Hunting on private land on Sundays is one step closer to becoming law with passage of a bill by the Virginia Senate. Sen. Frank Wagner's measure advanced to the House of Delegates on a 29-11 vote
The state Department of Motor Vehicles announced plans on Jan. 19 to open a new Gloucester Customer Service Center (CSC) at York River Crossing Shopping Center, Hayes. The new facility will replace the current DMV office
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Virginia, U.S. reach $2B settlement on disability services
Jan 27 2012 6:01AM
Posted 1 day 2 hrs 1 min ago
Virginia will close four of its five institutions for housing the developmentally and intellectually disabled and transition those services to the community. It’s part of a 10-year, $2 billion settlement the state entered into today with the Department of Justice.
The settlement ends nearly a year of negotiations with the Justice Department, which determined after a three-year investigation that Virginia violated federal law by needlessly warehousing those people in institutions instead of providing adequate community-based services. Virginia agreed to close the institutions by 2020, leaving open 75 beds at Southeastern Virginia Training Center in Chesapeake.
There are currently more than 1,000 people housed at the state's five facilities.
AP - A 911 recording revealed frantic efforts by friends of Demi Moore to get help for the actress who was convulsing as they gathered around her and tried to comfort her.
Golden Globes trial exposes misleading negotiating tactics
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omg! - LOS ANGELES, Jan 27 (TheWrap.com) - Dick Clark Productions Chief Executive Officer Mark Shapiro had to admit in Los Angeles District Court late this week that he employed bluffs and half-truths to get NBC to agree to an $150 million deal to air the Golden Globes. The practice is likely standard operating procedure in Hollywood, but copping to the ploys can not have been pleasant for Shapiro. ...
Academy makes credits exception for 'Tree of Life'
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omg! - LOS ANGELES, Jan 27 (TheWrap.com) - The Academy has made an unusual exception for "The Tree of Life," determining that the film has four true producers and should not be limited by an AMPAS rule that limits the number of producers on a Best Picture nominee to three. Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Dede Gardner and Grant Hill all "functioned as genuine producers" on the Terrence Malick film, according to a ruling from the Academy's Producers Branch Executive Committee. ...
ABC picks up 3 comedy pilots
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omg! - LOS ANGELES, Jan 27 (TheWrap.com) - ABC beefed up its comedy stockpile Friday with orders for three pilots. "How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life," created by Claudia Lonow ("Friends With Benefits,""Accidentally on Purpose" and, more recently, the troubled cross-dressing sitcom "Work It"), will follow the adventures of recent divorcee and single mother Polly, who moves in with her eccentric parents, Elaine and Max, who are full of life but know no boundaries. ...
AP - Clare Fischer, a Grammy-winning composer who wrote scores for television and movies and worked with legendary musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, has died. He was 83.
AP - Clare Fischer, a Grammy-winning composer who wrote scores for television and movies and worked with legendary musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, has died. He was 83.
AP - Victoria Azarenka beat Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 Saturday night to win the Australian Open and take over the women's No. 1 ranking, all in her first Grand Slam final.
AP - Bobby Cremins' assistant says the veteran basketball coach hasn't looked well the past few weeks and Friday evening the College of Charleston announced Cremins will miss the rest of the season because of a medical problem.
AP - In the end, what matters is that the U.S. women's soccer team is going to the Olympics. What the players won't soon forget is how hard they had to work get there.
AP - Peyton Manning and Colts owner Jim Irsay insist they are just fine after a week filled with complaints and comments suggesting a rift had developed following one of the most miserable seasons in team history.
Streaking Nuggets roll over Raptors
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Reuters - The streaking Denver Nuggets capitalized on a slow start by the visiting Toronto Raptors to complete a wire-to-wire 96-81 win at the Pepsi Center on Friday in a contest between teams heading in opposite directions.
William Clarke wins 2nd stage of Tour Down Under
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AP - Little-known Australian William Clarke won the second stage of cycling's Tour Down Under on Wednesday, defying the peleton in one of the boldest individual breakaways in the history of the World Tour event.
AP - David Desharnais had two goals and an assist, and the Montreal Canadiens ended Detroit's seven-game winning streak with a 7-2 victory over the Red Wings on Wednesday night in the NHL's final game before the league's All-Star break.
AP - A mixed martial arts fighter once featured on Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter" is going to prison for one to four years for the attempted sexual assault of a woman at his home in April 2010.
Jennings takes unanimous decision over Byarm
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AP - Bryant Jennings used a fine mix of looping head shots and effective counters to win a 10-round unanimous decision against Maurice Byarm in a heavyweight bout on Saturday night.
Hunting on private land on Sundays is one step closer to becoming law with passage of a bill by the Virginia Senate. Sen. Frank Wagner's measure advanced to the House of Delegates on a 29-11 vote
The state Department of Motor Vehicles announced plans on Jan. 19 to open a new Gloucester Customer Service Center (CSC) at York River Crossing Shopping Center, Hayes. The new facility will replace the current DMV office
Virginia will close four of its five institutions for housing the developmentally and intellectually disabled and transition those services to the community. It’s part of a 10-year, $2 billion settlement the state entered into today with the Department of Justice.
