Tuesday, August 31 Pointed evidence Lawyers for Andrew Alston, a former UVA student accused of stabbing Walker Sisk to death in November, succeeded in prohibiting Alston’s juvenile criminal record from being used during cross examination in his upcoming trial, according to today’s Daily Progress. However, the court ruled that prosecutors may discuss Alton’s alleged knife-carrying […]
Tuesday, August 24 Extra cash in Richmond Virginians are making more money than State bean counters had projected, creating a $324 million budget surplus. And now Gov. Mark R. Warner, who led a successful charge in this year’s General Assembly to raise taxes, wants to give about $28 million back to taxpayers, the Richmond Times-Dispatch […]
Tuesday, August 17 Rock against terror Terrorists will have to deal with several large rocks if they attempt to attack the Albemarle County Office Building. In a press release, Albemarle officials today explained that the newly placed boulders ringing the entrance to the building are a “temporary security measure” with the added benefit of being […]
Tuesday, August 10 DMB in hot (fetid) water? The Chicago media was agog today with stories about a weekend incident in which a Chicago River tour boat, while passing under a bridge, was doused with a nasty discharge from a bus overhead. One eyewitness claimed to spot the offender’s license plate, which allegedly belongs to […]
Tuesday, August 3 Football follies, Tech style UVA football coach Al Groh isn’t the only Virginia gridiron general struggling with off-field discipline problems. Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick, who was expected to make a run at the helm this year for Tech, was suspended for the entire season. Vick, the younger brother of NFL superstar […]
Tuesday, July 27 Cheap labor in Charlottesville State Farm Insurance today announced a reorganization that will add 200 to 300 new jobs in its Charlottesville office. The local branch, which currently employs 1,100, had been in the midst of shedding 150 positions—leaving a significant net gain. Frederick, Maryland, was the loser in State Farm’s consolidation, […]
Tuesday, July 20 Red tape for Capshaw County planners today voted on early language for the Fifth Street/Avon Street development, a 90-acre Coran Capshaw venture just beyond the city’s southern border. Planners rejected a request from Capshaw’s team to designate the space a “regional service” area, voting 5-2 for language that instead stresses community- and […]
uesday, July 13 Media General seeing green Media General, the media conglomerate that owns The Daily Progress and Boxerjam, today announced a second-quarter earnings gain of 5.9 percent compared with the same period in 2003. But earnings fell short of analysts’ predictions, knocking the company’s share price down slightly. Richmond-based Media General, which owns more […]
Tuesday, June 29 Not guilty Donna Somerville, a wealthy Orange county widow, was found not guilty today in the 2001 poisoning death of her husband, wrapping up a two-week trial and a steady drumbeat of front-page stories in The Daily Progress. Because it was not a jury trial, Orange County Circuit Judge Dan Bouton made […]
Tuesday, June 29 Not guilty Donna Somerville, a wealthy Orange county widow, was found not guilty today in the 2001 poisoning death of her husband, wrapping up a two-week trial and a steady drumbeat of front-page stories in The Daily Progress. Because it was not a jury trial, Orange County Circuit Judge Dan Bouton made […]