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4.5 Aftershock Rattles Virginia
 4.5 Aftershock Rattles Virginia 
Aug 25, 2011 1:18 AM CDT

4.5 Aftershock Rattles Virginia

Restless night for East Coasters

(Newser) - Virginians were rocked in their sleep this morning when a 4.5 aftershock struck 9 miles south of the town of Mineral near Richmond at 1am, reports the Washington Post . The shaker, close to the site of Tuesday's 5.9 quake, was the strongest so far of five aftershocks...

Big Question of Yesterday's Quake: Why Virginia?

And will it happen again?

(Newser) - "Smack dab in the middle of Virginia" doesn't seem like the likeliest earthquake epicenter locale, and yesterday's quake has plenty of East Coasters wondering why it struck there—and if it'll happen again. The Christian Science Monitor tosses out the word "rare": USGS seismic hazard...

Watch the Quake Interrupt This Commercial

Earthquake stops ad taping, Dominique Strauss-Kahn hearing

(Newser) - As you may have heard, the East Coast was rocked by a 5.9-magnitude earthquake today, generating much consternation, some property damage, and a lot of shaky videos. We've put some of the best of those videos below, starting with an ad taping for a Virginia auto shop that...

Virginian Executed, Death-Drug Maker Objects

Pharma firm opposes 'distressing misuse' of epilepsy drug

(Newser) - Virginia has become the latest state to execute an inmate using a new cocktail of drugs for the lethal injection despite the manufacturer's objections. Jerry Jackson, 30, was executed for the 2001 rape and murder of an 88-year-old widow, Reuters reports. Pentobarbital, a drug used to treat epilepsy, was...

Sherlock Holmes Pulled From Schools' Reading List

After parent complains 'A Study in Scarlett' is derogatory toward Mormons

(Newser) - Sherlock Holmes' first adventure has been removed from sixth-grade reading lists in a central Virginia county. The Albemarle County School Board voted last night to remove the book, after a committee commissioned to study the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novel said in a report that it's not age-appropriate for...

Moody's to States: Your Credit's at Stake, Too

Federal standoff could drag down Maryland, Virginia, others

(Newser) - At least five state governments have been warned that if the federal government’s credit rating falls, theirs will drop along with it. Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, New Mexico, and South Carolina are all in the danger zone, the Washington Post reports. “Through no fault of our own, we have...

Teen Busted for Body in Car Trunk

Cops tracked him on the cell phone

(Newser) - A North Carolina man was busted Friday after parking his Mustang in Virginia with a woman's body in the trunk, police report. Cops tracked cell phone calls by the 19-year-old suspected killer after discovering a crime scene, and kept watch on his parked car until he returned to it....

After Failed Attempts, Inmate Sues for Sex Change

Ophelia De'lonta, born Michael Stokes, argues sex change is a medical necessity

(Newser) - Crouched in her cell, Ophelia De'lonta hoped three green disposable razors from the prison commissary would give her what the Virginia Department of Corrections would not—a sex change. She’s tried herself many times, but failed to get rid of "that thing" between her legs. De'lonta...

New York Bound Bus Flips, Killing 4
 NY-Bound Bus Flips, Killing 4 
May 31, 2011 11:42 AM CDT

NY-Bound Bus Flips, Killing 4

Likely cause is driver fatigue in crash off I-95 in Virginia

(Newser) - A commercial tour bus traveling to New York City went off Interstate 95 in Virginia and flipped on its roof before dawn today, killing four people and injuring many more, state police said. The bus was en route from Greensboro, NC, to New York City's Chinatown when it strayed...

Supermom Snags Foul Ball
 Supermom Snags Foul Ball 
May 20, 2011 3:03 AM CDT

Supermom Snags Foul Ball

Tiffany Goodwin juggles kids, out-catches hubby

(Newser) - She pops out babies and catches pop-up fouls. Call her supermom. Tiffany Goodwin, 31, proved she can do just about anything after she snagged a foul ball during a Richmond Flying Squirrels minor league baseball game in Virginia—while cradling her baby son in her right arm and as one...

