http://www.headlineva.com/index.php/news/ en scottb@vpa.net Copyright 2010 2010-03-10T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-local_yorkschools_0310mar10,0,7068970.story?track=rss http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-local_yorkschools_0310mar10,0,7068970.story?track=rss#When:23:00:00Z #8212;York County's School Board received an update Monday night on the different versions of the state budget floating around Richmond, but didn't discuss further the specifics of its own budget proposal. Also, the dates for the budget approval process are in flux again and may be pushed further into this month if the General Assembly works on the state budget past a session scheduled to be completed Saturday. Newport_News 2010-03-09T23:00:00+00:00 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239251 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239251#When:17:00:12Z brRada href="http://oas.roanoke.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.cgi/www.roanoke.com/rss/1907299@Position4"img src="http://oas.roanoke.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.roanoke.com/rss/1907299@Position4" alt="Advertisement"/img/a Roanoke 2010-03-09T17:00:12+00:00 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239252 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239252#When:17:00:12Z brVir Roanoke 2010-03-09T17:00:12+00:00 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239196 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239196#When:17:00:12Z Roanoke County firefighters battled four fires in three days. One fire killed the family pets.brpFour accidental fires in three days kept Roanoke County firefighters busy. A firefighter was slightly hurt in one fire, and a family dog and cat were killed in another./p Roanoke 2010-03-09T17:00:12+00:00 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239207 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239207#When:17:00:12Z Records show that officers had been called to a fight at a house that later caught fire.brpArson may have been the cause of a Roanoke house fire over the weekend that seriously hurt three people, according to court records filed on Monday./p Roanoke 2010-03-09T17:00:12+00:00 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239245 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239245#When:17:00:12Z A worker on the roof of Salem's Yokohama plant accidentally ignited insulation.brpThe Yokohama Tire Corp. plant in Salem was evacuated for almost two hours Monday afternoon after roofers accidentally started a fire on top of the building. /p Roanoke 2010-03-09T17:00:12+00:00 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239237 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239237#When:17:00:12Z The Roanoke School Board has the facility on a list of targets if budget shortfalls are bad enough.brpAt a meeting tonight, the Roanoke School Board is scheduled to discuss a list of proposed cuts to balance its budget for the upcoming fiscal year./pa href="http://oas.roanoke.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.cgi/www.roanoke.com/rss/1918706@Position4"img src="http://oas.roanoke.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.roanoke.com/rss/1918706@Position4" alt="Advertisement"/img/a Roanoke 2010-03-09T17:00:12+00:00 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239225 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239225#When:17:00:12Z brpThree women were robbed at gunpoint inside a Southeast Roanoke parking garage early Sunday, police said./p Roanoke 2010-03-09T17:00:12+00:00 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239230 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239230#When:17:00:12Z brThe Mill Mountain Star has had a new look the past few days because of technical problems. pRoanoke spokeswoman Melinda Mayo said that a couple of bulbs and a transformer have blown out on the star. It takes time to order and replace the parts, she said, so workers fixed the star so that it will continue to shine in the meantime./p Roanoke 2010-03-09T17:00:12+00:00 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239202 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239202#When:17:00:12Z Several plans have gone up in cost, and drop-outs drive up premium costs for those who remain in.brpHealth insurance rates for individual plans offered by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia have increased as much as 20.5 percent within the past six months, with more increases planned for April./p Roanoke 2010-03-09T17:00:12+00:00 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239181 http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/239181#When:17:00:12Z In the old days, many teachers worked on one-year contracts and were handed pink slips every spring, so uncertainty comes with the territory.brpOak Grove Elementary School Principal Cris Flippen was given pink slips in 1981, '82 and '83 -- the first three years of her teaching career with Roanoke County Public Schools. /p Roanoke 2010-03-09T17:00:12+00:00 http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/NEWS01/100309017/-1/rss