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Heritage group appeals city’s Confederate flag ban
TimesDispatch.com / Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400
The Sons of Confederate Veterans appealed to a federal appeals court Thursday to get the Confederate battle flag back on city light poles in Lexington, the final resting place of Gen. Robert E. Lee an
Virginia News Snakeheads break out of Potomac, enter Rappahannock River

Richmond Times-Dispatch|Friday, May 17, 2013

The northern snakehead, an invasive species of fish native to Asia, has successfully broken out of the Potomac River system and established itself in the Rappahannock River, according to state officials. The fish drew headlines when it turned up in a Maryland pond in 2002, in part because of its prodigious teeth and ability to survive several days out of water by breathing air. Spotted less than a decade ago in the Potomac, the snakehead has not just survived, but spread. Some of the snakeheads likely got into the Rappahannock after being dropped into a Fredericksburg-area pond that’s close to the river, said John Odenkirk, a state fisheries biologist who has been dealing with the snakeheads in the Potomac.

DailyPress.com / Sun, 19 May 2013 23:46:00 GMT
Rain is likely to continue throughout Hampton Roads on Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service in Wakefield. James Smith, a meteorologist with the agency, said temperatures are expected to remain warm but rain will move through the region sporadically with the chance of a few thunderstorms.
 
DailyPress.com / Mon, 20 May 2013 00:49:48 GMT
YORK — With the downsizing of the Dominion Yorktown power station looming and the closure of the Yorktown refinery and Altria tobacco plant a few years ago, York County officials are pursuing a state enterprise zone designation to help attract more businesses to the county.