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Published 03/04/2010 - 6:06 p.m. EST

Virginia organic farming, funding is available/
Virginia organic farming, funding is available. (Photo: Maistora)

Richmond, March 4, 2010 - Acting State Conservationist Vicky M. Drew of the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that

Published 03/05/2010 - 10:57 a.m. EST

Professor Ricky Patterson,a University of Virginia astronomer
Professor Ricky Patterson,a University of Virginia astronomer (Photo: Dan Addison)

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, March 4, 2010 - When Charlottesville broke a 116-year-old record Feb. 10 with the winter's 55th inch of snow, Ricky Patterson was there to record it.

Published 03/04/2010 - 8:21 p.m. EST

Fix a leak week
This toilet water supply valve was from 1984 so it's no surprise that it started to leak recently. It only took about $5 and 30 minutes to repair the problem. (Photo: Paul Michael's)
NORFOLK VA, March 4, 2010 - From March 15-21, 2010, the Norfolk Department of Utilities and the EPA encourage you to help reduce wasted water at your
Published 02/28/2010 - 5:17 p.m. EST

Norfolk Botanical Gardens
Norfolk Botanical Garden (Photo: VAHE2077)

NORFOLK VA, March 1, 2010 - Norfolk Botanical Garden is nationally recognized for its deep-rooted history and celebrated for its blooms in every season.

Published 02/28/2010 - 8:20 a.m. EST

Chile Earth Quake
A policeman looks at cars washed against an apartment building by a wave generated by an earthquake in Talcahuano Port, near Concepcion, Chile on February 27, 2010. (Photo: Reuters)

WASHINGTON, Saturday, February 27, 2010 - The American Red Cross is responding to the strong 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile, making $50,000 available

Published 02/23/2010 - 3:01 p.m. EST

Council Woman of Virginia Beach, Rita Sweet Bellita
Council Woman of Virginia Beach, Rita Sweet Bellita (Photo: Brian Callan)

VIRGINIA BEACH, February 23, 2010 - “Make no bones about it” on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, Rita Sweet Bellito was methodically appointed by the City Council of Virginia Beach,,,

Published 02/20/2010 - 3:14 p.m. EST

Amy Richards, Feminist, Author, Spokeswoman
Amy Richards, Feminist, Author, Spokeswoman (Photo: Soapbox Inc.)

NORFOLK VA.,  February 20, 2010 - Amy Richards, author and spokeswoman for this generation's feminists, will be the guest speaker at Old Dominion University's annual Friends of Women's Studies Dinner.

Published 02/11/2010 - 3:51 p.m. EST

congressman michael honda
Congressman Michael Honda, Maria Teresa Kumar and Wilmer Valderrama before a press conference to unveil the National Census Campaign at Rayburn House Office Building on February 3, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Getty Imaages)

NORFOLK VA. - The City will hold its official kick-off event for the 2010 Census from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, February 17 at the Workforce Development Center, located at 201 E. Little Creek Road in Norfolk.

Published 02/05/2010 - 3:53 p.m. EST

VDOT's Staunton District Traffic Operations Center (TOC).
VDOT's Staunton District Traffic Operations Center (TOC). (Photo: Tom Saunders, VDOT)

CULPEPER Va. - The Virginia Department of Transportation is urging residents to avoid travel during the winter storm that is now affecting much of the state.

Published 03/01/2010 - 5:11 p.m. EST

Cameroon Africa
Cameroon Africa (Photo: Mandijap)

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, March 1, 2010 - Moving clean water from a mountaintop spring in West Africa to a village located six miles away requires quality engineering.

Published 02/28/2010 - 1:53 p.m. EST

December 31, 2009, pothole in South Norfolk residential area
December 31, 2009, pothole, approx. 2 ft. deep, 4 ft. wide, in South Norfolk residential area, no final repair, Febuary 27, 2010. (Photo: Abhi Ahmadadeen)

RICHMOND VA, February 28, 2010 - Governor Bob McDonnell today directed the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to focus efforts during March on patching the

Published 02/25/2010 - 11:15 a.m. EST

The Stitched Green Line
The Stitched Green Line. (Photo: Courtesy of the Portlock Galleries)

CHESAPEAKE VA, February 25, 2010 -  Portlock Galleries at SoNo is pleased to announce the opening of our next exhibition, Four Women Working in Fiber on Friday, March 5, 2010.

Published 02/22/2010 - 5:29 p.m. EST

Lambert's Point Community Center
Lambert's Point Community Center. (Photo: RPOS)

NORFOLK VA., February 22, 2010 - In June of 2008 Mayor Paul D. Fraim made the following statement during the official ground breaking of Lambert’s Point Community Center,,,

Published 02/13/2010 - 6:21 p.m. EST

Stallions out to pasture.
Stallions out to pasture (Photo: U.S. Gov.)

VIRGINIA BEACH, February 13, 2010 - The Virginia Dare Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a Bay-Friendly Horse Farms Seminar on Saturday, Mar. 13,

Published 02/11/2010 - 2:30 p.m. EST

ten-month-old odin wilborne
Ten-month-old Odin Wilborne smiles at his mother as she gets her hair cut, unaware that he'll soon be getting a haircut himself, his first. Sarah Seko, left, was one of many hairdressers on hand Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, to give free haircuts as part of Virginia Beach Project Connect at Virginia Beach United Methodist Church. (Photo: Vicki Cronis-Nohe /The Virginian-Pilot)

VIRGINIA BEACH, February 11, 2010 - On Jan. 27-28, 2010, the city conducted the annual Point-in-Time Count of homeless individuals and families in Virginia Beach.

Published 02/05/2010 - 3:33 p.m. EST

Seaman Scott Stevens
Seaman Scott Stevens (Photo: USCG/Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandyn Hill)

BALTIMORE - Seaman Scott Stevens, a boatcrew member at Coast Guard Station Washington, D.C., keeps a watchful eye during a homeland security patrol on the Potomac...