FEMA gives $19M to help rebuild Louisa high school
WTOP.com reports The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $19 million to help rebuild Louisa County High School, which was damaged during the Aug. 23 earthquake.
Va. Tech families want 1-gun-a-month law to stay
WTOP.com reports Parents of Virginia Tech survivors and victims of the 2007 campus massacre urged Gov. Bob McDonnell on Saturday to keep in place a law that allows the purchase of only one handgun a month.
In Manassas, neighbors look to to save house from demolition
The Washington Post reports Even during trying times, the city of Manassas looks to present itself as perhaps Northern Virginia’s last bastion of Southern gentility and firm conservative values.
Va. House restores some school funds for Northern Virginia
The Washington Post reports The House of Delegates voted this week to add $24 million to its proposed budget to help Northern Virginia schools attract staff in that expensive job market.
Man sentenced for sex with dog
Staffordcountysun.com reports A Fredericksburg man was sentenced to four months in prison Feb. 22 for having sex with his 17-year-old Yorkshire terrier.
Occoquan Looks Back on Civil War History
Patch.com reports At a little after 11:30 a.m. this morning, Brady’s Michigan Sharpshooters reenacted a skirmish that happened on Feb. 3, 1862, in Occoquan.
Stafford to study fire and rescue service
Fredericksburg.com reports It’s been 10 years since Stafford has studied its Fire & Rescue Department, and county officials say another look is overdue.
‘Youth for Tomorrow’ provides troubled teens a fresh start
WJLA.com reports For some area teenagers, Youth for Tomorrow has become a home away from home.
Metro helps rescue American bald eagle
Metro Transit Police, in a joint effort with the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia (RCV) and Alexandria Animal Control, successfully rescued an injured American bald eagle this afternoon near Van Dorn Street Station on the Blue Line.
Virginia Man Among 7 Marines Killed in Helicopter Crash
Myfox5dc.com reports Details of the personal lives of the seven Marines killed in one of the Corps’ deadliest aviation training accidents in years emerged Friday as families across the nation expressed their grief.
‘Personhood’ bill is dead for the year
Fredericksburg.com reports The controversial “personhood” bill that defined life as beginning at conception is dead for the year, after a surprising move on the Senate floor to send it back to committee.
Slavery museum loses its charity status
Fredericksburg.com reports The bankrupt U.S. Slavery Museum in Fredericksburg has lost its federal ability to receive tax-deductible donations for failure to file tax returns.