Va. AG’s ‘72 Virginans’ Osama Tweet Goes Awry

Turns out he doesn't want to be bin Laden's virgin, he wants to be his Virginian

(Newser) - Virginia's attorney general learned all about the dangers of Twitter yesterday, when he sent out a tweet that made at least one writer think he wanted to "service bin Laden, sexually, in the great beyond." The offending tweet from Ken Cuccinelli: "How much would I give...

Scenes of the South's Devastation

Tuscaloosa looks something like a war zone

(Newser) - With the death toll at 194 and climbing as a result of the violent storms that rampaged across the South, the governors of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi have declared states of emergency. A nuclear plant near Huntsville, Ala., lost power and was relying on diesel generators, reports the AP. Click...

Supreme Court: We Won't Fast-Track ObamaCare Suit

Matter will move through appeals courts

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has denied Virginia’s request to fast-track the state’s case against the health care law, MSNBC reports. Virginia’s attorney general had sought to take the case—which calls the law’s requirement that almost all Americans purchase health care unconstitutional—straight to the high court,...

Virginia: Sorry, No Gay Adoption Here

Proposed overhaul of regulations could have allowed it

(Newser) - Virginia's Board of Social Services voted late yesterday against a measure that could have let gay couples adopt children in the state. The board voted 7 to 2 to continue to allow faith-based organizations to screen prospective parents' religious and moral beliefs. Currently, discrimation based on national origin, race,...

Toll Hits 25 in Southern Storms
 Toll Hits 47 in Southern Storms 
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Apr 17, 2011 7:24 AM CDT

Toll Hits 47 in Southern Storms

Tornadoes, rain, hail pelt the region

(Newser) - A devastating storm system ripped its way through the South yesterday, pummeling the region with tornadoes, flash flooding, and hail the size of softballs. The death toll shot up today to at least 47, reports NBC News, with emergency crews searching for more victims in hard-hit areas of Virginia and...

Another Teacher Blasted for Mock Slave Auction

And this time, all the black students told to play slaves

(Newser) - Note to teachers: Perhaps it would be a good idea to skip the mock slave auctions while covering the Civil War. Parents are in an uproar after yet another elementary school engaged in such a lesson, this time in Norfolk, Virginia, on April 1. Jessica Boyle told all the black...

Battlefield Recounts May Rewrite Civil War History

Virginia could overtake North Carolina in number of soldier deaths

(Newser) - With the 150th anniversary of the Civil War approaching, North Carolina and Virginia have commissioned official recounts of how many soldiers each state lost in battle. What sounds like a humdrum exercise is producing surprising results, reports the Wall Street Journal : North Carolina has long laid claim to losing the...

Virginia Gov. Vetoes School PE Bill

'Unfunded mandate' would have required 150 minutes of PE a week

(Newser) - Virginia’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have required 150 minutes of physical activity per week at elementary and middle schools, handing a victory to school officials who complained that the measure would cost millions to staff, lengthen the school day, and take away from arts education. “...

Middle-Schoolers Suspended for Oregano Possession

A 'travesty of justice,' argues one dad

(Newser) - Four Virginia middle-school boys have been suspended for passing around a plastic bag of oregano that looked like marijuana. "Maybe it was pizza day," chortled Gawker. The school called it an "imitation controlled substance," which is prohibited. But one of the boys' dads, the appropriately named...

'East Coast Rapist' Suspect Attempts Suicide in Jail

Aaron Thomas suffers only slight injuries, returned to jail later

(Newser) - The man accused of being the East Coast Rapist tried to hang himself in his jail cell yesterday, but suffered only minor injuries, reports the Hartford Courant . Aaron Thomas, who was arrested Friday for a series of rapes dating back to 1997 , was taken to a local hospital, but returned...

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