http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/NEWS01/100309017/-1/rss#When:16:42:00Z Staunton 2010-03-09T16:42:00+00:00 http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/city_couple_sentenced_in_bank_fraud_scheme/24855/ http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/city_couple_sentenced_in_bank_fraud_scheme/24855/#When:16:19:53Z A Lynchburg couple was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court for their roles in a scheme that bilked banks and businesses out of more than $40,000. Lynchburg 2010-03-09T16:19:53+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/etsu_participating_in_groundbreaking_als_communication_study/42737/ http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/etsu_participating_in_groundbreaking_als_communication_study/42737/#When:16:08:31Z People who suffer from ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease often lose their ability to speak. Although the disease paralyzes their body, a new research project at East Tennessee State University could eventually bring a voice to those people. Bristol 2010-03-09T16:08:31+00:00 http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/local/danville_news/article/new_details_emerge_in_caswell_d.a._case/18777/ http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/local/danville_news/article/new_details_emerge_in_caswell_d.a._case/18777/#When:16:01:08Z The former district attorney of Caswell and Person counties is being investigated for dismissing minor citations for people and then asking them for help during elections and impersonating a law enforcement officer, according to a search warrant Danville 2010-03-09T16:01:08+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/ethics-overhaul-delayed-va-senate-amendments http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/ethics-overhaul-delayed-va-senate-amendments#When:15:57:04Z RICHMOND A scheduled vote on a comprehensive overhaul of the General Assemblyrsquo;s ethics rules was delayed Tuesday in the state Senate. The delay was requested by Sen. Tommy Norment, R-James City County, who said later he was acting on behalf of Senate colleagues who might seek to amend the legislation. Norfolk 2010-03-09T15:57:04+00:00 http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/NEWS01/100309016/-1/rss http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/NEWS01/100309016/-1/rss#When:15:40:00Z Staunton 2010-03-09T15:40:00+00:00 http://www2.newsvirginian.com/wnv/news/local/staunton/article/cave_springs_holds_off_lee_in_state_semis/53381/ http://www2.newsvirginian.com/wnv/news/local/staunton/article/cave_springs_holds_off_lee_in_state_semis/53381/#When:15:34:47Z RICHMOND – Robert E. Lee’s comeback effort came too late. Waynesboro 2010-03-09T15:34:47+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/six-beach-schools-locked-down-after-juvenile-seen-gun http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/six-beach-schools-locked-down-after-juvenile-seen-gun#When:15:32:20Z VIRGINIA BEACH Six schools in the Bayside area were locked down this afternoon after someone reported seeing a juvenile armed with a handgun, police said. Norfolk 2010-03-09T15:32:20+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/burglar_gets_stuck_in_field_after_crime/42735/ http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/burglar_gets_stuck_in_field_after_crime/42735/#When:15:31:01Z A Carter County deputy didn’t have to look far to make an arrest in a weekend burglary. Bristol 2010-03-09T15:31:01+00:00 http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/HSSPORTS02/100309015/-1/rss http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/HSSPORTS02/100309015/-1/rss#When:15:31:00Z Staunton 2010-03-09T15:31:00+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/guard_units_from_east_tennessee_to_deploy_to_iraq/42734/ http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/guard_units_from_east_tennessee_to_deploy_to_iraq/42734/#When:15:27:40Z A Tri-Cities Military Police unit will soon be deploying to Iraq. Bristol 2010-03-09T15:27:40+00:00 http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/louisa/article/louisa_man_guilty_in_child-sex_case/53379/ http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/louisa/article/louisa_man_guilty_in_child-sex_case/53379/#When:15:10:07Z A Louisa County resident who sexually assaulted a 10-year-old child twice in 2008 has been convicted by a jury that recommended two consecutive life terms plus 15 years. Charlottesville 2010-03-09T15:10:07+00:00 http://www2.newsvirginian.com/wnv/news/local/education/article/kindergarten_registration_approaches/53378/ http://www2.newsvirginian.com/wnv/news/local/education/article/kindergarten_registration_approaches/53378/#When:15:07:29Z Registration for kindergarten in Augusta County and Staunton and Waynesboro starts on Monday. Waynesboro 2010-03-09T15:07:29+00:00 http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/NEWS01/100309014/-1/rss http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/NEWS01/100309014/-1/rss#When:15:04:00Z Staunton 2010-03-09T15:04:00+00:00 http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/HSSPORTS02/100309013/-1/rss