13 arrested in protest over Wise Co. power plant (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:17:06 GMT
RICHMOND - Thirteen people were arrested today for blockading the entrance to Dominion Resources corporate headquarters to protest the companys plan for a new coal-fired power plant in Southwest Virginia.
12 arrested in protest at Dominion today (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:40:52 GMT
Richmond police arrested protesters opposed to a newly approved coal plant in Wise County. The protest caused traffic headaches throughout downtown Richmond this morning.
Verona man not guilty in armed robbery (The Staunton News Leader)
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:56:06 GMT
STAUNTON A jury returned not guilty verdicts late Friday afternoon in the case of a Verona man charged in the robbery of the 7-Eleven convenience store on North Coalter Street.
Jackson not guilty of robbery (The News Virginian)
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:42:46 GMT
A jury deliberated one hour and 15 minutes Friday before finding a Staunton man not guilty in the gunpoint robbery last year of the 7-Eleven convenience store on North Coulter Avenue.
Defendant in drugs sting pleads guilty (The Northern Virginia Daily)
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:08:02 GMT
HARRISONBURG Another defendant arrested in November as part of Operation Boomerang faces life in prison for plotting to deal drugs in Frederick County and Winchester.
West Virginia Confronts Catalytic Converter Thefts (WHSV Harrisonburg)
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:03:49 GMT
Lawmakers in West Virginia passed legislation Wednesday aimed at curbing the rise in catalytic converter thefts.
Multiple Robbery Suspect in Greene Court (NBC 29 Charlottesville)
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:37:13 GMT
The man accused of a string of armed robberies across Central Virginia and the Valley was back in a Greene County courtroom Wednesday.
Nurse pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:19:40 GMT
The largest prosecution of a home-health-care agency in Virginia ended in guilty pleas yesterday in federal court.
Woman Enters Plea In Charitable Fraud Case (The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record)
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:23:57 GMT
HARRISONBURG - An Elkton woman accused of making up her daughter's illness and then accepting donations from Spotswood High School students and teachers pleaded guilty to obtaining money by false pretense Tuesday in Rockingham County Circuit Court.
Protest of power plant leads to 12 arrests (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:59:45 GMT
The protesters - all part of a contingent of more than 20 members of Blue Ridge Earth First! - were arrested on misdemeanor charges.