Virginia NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Northern Va. leaders to push for state transportation funding- July 8, 2008 Northern Virginia leaders plan to turn up the heat on state lawmakers Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/state/va/2008/07/northern-va-leaders-to-push-for-state-transportation... Gas Prices May Send Va.'s Debt Up- July 8, 2008 Virginia State Police officials are postponing training, curbing travel and eliminating some employee voicemail to pay for gas.http://www.topix.net/state/va/2008/07/gas-prices-may-send-va-s-debt-up?fromrss=1 Virginia Team Hopes To Solve WWII Mystery- July 8, 2008 A Virginia team seeking answers to a grizzly World War II mystery says it hopes it can help bring closure to the families of 22 long-missing Marines.http://www.topix.net/state/va/2008/07/virginia-team-hopes-to-solve-wwii-mystery?fromrss=1 Webb takes self out of VP consideration NEW: Va. senator rules out serving on ticket with Obama- July 8, 2008 Virginia Senator Jim Webb yesterday took himself out of the running for the Democratic vice-presidential nomination.http://www.topix.net/state/va/2008/07/webb-takes-self-out-of-vp-consideration-new-va-senat... Moran raised more than $1 million for gubernatorial race- July 7, 2008 The gubernatorial campaign of Brian Moran Monday reported receiving $1.38 million in donations during the first six months of the year.http://www.topix.net/state/va/2008/07/moran-raised-more-than-1-million-for-gubernatorial-r... Blackwater's Legal Protections Might End- July 7, 2008 Blackwater Worldwide, the private U.S. security contractor guarding diplomats in Baghdad, may no longer have immunity from Iraqi courts, sources say.http://www.topix.net/state/va/2008/07/blackwaters-legal-protections-might-end?fromrss=1 Residents Angry About Loss of Trees- July 7, 2008 Northern Virginia residents who live along the Capital Beltway stretch that's widening are about to lose nearly all the vegetation between them and the highway.http://www.topix.net/state/va/2008/07/residents-angry-about-loss-of-trees?fromrss=1 High Gas Prices Forcing State Cutbacks- July 7, 2008 Virginia State Police officials are postponing training, curbing travel and eliminating some employee voicemail to pay for gas.http://www.topix.net/state/va/2008/07/high-gas-prices-forcing-state-cutbacks?fromrss=1 Bush heckled as he welcomes new citizens- July 6, 2008 Bush spent July 4 at Monticello, President Thomas Jefferson's home in Virginia. Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, died at Monticello in 1826 on the 50th anniversary of the document's ...http://www.topix.net/state/va/2008/07/bush-heckled-as-he-welcomes-new-citizens?fromrss=1 Virginia Commerce Bank employees give back- July 6, 2008 Virginia Commerce Bank marked its 20th anniversary this year. To celebrate, each branch identified local charities they could help, above and beyond the various non-profits and communities VCB has helped and ...http://www.topix.net/state/va/2008/07/virginia-commerce-bank-employees-give-back?fromrss=1 |