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Don't pay gamblers
Investing in the stock market is just as much a gamble as betting on the horses. But our legislators don't pay off gambling debts, so why should they use tax dollars to pay the gambling debts of stockholders? These congressmen and senators have been...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Stock Broking, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Man gets 40 years for sexual assault
A Newport News Circuit Court judge on Wednesday followed through on a prior jury's recommendation to sentence a man to 40 years for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman in 2006. Judge Aundria D. Foster sentenced Willie Cardell Sanders, who was...Tags: Wisconsin, Assault, Crimes, Television, Sexual Assault
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Libraries to close Thursday for training
Williamsburg regional libraries will be closed Thursday for the library system's annual staff training day. The closure includes the James City County, Williamsburg and Mobile libraries. Users can access the library's Web site, www.wrl.org, on...Tags: Furniture, Electrical Appliance, James City County, Williamsburg, Hampton Roads
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Man gets life in drug robbery, slaying
Romaine Short, 29, of Newport News, was sentenced Thursday to life plus five years in prison for his role in a drug robbery gone bad that left a Poquoson man dead. He did not fire the shot that killed Joseph Ocasio in April 2006, but Short was one of...Tags: Punishment, Theft, Crimes, Drug Trafficking
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Only 10 channels — and nothing's on, inmates complain
247-7838Concerned about the effect that violent rap videos and gory films might have on inmates, the Newport News Sheriff's Office is filtering TV viewing in cellblocks and encouraging prisoners to get in touch with the past, the animal kingdom or their...Tags: Valencia, Movies, Crimes, CBS Corp., NBC
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C-130 to spray for mosquitoes in region
A C-130 Hercules from Langley Air Force Base will spray for mosquitoes the next few days over the air base, Bethel Manor housing complex, Hampton, Fort Eustis, York County, Poquoson, Newport News, Fort Monroe, Craney Island, the Yorktown Naval Weapons...Tags: Fort Monroe, Langley Air Force Base, Fort Eustis
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Will old tape be Warner's 'macaca' moment?
An online ad from the Jim Gilmore for Senate campaign was making the rounds last week and drawing references on conservative Web sites and blogs from Virginia Beach to California. The ad features images of Democratic candidate Mark R. Warner and a...Tags: Virginia, Buena Vista (Buena Vista, Virginia), Buchanan County, National Government, Government
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Man sentenced in stabbing death of Newport News teen
757-928-6479A Norfolk man was sentenced to 2½ years in prison after pleading guilty to stabbing a Newport News man to death on the campus of Norfolk State University last year. Terrance Ross was charged with murder but pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the...Tags: Denbigh, Trials, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Punishment, Crimes
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Bush no more
In 2000 and 2004, I was a "Bush Republican." This made for some lively discussions during family Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. I was the only one supporting President Bush at the table. I, like many Americans, was fooled on the Iraq war. I was...Tags: Thanksgiving, George Bush, Mark Warner, National Government, International Military Interventions
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Officials to have more eyes in the sky
247-7838City officials said they hope to begin installing a network of crime surveillance cameras across Newport News by the end of the year, starting in the southeast community. The news comes the same week that Norfolk installed its own system of crime...Tags: Denbigh, Schools, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy
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Sheriff's deputy saves man on plane
A 58-year-old Texas man has sent a Newport News sheriff's deputy a thank-you note and flowers for saving his life after he began choking on a flight between Atlanta and Newport News in August. The small Delta Air Lines jet was in mid-flight when John...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Texas, Metal and Mineral, Justice System, Delta Air Lines
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Man found guilty of murder
247-4749A jury at Newport News Circuit Court last night convicted Robert D. Cooper of first-degree murder in the death of Menchville High School senior Ryan Richards at a June 2007 graduation party. The jury reached its decision just after 7 p.m. after about four...Tags: Assault, Crimes, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Justice System, Trials
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