Two Killed in Shootings at Va-Tech in Blacksburg

Police have responded to numerous reports of sounds identified as gunshots and suspicious activity on campus. All reports subsequent to the initial event have been investigated and have been determined to be unfounded. The suspect’s status remains unknown. Several law enforcement agencies are currently on the scene to assist in the ongoing investigation. Officials are [...]

Petersburg Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Goods

Belal Amin Alsaidi, 30, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty today to trafficking in counterfeit goods, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia. Alsaidi pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge M. Hannah Lauck in Richmond, Va., to one [...]

Forestry Department Warns Seniors of Timber Scam

RICHMOND—The Virginia Department of Forestry has received reports of a man who, posing as a representative of that agency, has approached older landowners about buying the timber on their property. “We have an individual who has been contacting landowners in Goochland and Fluvanna counties, telling them that ‘Forestry’ has asked him to contact them regarding [...]

Richmond Woman Arrested for Health Care Fraud

RICHMOND, VA—Veronica Sharon Cunningham, 48, of Richmond, Va., was arrested today on an indictment charging her with health care fraud in connection with her operation of Community Neurological Services (CNS), a Richmond business that administered Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) to patients suffering from immune deficiency disorders. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern [...]

Virginia Expands Agriculture Quarantine in Richmond Area

Today the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced the expansion of the current Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) temporary quarantine, effective October 14, 2011.  In addition to Chesterfield and Henrico counties and the City of Richmond, which were previously quarantined by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Matt Lohr, the quarantine area [...]

Ricmond Area Business Snagajob Named No. 1 Small Company to Work For in America

Governor Bob McDonnell joined managers and employees at Henrico-based Snagajob, a leading provider of hourly workforce solutions, to celebrate the company being named the No. 1 small company to work for in America on the Great Place to Work annual ranking released today. Snagajob has been named a Top-10 Best Small Company to Work for [...]

VDOE Launches eLearning Backpack Initiative at Powhatan High

Superintendent of Public Instruction Patricia I. Wright and state Secretary of Education Laura Fornash visited Powhatan High School this morning to announce the Virginia Department of Education’s eLearning Backpack pilot initiative involving the latest generation of graphing calculators from Texas Instruments. Powhatan County Superintendent Margaret S. Meara, Powhatan High Principal Kris Gwaltney and local school [...]

Trucking Event Raises More Than $12,000 for Special Olympics

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. -Over a dozen big rigs gathered outside Richmond, Va., to raise money for Special Olympics as part of the World’s Largest Truck Convoy. The annual fundraiser draws professional truck drivers from across the United States and Canada — but Virginia had never participated until Getloaded brought the event to Virginia this year, where [...]

Petersburg Store Owner Arrested for Selling Counterfeit Goods

The owner of two Petersburg, Va., retail stores was arrested today on charges related to his alleged sale of counterfeit goods, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia. Belal Amin Alsaidi, 30, of Petersburg, was charged in [...]

Dominion Seeks Entries for ‘Strong Men & Women’ Writing Contest

Dominion invites high school juniors and seniors to participate in an essay writing contest focused on the achievements of outstanding African Americans as part of Dominion’s 2012 “Strong Men & Women: Excellence in Leadership” series. The annual contest is open to students in Dominion’s service areas in North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. Students will research [...]

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