, of Palm Springs, was sentenced Friday to three…
Obama Plan Calls for Oil and Gas Drilling in the Atlantic
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday announced a proposal to open up coastal waters from Virginia to Georgia for oil and gas drilling. At the same time, the administration…
Bob McDonnell To Remain Free During Appeal Of Corruption Conviction
A federal appeals court has approved former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s request to remain free while he appeals his corruption convictions. – Federal prosecutors had opposed McDonnell’s request to remain…
Why Virginia Woolf Should Be Your Feminist Role Model
Although Virginia Woolf is now accepted as a major writer and an early feminist, her work wasn’t embraced or widely anthologized until nearly 50 years after her novels were published….
Jailed And Newly-Elected Virginia Lawmaker Indicted On Perjury, Forgery Accounts
A Virginia lawmaker who was just re-elected despite being jailed for a sex scandal with a teenager faces new felony charges. – Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved….
Tech Entrepreneur Charged With Murder Of Ex-Wife’s New Husband
A high-profile technology entrepreneur is charged with murder after police say he fatally shot his ex-wife’s new husband. Authorities in Virginia arrested Minh Nguyen, 38, in connection with the death…
Univ. of Virginia Legal Costs Mount After Discredited Rape Story
RICHMOND, Va., (Reuters) – The costs to the University of Virginia after a discredited report by Rolling Stone magazine of a fraternity gang rape are mounting, with lawyers’ contracts totaling…
Two protesters arrested outside Dick Cheney’s home
The protesters were inside Cheney’s fenced property in McLean, Virginia, when police arrived, “and the homeowners said they were not allowed to be there,” said Fairfax County police spokesman Roger…