Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine spoke to the Spartan Echo on current issues relevant to education nationwide. Senator Kaine touched on many topics including his current works in the U.S. Senate, as well as campus safety, sexual assaults, and upcoming revisions to the No Child Left Behind Act. The senate is expected to pass the Every Student … Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Replicas of two of Christopher Columbus’ ships will be on display this week in Richmond. Reproductions of the Pinta and the Nina are expected to arrive along the James River on Wednesday. They’ll be docked at Rocketts Landing until departing on May 11. While in port, the public is invited to … Continue reading
LURAY, Va. (AP) — An increase in entrance fees at Shenandoah National Park goes into effect this week. The fee increases are being implemented in two stages. Beginning Friday, the fee for an annual park pass will increase from $30 to $40. The fee will increase to $50 on Jan. 1, 2017. Motorists will pay … Continue reading
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Despite Robert Griffin III’s history of injuries and moves in and out of the lineup, the Washington Redskins plan to exercise the quarterback’s fifth-year contract option for the 2016 season. New general manager Scot McCloughan opened his pre-draft news conference Monday by saying the Redskins will inform the NFL ahead of … Continue reading
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles’ home game against the Chicago White Sox was postponed Monday night because of safety concerns after riots broke out near Camden Yards following the funeral of Freddie Gray. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, at the stadium for a previously planned visit, said Tuesday night’s game between the Orioles and White … Continue reading
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been arrested in the Virginia shooting death of a police officer responsible for providing security to the FBI. Stafford County sheriff’s spokesman Bill Kennedy says 26-year-old Antoine Gray Johnson of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was charged with first-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of … Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — AAA Mid-Atlantic says gasoline prices in Virginia have increased by 8 cents per gallon in the past week. The auto club says the average price for a gallon of gasoline in the state on Tuesday was $2.35. The average price in Richmond jumped by 14 cents, from $2.26 per gallon a … Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An evidentiary hearing is continuing in Richmond for two former sailors who claim they falsely confessed to a 1997 rape and murder. A federal judge has already heard testimony from former sailors Danial Williams and Joseph Dick Jr. They are two of the so-called Norfolk Four, who have long claimed that … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man kidnapped a woman, fatally shot a Census Bureau guard and led police on a car chase through Maryland and Washington, before authorities cornered him in an exchange of gunfire that left the suspect and a police officer wounded, authorities said. The guard, identified as Lawrence Buckner, died at Prince George’s … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eddie Murphy, famous for his standup routines, films and his early breakout on “Saturday Night Live,” will be awarded the nation’s top prize for humor this year by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, officials said Thursday. Murphy, 54, will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on … Continue reading
FRANKLIN, Va. (AP) — Authorities searching for a missing Longwood University student have found human remains in Southampton County. Norfolk police tell media outlets that the remains were discovered Thursday morning outside a residence in Franklin. The remains will be sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for identification and to determine the … Continue reading
A University of Virginia fraternity will not pursue an honor code violation against a student who told Rolling Stone for a story that has since been retracted that several brothers gang-raped her during a party, a spokesman said. Virginia has the oldest student-run honor code in the country, which prohibits lying, cheating and stealing. Those … Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s attorney general is not stepping into the pitched battle over the planned closing of Sweet Briar College. Attorney General Mark R. Herring says the decision to close lies with the private women’s college board of directors, not with the state. Unless the board acted improperly or violated its duties, it … Continue reading
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A student expelled from George Mason University for violating its sexual misconduct policy is suing in federal court to clear his name, arguing that an encounter with a girlfriend was sadomasochistic role-playing, not sexual assault. In response, the university is demanding that the ex-student identify himself publicly if he wants to … Continue reading
DUBLIN, Va. (AP) — The parents of a 5-year-old Virginia boy found dead in a septic tank have been charged with felony child abuse and neglect. Media outlets report that Pulaski County Sheriff Jim Davis announced the arrests of Ashley Jennifer White and Paul Thomas on Thursday. Authorities have said Noah Thomas was watching cartoons … Continue reading
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