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 11 hrs 19 mins 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 - Demi Moore smoked something before she was rushed to the hospital on Monday night and was convulsing and "semi-conscious, barely," according to a caller on a frantic 911 recording released Friday by Los Angeles fire officials.
AP - The Rev. Jesse Jackson is entering the fray over The Recording Academy's cuts to its Grammy categories: He's asking to meet with the president of the organization and has raised the possibility of protests with the awards less than two weeks away.
Peter, Paul and Mary bassist Dick Kniss dies at 74
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omg! - Dick Kniss, a bassist who performed for five decades with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary and co-wrote the John Denver hit "Sunshine on My Shoulders," has died. He was 74.
Loved and loathed, Lana Del Rey set to face the music
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omg! - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rarely has a pop star just starting out been so loved and loathed as Lana Del Rey, the 25-year-old who has filled acres of newspaper column inches even before her debut album "Born to Die" hits shelves next week. First came the "breakthrough" when her video for the song "Video Games" was viewed millions of times on YouTube leading to the sultry chanteuse becoming the talk of the music business. ...
AP - The television academy's Emmy has her wings. The motion picture academy's Oscar has his sword. But the Screen Actors Guild's statuette, known as "The Actor," may have the hottest bod of the Hollywood award season.
Peter, Paul and Mary bassist Dick Kniss dies at 74
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AP - Dick Kniss, a bassist who performed for five decades with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary and co-wrote the John Denver hit "Sunshine on My Shoulders," has died. He was 74.
AP - The million-dollar question at the Sundance Film Festival, home of low-budget stories shot on begged and borrowed cash, is this: What would you do if you had $1 billion to make your movie?
AP - David Milch had the script for a horse racing drama kicking around in his head for 30 years. The screenwriter and producer was just too busy living it to put words to paper.
AP - If anyone knows how Novak Djokovic feels after sweating and scrapping for almost five hours in the Australian Open semifinals, it's his next opponent — Rafael Nadal.
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.
A.J. Foyt hospitalized for infection
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AP - A.J. Foyt has been hospitalized in Houston for complications from knee surgery and will skip the 50th anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Giants spent years perfecting winning formula
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Reuters - The New York Giants are one win away from becoming the only National Football League (NFL) team with four Super Bowl wins in the last 25 years, a stunning turnaround for a franchise that always seemed to come up short in its early years.
Raptors' top scorer Bargnani out indefinitely with injury
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Reuters - The Toronto Raptors will be without leading scorer Andrea Bargnani indefinitely after the Italian centre reinjured his strained left calf, the National Basketball Association team said on Friday.
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.
