BBB Warns Again About Elderly Scooter Scam

John Ogle in News

Older people in Loudon County are being victimized by the same scam that popped up in central Virginia earlier this year and, according to the Better Business Bureau seems to be growing.

Clinical Trial at Massey Cancer Center Encouraging

John Ogle in Science Matters

Researchers at VCU's Massey Cancer Center recently completed Phase 1 clinical testing on a combination of drugs intended to treat patients' with refractory blood cancers. John Ogle reports.

Chesterfield Asks Residents to Conserve Water

Charles Fishburne in News

Chesterfield County has asked its residents to begin voluntary water conservation measures at the request of the Appomattox River Authority...until further notice. Charles Fishburne reports.

Department of Social Services Offers Cooling Assistance Program

Charles Fishburne in News

With Virginia’s severe summer heat and humidity, staying cool is not a luxury, but rather a health and safety issue...and Virginia’s Department of Social Services is once again offering cooling assistance programs to people in need. Charles Fishburne reports.

Virginia and U.S. Negotiate Funding for Oyster Sanctuaries

Pamela D'Angelo in News

State and federal agencies plan to meet today to negotiate how best to use $2.5 million tied to an executive order to restore devastated wild oyster populations in 20 tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. Northern Neck Correspondent Pamela D’Angelo reports.

Cantor Withdraws from Talks; Upcoming Elections; and Some Virginia "Vacations"

Jeff Schapiro in Analysis

Weekly analysis of Virginia political and governmental news with Jeff Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Winged Obsession

by Steve Clark
Fri, June 24, 2011
Winged Obsession

If you remember the 1991 Jonathan Demme film “Silence of the Lambs” you may remember the psychopathic serial killer character “Buffalo Bill.” He liked to skin his victims, but on his more charming side he liked to raise Death’s-Head moths (Acherontia styx). By the way, the pupa found in the throat of one of Bill’s on-screen victims was actually made of Gummy Bears and Tootsie Rolls.

FRONTLINE: “The Child Case”

FRONTLINE "The Child Case"

When a child dies under suspicious circumstances, abuse is often suspected. That’s what happened in the case of six-month-old Isis Vas, whose death was deemed “a clear-cut and classic” case of child abuse, sending a man named Ernie Lopez to prison for 60 years.

Fatal Motorcycle Accident on I-295

John Ogle in News

A 39 year old Mechanicsville man died early yesterday when he lost control of his motorcycle on southbound I-295 just north of Nuckols Road.

Governor's School Director is Retiring

John Ogle in News

Fred Morton, Director of the Maggie Walker Governor's School , is retiring.