http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/HSSPORTS02/100309013/-1/rss#When:14:57:00Z Staunton 2010-03-09T14:57:00+00:00 http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/daily_progress_now_available_on_amazons_kindle/53377/ http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/daily_progress_now_available_on_amazons_kindle/53377/#When:14:54:43Z The Daily Progress has added a new option for readers, launching a version of the newspaper on Kindle, Amazon’s electronic reader. Charlottesville 2010-03-09T14:54:43+00:00 http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/HSSPORTS02/100309012/-1/rss http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/HSSPORTS02/100309012/-1/rss#When:14:38:00Z Staunton 2010-03-09T14:38:00+00:00 http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/local/rockingham_news/article/weekend_event_will_benefit_animal_shelter_campaign/18774/ http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/local/rockingham_news/article/weekend_event_will_benefit_animal_shelter_campaign/18774/#When:14:27:39Z Big Apple Farm Supply will hold its “Re-Grand Opening” this Saturday Danville 2010-03-09T14:27:39+00:00 http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/HSSPORTS02/100309011/-1/rss http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/HSSPORTS02/100309011/-1/rss#When:14:16:00Z Staunton 2010-03-09T14:16:00+00:00 http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/virginia_house_unanimously_oks_bill_opposing_soering_transfer/24853/ http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/virginia_house_unanimously_oks_bill_opposing_soering_transfer/24853/#When:14:15:15Z Virginia’s House of Delegates has unanimously adopted a resolution opposing the release of a German diplomat’s son imprisoned in the state for murder. Lynchburg 2010-03-09T14:15:15+00:00 http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=8e950c90d67d0b392c8956c4ea3f307e http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=8e950c90d67d0b392c8956c4ea3f307e#When:14:00:01Z Fairfax County officials voted Tuesday to publicly advertise a budget proposal that could increase the residential property rate as much as 8 cents per $100 of assessed value. Washington D.C. (Post) 2010-03-09T14:00:01+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/student_of_the_week_christian_potter/42678/ http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/student_of_the_week_christian_potter/42678/#When:13:47:59Z Christian Potter is this week’s student of the week. She’s a senior at Happy Valley High School in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Bristol 2010-03-09T13:47:59+00:00 http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-local_google_0310mar10,0,648664.story?track=rss http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-local_google_0310mar10,0,648664.story?track=rss#When:13:40:00Z Hampton has no plans to change its name to Google in the contest to become a test area for a high speed trial by the Internet giant, but the city will pull out all the stops, Mayor Molly Joseph Ward pledged today. Newport_News 2010-03-09T13:40:00+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/an_elizabethton_family_reminds_us_that_h1n1_hasnt_disappeared/42726/ http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/an_elizabethton_family_reminds_us_that_h1n1_hasnt_disappeared/42726/#When:13:39:13Z Numbers of the H1N1 flu have decreased nationwide, but it hasn’t disappeared. Local health departments don’t know what to expect this spring, and they say people shouldn’t drop their guards. Bristol 2010-03-09T13:39:13+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/church_hill_man_arrested_after_reportedly_firing_gun_toward_his_mother_20_t/42723/ http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/church_hill_man_arrested_after_reportedly_firing_gun_toward_his_mother_20_t/42723/#When:13:11:59Z Brian Dale Vleminckx reportedly fired about 20 shots at his mother, after arguing with his mother about a number of things, including his dog getting loose. Bristol 2010-03-09T13:11:59+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/senate-oks-governors-schoolreform-package http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/senate-oks-governors-schoolreform-package#When:13:01:43Z RICHMOND The Senate approved bills Tuesday that would give the state a role in the creation mdash; and funding mdash; of charter, online and virtual schools despite objections from some that doing so would raid public school funding in a time of unprecedented budget cuts. Norfolk 2010-03-09T13:01:43+00:00 http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-local_nnschoolsbudgetonline_0310mar10,0,5614640.story?track=rss http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-local_nnschoolsbudgetonline_0310mar10,0,5614640.story?track=rss#When:12:59:00Z Newport News Public Schools Superintendent Ashby Kilgore will share the district's proposed 2010-11 budget with the School Board at a 5:30 p.m. work session today. The meeting will be in the auditorium of the district administration building, 12465 Warwick Blvd. Newport_News 