Environmentalists challenge power plant permits 6 hrs ago - A coalition of environmental groups filed papers in two courts Friday challenging the state's approval of a $1.8 billion coal-fired power plant in southwest Virginia.
VCU Public Safety Institute official leaves post 9 hrs ago - The co-director of Virginia Commonwealth University's Public Safety Institute has stepped down after protesting the school's handling of an investigation into the improper awarding of a bachelor's degree to Richmond's former police chief.
Report: Slaves buried under university parking lot 9 hrs ago - An investigation has confirmed that part of a burial ground for slaves and other blacks lies beneath a Virginia Commonwealth University parking lot.
Patrols follow spike in Hampton Roads fatals 16 hrs ago - The Virginia State Police will increase highway patrols for two days throughout Hampton Roads following a spike in traffic deaths.
Va. Tech to release some shooting records 1 day ago - Virginia Tech has partly reversed a decision to keep secret records about the April 2007 campus shootings that left 33 people dead.
Trial of privacy advocate's suit postponed 1 day ago - Trial of a lawsuit challenging a new Virginia law that bars individuals from posting Social Security numbers on the Internet has been postponed.
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