Daughter admits to killing mother
A Stafford teenager who killed her mother during a planned execution last year pleaded guilty to first-degree murder today, reports Fredericksburg.com.
Search for missing college students goes online
Relatives and friends of a Virginia college student who vanished in New York City have been scouring the two states for clues about his disappearance — and taking their search online, reports the Washington Examiner.
GMU’s profile rises
Fairfax-based George Mason University has improved its position on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine’s annual “Best Values in Public Colleges” list, reports The Washington Business Journal.
McDonnell wants to east mandates on local governments
Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell recommended Monday that the state eliminate 20 mandates on localities, including those requiring that the state Department of Transportation approve locally placed red-light cameras and forcing proceeds from education surplus property to go to capital improvements, reports The Washington Post.
Monuments, military bases, Metro all vulnerable to global warming, report states
Global warming-related sea level rise constitutes a major threat to the nation’s capital, with the potential to inundate national monuments, museums, military bases, and parts of the Metro Rail system during the next several decades and beyond, according to a recent study published in the journal “Risk Analysis,” reports The Washington Post.
Krieger has Olympic dreams
Ali Krieger (Forest Park) was one of 20 players named by U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Pia Sundhage to represent the U.S. at the 20 at the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Women’s Qualifying Tournament from Jan. 19-29 in Vancouver, B.C. The top two finishers in the eight-team tournament qualify for the 2012 Olympics, reports Insidenova.com.
