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Va. to get $115,000 from shoe ad settlement

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says Virginia will receive about $115,000 from a multistate settlement with Skechers USA Inc. over the company's shoe ads.

Friday is Bike to Work Day

Friday is Bike To Work Day and more than 10,000 are expected to take part in the Washington area.

Va April revenue up 10.6% over 2011

Virginia's revenue collections rose more than 10 percent in April compared with a year ago, putting the state ahead of the revenue forecast for the year, Gov.

USDA plans Va. farm survey in June

Approximately 1,800 Virginia farmers will be surveyed next month so federal agriculture officials can get a clearer picture of the nation's crops.

Slavery museum wins new court date

A judge has rescheduled a confirmation hearing on a bankruptcy reorganization plan for the debt-ridden U.S. National Slavery Museum.

Va fighting to keep inmate on death row

Attorneys for the state are fighting to keep a man on Virginia's death row after a federal court said his claims of mental deficiency were enough to warrant an

Military families to get free park pass

Active-duty military personnel and their dependents will soon be able to enter every national park for free as part of an effort to thank service members and

House vote sinks gay judicial nominees

The House of Delegates, voting in Tuesday's wee morning hours, has blocked an openly gay Richmond prosecutor from appointment to a general district judgeship

House smacks gov on bonuses, amendments

The House of Delegates bullied Gov. Bob McDonnell on more than two dozen amendments he offered to the budget for the current fiscal year, including rejecting a

Dollar Tree CEO made $6.1M in 2011

Dollar Tree CEO Bob Sasser received a pay package valued at $6.1 million in 2011, about 3 percent more than the previous year.

Governments put $1.69M toward cleanup

The state and federal governments are allocating $1.69 million to clean up damage caused by acid mine drainage from abandoned coal mines in southwest Virginia.

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