Booz Allen Hamilton revenue up 3.9%, will pay dividend
McLean-based Booz Allen Hamilton, which announced a round of job cuts in January, was coming off an improved performance last quarter, reports The Washington Business Journal.
Micron’s CEO Dies in Small Plane Crash
Micron Technology, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Steven R. Appleton died in a small plane crash that occurred shortly before 9 a.m. Friday at a Boise, Idaho, airport, the company’s board of directors confirmed in a statement Friday, reports Patch.com.
Man sentenced to 20 years in crash that killed a nun
A 24-year-old illegal immigrant was sentenced to 20 years for the drunken-driving crash that killed one nun and injured two others in Prince William County, reports The Washington Examiner.
Ex-lacrosse player’s trial shines light on U.Va.
In the nearly two years since a University of Virginia lacrosse player was charged with killing his ex-girlfriend, it’s become easier for possible abuse victims to get a restraining order and students must tell the school if they’ve ever been arrested, reports WTOP.com.
Republicans in Virginia push conservative agenda, with bills on guns, gays
The Republican revolution is on in Richmond. Virginia Republicans have aggressively pursued a conservative agenda since taking over all of state government, steamrolling Democrats along the way, reports The Washington Post.
Virginia Senate: Insurers must disclose earthquake coverage
Virginia lawmakers are looking to avoid the breadth of the financial distress state residents endured during last year’s rare earthquake, reports The Washington Examiner.
Penny pinching benefits those needing some help
She watches the grocery-store ads with an eagle eye and wakes up at the crack of dawn to get the best deals, but she’s not doing it to stock her own pantry. The Stafford County mother of four, who is also a Fredericksburg police officer, donates the items she gets with coupon deals to Stafford Emergency Relief Through Volunteer Efforts (SERVE), a nonprofit organization that helps the less-fortunate in the Fredericksburg region, reports Fredericksburg.com.
Child held responsible for house fire in Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg.com reports A child’s playing with fire in a Spotsylvania County home on Thursday evening resulted in $25,000 in damage, Deputy Fire Chief Monty Willaford said.
