Salvation Army Christmas Kettles Begin Today Salvation Army bell ringers and kettles are out beginning today. Captain Michael Harris with the Fredericksburg Salvation Army says they can have up to 25 kettles. He says most days they'll have about a dozen kettles out. Captain Harris says they ask bell ringer volunteers to commit to at least four hours. Harris expects to have requests for Christmas gifts from 9-thousand people in the area this year. He says his hope is always provide a Christmas to every child who...
Metro Expects Huge Inaugural Crowds The Washington area's transit system says passengers should expect packed railcars and buses and extraordinarily long lines on Inauguration Day. Metro chief John Catoehas outlined the agency's plans for the Jan. 20 swearing in of President-elect Barack Obama...
D.C. Eases Rental Rules For Inauguration The District of Columbia is making it easier for people who want to rent out their homes during the inauguration. Mayor Adrian Fenty says it's important to help people find ways to witness the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama...
Virginia Officials Seek To Delay Carrier Base In Florida Virginia officials are asking the Navy to delay its plan to base a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in Florida until President-elect Obama takes office. U.S. Sens. John Warner and Jim Webb and Gov.Kaine say the plan to create a new homeport for a carrier in Mayport, Florida, is ``fiscally irresponsible..."
VCU Tightens Policy To Ease Degree Revocations Virginia Commonwealth University's board of visitors has tightened academic policies to make it easier to revoke degrees such as the one wrongly granted to former Richmond Police Chief Rodney Monroe
Virginia Regulators Block Appraisers From Online Systems Virginia regulators are discouraging real estate appraisers from using online systems that could allow unscrupulous agents and lenders to remove critical information from the appraisal report. The decision by the Virginia Real Estate Appraiser Board is aimed at ensuring that consumers see every detail of an appraisers' report...
Vick Cousin Accused Of Violating Probation A Michael Vick family member whose drug arrest led to the discovery of Vick's dogfighting compound has been charged with violating terms of his probation. Davon Boddie of Newport News could be ordered to serve some or all of his five-year suspended sentence for allegedly failing to meet with his probation officer...
GMU To Expand Islamic Studies Program George Mason University is expanding its Islamic studies program with a $1.5 million grant from a think tank once raided as part of a federal terrorism investigation. The International Institute for Islamic Thought's northern Virginia center was among 14 homes and offices raided by authorities in 2002 in an attempt to disrupt domestic financing for global terrorism...
Virginia Board Won't Ask For More Education Funding The Virginia Board of Education has decided not to ask for additional funding for the Standards of Quality, state-mandated minimum educational objectives for public schools. The board voted to ask the General Assembly instead to allow local school divisions to use other existing sources of state money to pay for reading and math specialists, data coordinators and teachers to help English-language learners to provide students more help in the classroom...
New Runway Opens At Dulles A new $355 million runway is in service at Dulles International Airport. It's the airport's fourth runway, and the first to be added since the airport opened in 1962...
Cantor Elected GOP Party Whip 7th District Congressman Eric Cantor has become the number two Republican in the House winning an uncontested election as party whip. Cantor is the first Virginian to hold the post in either party...