2010-03-09T12:59:00+00:00 http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/OBITUARIES/3090327/-1/rss http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/OBITUARIES/3090327/-1/rss#When:12:55:00Z Staunton 2010-03-09T12:55:00+00:00 http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/traffic/comments/bus_agency_deals_with_driver_shortage_gas_leak/53582/ http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/traffic/comments/bus_agency_deals_with_driver_shortage_gas_leak/53582/#When:12:52:59Z A gas leak near the commuter lot at the intersection of Va. 234 and U.S. 1 has prompted a commuter bus detour this afternoon. Woodbridge 2010-03-09T12:52:59+00:00 http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-local_tnccwomen_0309mar10,0,4150919.story?track=rss http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-local_tnccwomen_0309mar10,0,4150919.story?track=rss#When:12:46:00Z #8212; Thomas Nelson Community College has planned a slate of events throughout March in observance of Women's History Month. As part of a statewide celebration titled "Minds Wide Open: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts," performances and displays are expected all over Virginia that focus on the artistic and cultural contributions of women, according to a TNCC press release. Newport_News 2010-03-09T12:46:00+00:00 http://www2.newsvirginian.com/wnv/news/local/crime/article/lawyers_argue_sentencing_in_murder-for-hire_case/53373/ http://www2.newsvirginian.com/wnv/news/local/crime/article/lawyers_argue_sentencing_in_murder-for-hire_case/53373/#When:12:40:24Z A Stuarts Draft man appeared for his sentencing in Augusta County Circuit Court today on charges he tried to hire a hitman to kill his ex-wife. Waynesboro 2010-03-09T12:40:24+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/jury-recommends-sentences-36-and-83-years-shootout http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/jury-recommends-sentences-36-and-83-years-shootout#When:12:13:31Z CHESAPEAKE A jury recommended today sentences of 36 years for Willie Simmons and 83 years for Dedrion Short in the deadly kidnapping and shootout on Interstate 64 last year. Norfolk 2010-03-09T12:13:31+00:00 http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/bedford_county_woman_pleads_no_contest_in_boyfriends_shotgun_death/24850/ http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/bedford_county_woman_pleads_no_contest_in_boyfriends_shotgun_death/24850/#When:12:00:48Z A Bedford County woman pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter Tuesday morning in the January 2009 slaying of her live-in boyfriend at their home in Vinton. Lynchburg 2010-03-09T12:00:48+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/va-beach-city-council-hear-compromise-led-signs http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/va-beach-city-council-hear-compromise-led-signs#When:11:58:35Z VIRGINIA BEACH The City Council this afternoon will hear about a compromise struck by two council members on how the city should regulate electronic LED signs. The meeting starts at 3:30 at City Hall. The city has been wrestling with how to regulate the proliferating signs. City Manager Jim Spore wants them banned, but that's unlikely. Norfolk 2010-03-09T11:58:35+00:00 http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/local/article/As_Chile_shook_cities_rolled_to_the_west_a_bit/53580/ http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/local/article/As_Chile_shook_cities_rolled_to_the_west_a_bit/53580/#When:11:53:03Z The Earth really did move during the massive Chile quake: Researchers say cities and islands physically shifted west a bit. Culpeper 2010-03-09T11:53:03+00:00 http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/dozens-sheriffs-ask-va-lawmakers-fee-hikes http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/dozens-sheriffs-ask-va-lawmakers-fee-hikes#When:11:49:23Z RICHMOND Virginia's state senators have enlisted scores of local sheriffs as emissaries to aid them in the budget process by asking House of Delegates negotiators to accept the Senatersquo;s public safety funding approach. The Senate budget increases several fees that citizens pay for government services, while the House has not. Norfolk 2010-03-09T11:49:23+00:00 http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/local/article/Dominion_offers_buyouts_to_save_money/53577/ http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/local/article/Dominion_offers_buyouts_to_save_money/53577/#When:11:27:30Z Energy company Dominion Resources Inc. said Tuesday it is offering buyouts to eligible workers in an effort to reduce its work force by about 6 percent. Culpeper 2010-03-09T11:27:30+00:00 http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/NEWS01/100309010/-1/rss http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/NEWS01/100309010/-1/rss#When:11:27:00Z Staunton 2010-03-09T11:27:00+00:00 http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/OBITUARIES/3090326/-1/rss http://newsleader.com/article/20100309/OBITUARIES/3090326/-1/rss#When:11:05:00Z Staunton 2010-03-09T11:05:00+00:00 http://www.headlineva.com/index.php/news/