Double H farmers enter plea deal
Before Jean Rinaldi and Richard Bean could plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of selling uninspected meat, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Enforcement
Crime, blood and a guy named Locard
After forensic detective Mark Fields finishes hanging a piece of cloth from the blackboard, he peels off his latex gloves and turns to face the classroom of PVCC students. “Does anybody care if I wear a tie?” he asks them. Nobody cares. “Good,” he says, and snaps the clip-on tie from his collar. Fields is […]
Lawsuit of the Week
Plaintiff: Cindy Baker Defendant: Wal-Mart What’s at issue: Whether Wal-Mart is responsible for an unattended ladder that “tipped over, slid off and struck” Baker while she was bent over in a store aisle grabbing an item off the lowest shelf, according to her complaint. Baker charges Wal-Mart in Albemarle County Circuit Court with all sorts […]
Frozen in June
Dear Ace: It seems as though people are trying to squeeze things into the smallest spots these days. What are they building near the corner of 29 and Barracks Road, next to Arby’s?—Rocky Rhodes Rocky: In these situations, Ace is frequently reminded of the oft-quoted (and covered) Joni Mitchell song, “Big Yellow Taxi,” in which […]
NFL backs down from Jesus [February 26]
Praise Jesus and pass the Buffalo wings. The Rutherford Institute, a conservative civil liberties organization based in Charlottesville, successfully pressured the NFL to allow churches to view the Super Bowl on large-screen TVs.
Pooling their resources [February 23]
The University of Virginia women’s swimming and diving team—a squad composed of 11 freshmen—blew away their competition in the Atlantic Coat Conference championships, capping the four-day tournament in Atlanta, Georgia, with a score of 800.
I’ll show you…by crossing the border [February 24]
Several locals say they will address the plight of immigrants—by trekking across the border themselves.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! [February 25]
This weekend, a story in the Hampton Roads-area newspaper, the Daily Press, details the choice facing Virginia’s 16 so-called superdelegates—namely, Barack or Hillary.
Van Halen concert postponed [February 22]
There will be no “Runnin’ With The Devil” or getting “Hot For Teacher” tonight.
Passes pay off for UVA women’s basketball player [February 22]
During Thursday night’s 83-71 win against Clemson, UVA women’s basketball player Sharneé Zoll broke the ACC record for all-time assists.