Richmond Fed chief evaluating mortgage securities program, sees ’slow, uneven’ recoveryDANVILLE, Va. — The Fed should continue its program designed to drive down mortgage rates at least until the economy begins to grow, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond said Thursday. Health care overhaul plans provoking fears, worries among older Americans already on MedicareSPRINGFIELD, Va. — Turns out you can fear a government takeover of health care even if the government already took over your health care. STIMULUS WATCH: Republicans oppose stimulus as billions of dollars flow to their districtsWASHINGTON — Georgia’s Republican senators, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, voted against the $787 billion economic stimulus package, blasting the bill as a bloated government giveaway. Health care overhaul plans provoking specific concerns among older AmericansSPRINGFIELD, Va. — Turns out you can fear a government takeover of health care even if the government already took over your health care. Kennedy to lie in repose in Boston for 2 days; burial at Arlington National Cemetery
Pa. man pleads guilty to buying $2 million of contraband cigarettes in undercover caseALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty in federal court to buying more than $2 million of contraband cigarettes. WVa Bayer CropScience plant to cut storage of deadly chemical blamed for 1984 deaths in IndiaINSTITUTE, W.Va. — Bayer CropScience said Wednesday that a West Virginia plant will reduce its storage of a toxic chemical that was in danger of being released in a deadly explosion nearly a year ago. Kennedy funeral to be in Boston, then burial at Arlington near slain brothersBOSTON — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s body and members of his family will travel for at least two hours from his Cape Cod home to Boston, where he will lie in repose for two days before his funeral at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. AP Sources: Kennedy funeral to be in Boston, burial at Arlington near slain brothersWASHINGTON — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will lie in repose at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston before his funeral at a city church, a Democratic source familiar with the planning told The Associated Press. Kennedy is to be buried afterward at Arlington National Cemetery near his slain brothers, said another official knowledgeable about the arrangements. Fraser fir from West Virginia will be picked as this year’s White House Christmas treeCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Fraser fir from West Virginia will be the Christmas tree displayed inside the White House this year. Alexandria, Va., names first black police chief, replacing ex-chief who resigned over DUIALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Washington suburb is naming the first black police chief in its 260-year history to replace a chief who resigned after he was charged with drunken driving. Stanley Furniture promotes Glenn Prillaman to president and chief operating officerSTANLEYTOWN, Va. — Stanley Furniture Co. said Tuesday it named Glenn Prillaman as its president and chief operating officer. VA tells veterans they have Lou Gehrig’s disease benefits, though not all have fatal illnessCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Air Force reservist Gale Reid received a letter from the Veterans Affairs Department that told her she had Lou Gehrig’s disease, and she immediately put herself through a battery of painful, expensive tests. Five days later, the VA said its “diagnosis” was a mistake. Veteran’s group: VA mistakenly tells 1,200 they have Lou Gehrig’s, fatal neurological diseaseCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Air Force reservist Gale Reid received a letter from the Veterans Affairs Department that told her she had Lou Gehrig’s disease, and she immediately put herself through a battery of painful, expensive tests. Five days later, the VA said its “diagnosis” was a mistake. Northrop Grumman wins $430 million Army contract for information and network operationsRESTON, Va. — Northrop Grumman Corp. said Monday that its cybersecurity team secured a U.S. Army contract for information and network operations that is potentially worth $430 million. Veterans Affairs mistakenly tells 1,200 they have Lou Gehrig’s, a fatal neurological diseaseCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Air Force Reservist Gale Reid received a letter from the Veterans Affairs Department that told her she had Lou Gehrig’s disease, and she immediately put herself through a battery of painful, expensive tests. Five days later, the VA said its “diagnosis” was a mistake. Wal-Mart nears vote on proposed Va. store near Civil War battlefield that has riled historiansORANGE, Va. — Wal-Mart should know this week if it can build a Supercenter near a Civil War battlefield in Virginia. Urban schools go door to door in aggressive marketing push to retain students and fundingRICHMOND, Va. — Most students try not to think about school during the summer. But a number of them took to the streets on a sweltering August day to talk up public education to people who might normally enroll their children in private or parochial schools. Protesters reunite from 1974 W.Va. textbook battle that set the stage for modern conservativesCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Bishop Avis Hill can’t help feeling a little like a pioneer these days. Meat in your drink? Carnivorous cocktails mean a nice cold glass of baconALEXANDRIA, Va. — First you cook the bacon, remove the fat and tear it into pieces. It sounds like the start of a nice breakfast, but it’s actually the first part of mixologist Adam Seger’s Baconcello recipe. The next step is steeping the bacon in vodka for 72 hours. Man down: Man calls 911 after mistaking prone W.Va. man repairing meter for someone in troubleKEYSER, W.Va. — Sonny Gank was just doing his job when a passerby spotted him prone on a sidewalk and thought he was in trouble. Police said the passerby went to the Mineral County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday afternoon and reported a man lying on the sidewalk, apparently passed out or disabled. The sheriff’s department notified 911, which alerted city police and emergency personnel. Rates on 30-year mortgages hit lowest point since late MayMcLEAN, Va. — Average rates on 30-year mortgages slid to the lowest levels since May this week, Freddie Mac said. Brink’s contributes $150 million to underfunded pension, move expected to lift earningsRICHMOND, Va. — Armored car company Brink’s Co. said Thursday it contributed $150 million to its underfunded U.S. pension plan. Jayson Blair, life coach? Disgraced ex-reporter adopts new career after fall from journalismMcLEAN, Va. — Jayson Blair knows his new profession — life coach — smacks some people in the face like a bad punchline. Man to get $632,000 compensation from Va. after wrongfully imprisoned 22 years in rape casesRICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia man who spent 22 years in prison for two rapes he did not commit will get more than $632,000 in restitution, following a unanimous decision Wednesday by state lawmakers. Lockheed Martin gets $25.1 million defense pact for hardware to upgrade Virginia class subsWASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin Corp., the nation’s largest defense contractor, received a $25.1 million contract boost from the Navy for hardware to upgrade the Virginia Class attack submarine, the Pentagon said late Wednesday. Hampton Roads Bankshares withdraws proposed public stock offeringNORFOLK, Va. — Bank holding company Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc. on Wednesday withdrew a proposed public stock offering. As cigarette prices climb, smokers turn to green thumbs and gardens for tobaccoRICHMOND, Va. — Something unusual is cropping up alongside the tomatoes, eggplant and okra in Scott Byars’ vegetable garden — the elephantine leaves of 30 tobacco plants. Newly released records: Virginia Tech gunman denied homicidal thoughts to school counselorROANOKE, Va. — Recently discovered records show the Virginia Tech gunman denied homicidal thoughts to a school counselor nearly a year and half before the worst mass shootings in modern U.S. history. Freshmen Democrats thrown into middle of contentious health care debate, angry constituentsFORK UNION, Va. — By his ninth town hall meeting this week — in a sweltering Virginia middle school auditorium — freshman Rep. Tom Perriello is no longer fazed by angry crowds mobilized for and against health care reform. |
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HYANNIS PORT, Mass. — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s body will travel more than 70 miles from his Cape Cod home to Boston to lie in repose in a presidential library he helped develop in tribute to one of his slain brothers.
