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Richmond Police and emergency responders are dealing with a barricaded subject inside a home on West Moore Street. Crews are staged at the intersection of Moore and Harrison Streets, behind G.W. CarverMore >> Richmond Police and emergency responders are dealing with a barricaded subject inside a home on West Moore Street...More >> CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) - A Chesterfield man faces construction fraud charges stemming from an investigation of improperly installed whole-home generators. Media outlets report that a ChesterfieldMore >> Chesterfield man faces fraud charges stemming from an investigation of improperly installed generators...More >> Release from Dinwiddie Sheriff's Office:On May 22, 2012, at 4:14am Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office received a call of a male subject in the roadway on Cherry Hill Road just north of the Nottoway RiverMore >> Release from Dinwiddie Sheriff's Office:On May 22, 2012, at 4:14am Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office received a call of a male subject in the roadway on Cherry Hill Road just north of the Nottoway RiverMore >> FINCASTLE, Va. (AP) - Thirteen students are being treated for minor injuries after a school bus overturned in Botetourt County. Police tell media outlets that the accident occurred at about 8:15More >> FINCASTLE, Va. (AP) - Thirteen students are being treated for minor injuries after a school bus overturned in Botetourt County. Police tell media outlets that the accident occurred at about 8:15More >> ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - A woman who called 911 after her husband was unable to breathe found a snoring Maryland dispatcher at the other end of the line. The woman called 911 from her Montgomery CountyMore >> ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - A woman who called 911 after her husband was unable to breathe found a snoring Maryland dispatcher at the other end of the line. The woman called 911 from her Montgomery CountyMore >> PRESS RELEASE FROM: Police Chief Doug Mooney FARMVILLE, VA - Farmville Police were dispatched to be on the lookout for an armed SUSPECT KILLED DURING ARMED CONFLICT WITH POLICE man entering the TownMore >> Farmville authorities say an armed man led police on a chase that ended with his death after a shootout...More >> CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Work is getting under way on the renovation of the University of Virginia's Rotunda. Media outlets report that the Rotunda's roof and oculus skylight will be replaced.More >> CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Work is getting under way on the renovation of the University of Virginia's Rotunda. Media outlets report that the Rotunda's roof and oculus skylight will be replaced.More >> MIAMI (AP) - A Miami college student plans to plead guilty in federal court to threatening President Barack Obama on Facebook. A plea hearing is set for Wednesday afternoon for 20-year-old JoaquinMore >> MIAMI (AP) - A Miami college student plans to plead guilty in federal court to threatening President Barack Obama on Facebook. A plea hearing is set for Wednesday afternoon for 20-year-old JoaquinMore >> RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A deal reached in the State Fair of Virginia bankruptcy case would clear the way for a buyer to purchase the entire fair in an attempt to put on the event in September. DocumentsMore >> Hearing scheduled Wednesday to approve sale of State Fair; New owner plans to hold fair in September...
More >> Richmond Police are investigating a homicide in the city's north side Tuesday afternoon. Police are on scene in the 3000 block of Barton Avenue. Authorities confirm one person is dead, but have not releasedMore >> 27-year-old Antoine Leon Saunders shot and killed on Barton Avenue Tuesday afternoon...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia House of Delegates has passed legislation that would allow private adoption agencies to deny placements that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, including opposition to homosexuality.
Without debate, the House voted 71-28 to pass the bill measure Friday. Earlier in the day, a Senate committee endorsed its version of the Republican-backed measure on an 8-7 party-line vote.
Republican Del. Todd Gilbert of Woodstock says his bill protects religious freedom. Opponents argue that the government, which contracts with dozens of private, state-licensed child placement agencies, should not sanction discrimination.
The Virginia Board of Social Services in December adopted regulations allowing discrimination by private agencies based on personal factors, including gender, age, religion disability, sexual orientation and family status. Gilbert's bill would convert those regulations into state law.
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