Edwards and Roush go to Daytona to talk safety with NASCARRICHMOND, Va. — Carl Edwards has had a busy week since his last-lap wreck at Talladega Superspeedway, where his car sailed into the frontstretch the one that sent his car sailing hard into the fence that protects the fans. Crews searching Appalachian Trail in Va. for hiking magazine editor who disappeared days agoRICHMOND, Va. — More than 100 people are searching for a visually impaired man from Michigan who disappeared while hiking the Appalachian Trail in Virginia. Jeff Gordon has MRI in search for answers to aching backRICHMOND, Va. — Chronic back pain sent Jeff Gordon back to the doctor this week, and the four-time NASCAR champion is hopeful he’s moved a step closer to diagnosing his problem. NASCAR’s newest winner Keselowski negotiating a long-term deal with Hendrick MotorsportsRICHMOND, Va. — Brad Keselowski wants to race full time next season in the Sprint Cup Series, he’s just not sure where he’ll find the seat. Pennsylvania-based team to race 9/11 memorial car in Richmond on 8th anniversary of attacksNEW YORK — Americans have remembered Sept. 11 in years past by planting trees, raising flags and saying prayers at makeshift memorials. Cigarette maker Reynolds American 1st-qtr profit skids lower; adjusted results beat forecastsRICHMOND, Va. — Reynolds American Inc., the nation’s second-largest cigarette company, said Wednesday raising its prices and cutting its costs helped it offset industrywide sales declines in the first quarter. Reynolds American to report 1Q results as federal tax hike expected to weigh on industryRICHMOND, Va. — Reynolds American Inc. reports its second-quarter results on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. Cigarette maker Lorillard 1Q earnings rose 5.7 pct on higher prices, lower costsRICHMOND, Va. — Lorillard Inc., the maker of Newport cigarettes, said Monday its first-quarter profit rose 5.7 percent on higher prices and lower costs. Auto retailer CarMax CEO Folliard gets pay package of $2.96M in fiscal 2009RICHMOND, Va. — The chief executive of auto retailer CarMax Inc., Tom Folliard, received a compensation package valued at more than $2.96 million for fiscal 2009, according to an Associated Press analysis of figures in a regulatory filing. Caretaker saves Grammy, autographed photos of Elvis, presidents from burning Jimmy Dean homeRICHMOND, Va. — The Grammy survived, as did the pictures autographed by Elvis Presley and several presidents. Even Jimmy Dean’s gold record for his spoken word sensation, “Big Bad John,” was scooped up before a devastating fire gutted the entertainer’s riverfront estate in Virginia. AutoNation 1Q profit falls 32 pct on weak sales, but CEO see signs of improvementRICHMOND, Va. — AutoNation Inc., the country’s largest automotive retailer, said Thursday its first-quarter profit dropped 32 percent as consumers continued to avoid car purchases. AutoNation 1Q profit falls 32 pct on weak sales, but CEO see signs of improvementRICHMOND, Va. — AutoNation Inc., the country’s largest automotive retailer, said Thursday its first-quarter profit dropped 32 percent as consumers continued to avoid car purchases. Lorillard to report 1Q results as federal tax hike expected to weigh on industryRICHMOND, Va. — Lorillard Inc. reports second-quarter results on Monday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. Altria Group 1Q profit tumbles but beats forecast, and revenue risesRICHMOND, Va. — Cigarette sales dropped 8 percent and profit slipped at the nation’s largest tobacco maker, Altria Group Inc., as retailers and wholesalers cut their orders ahead of a one-time federal tax on their inventory, but the company’s overall revenue rose in the first quarter. Altria Group 1Q profit falls 76 pct on items, adjusted results beat viewRICHMOND, Va. — Altria Group Inc., the nation’s biggest cigarette maker, said Wednesday its profit skidded 76 percent in the first quarter due to the spinoff of its international tobacco business, charges related to its purchase of UST and interest expenses. Altria Group 1st-quarter profit falls 76 percent on charges, higher interest expensesRICHMOND, Va. — Altria Group, the owner of the nation’s biggest cigarette maker, says its first-quarter profit fell 76 percent because of acquisition charges and higher interest expenses. Lawyer: USS Cole victims’ families to get at least $200K after judge unfreezes Sudanese moneyRICHMOND, Va. — John Clodfelter won’t see a dime of the $13.4 million from Sudan that a federal judge granted to relatives of 17 sailors killed in the terrorist attack on the USS Cole, including Clodfelter’s son. Lawyer: USS Cole victims’ families to get at least $200K after judge unfreezes Sudanese moneyRICHMOND, Va. — Nearly nine years after 17 sailors were killed in a terrorist attack on the USS Cole, some relatives of the victims are set to receive at least $200,000 each from Sudan, a lawyer said Tuesday. NY judge unfreezes more than $13M in Sudanese accounts to pay families of USS Cole victimsRICHMOND, Va. — Nearly nine years after 17 sailors were killed in a terrorist attack on the USS Cole, a judge has ordered New York banks to release $13.4 million in frozen Sudanese accounts to family members of the victims. Mich. man convicted of defrauding Defense Department caught in Bahamas after 21 years on runRICHMOND, Va. — After 21 years on the run, a Michigan man convicted of defrauding the Defense Department returned to a Virginia courtroom Tuesday to face a charge of failure to appear at his 1988 sentencing, federal prosecutors said. NY judge unfreezes more than $13 million in Sudanese accounts to pay Cole victims’ kinRICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge in New York has unfrozen more than $13 million from Sudanese bank accounts to compensate the families of the 17 sailors killed in the attack on the USS Cole. |