Metro Homes Sales Up 23% Over Last Year, but Housing Recovery Still Slow

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Mortgage rates fell to a new record low for the forth time in five weeks, and the number of homes sold in the Richmond metro area rose 23 percent in the second quarter from the same period a year ago. But as Charles Fishburne reports, this doesn’t necessarily mean a recovery in the housing market

Seven Drum Corps Compete in Warrenton

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Drum and Bugle Corps have been a part of the American music scene since before the Second World War. Saturday night seven up and coming corps competed in Warrenton.

Boys Scout Jamboree Opens Today

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The Boy Scouts are celebrating their 100th anniversary at the national jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill in Caroline County.

Methamphetamine production rises in Virginia

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After declining for several years, government figures now show a jump in the production of methamphetamines.

Colonial Heights Council provides demolition financing

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Colonial Heights City Council has authorized bonds to begin work on the demolition of the old Colonial Heights Baptist Church and the construction of a new courthouse.

Petersburg Man Facing Felony Charges in Homicide

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A Petersburg man is facing charges in connection with the murder of 27 year old Tameka Claiborne.

Dominion Reaching Out to the Elderly

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Dominion Virginia Power, state and local officials are reaching out to help elderly people survive the extreme heat.

Police Looking for Witnesses to a Homicide

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Richmond police are looking for witnesses to a Sunday night shooting that resulted in the death of man who was apparently at the wrong place at the wrong time. Charles Fishburne reports that police believe there were people who saw it happen.

Amtrak launches hourly morning service to Northeast Corridor

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Amtrak has added hourly morning service from Richmond to Washington to Boston… as of yesterday. Charles Fishburne talked with a Rail and Transportation official on her way home aboard the train yesterday afternoon, about why the state is supporting the pilot plan.

RAPME Students Build Underwater Robots

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A group of more than 135 middle and high school students, with an interest in engineering, have been studying at Virginia State and Virginia Commonwealth Universities for the past several weeks.