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DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - An emergency official says about 50 to 60 people were injured after car drove into a group of hikers at a parade in a small Virginia town. Washington County director of emergencyMore >>
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - An emergency official says about 50 to 60 people were injured after car drove into a group of hikers at a parade in a small Virginia town. Washington County director of emergencyMore >>
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's activist conservative attorney general beloved by the tea party for his aggressive challenges to federal mandates has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nominationMore >>
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's activist conservative attorney general beloved by the tea party for his aggressive challenges to federal mandates has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nominationMore >>
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) - The Coast Guard is searching in Virginia for two men whose small boat capsized in the Rappahannock River. The Coast Guard says a resident near Tappahannock noticed the 15-foot boatMore >>
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FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) - A Mega Millions ticket sold in Farmville has matched all six numbers in the latest drawing and will split the estimated $190 million jackpot with the holder of another winning ticketMore >>
FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) - A Mega Millions ticket sold in Farmville has matched all six numbers in the latest drawing and will split the estimated $190 million jackpot with the holder of another winning ticketMore >>
RICHMOND, VA—Ina Friday roundtable discussion at Virginia Commonwealth University,Vice President Joe Biden said the 2007 Virginiatech shooting illustrates the importance of background check for gun purchasers
Vice President Biden discussed ways to reduce gun violence during aroundtable discussion at VCU on Friday.
Bidennoted Friday that the student who shot and killed 32 people on the Blacksburg campus shouldn'thave been able to buy guns because of mental health issues.
President Barack Obama wants Congress to require background checks for allgun sales and ban both military-style assault weapons and high-capacityammunition magazines.
Vice President Biden, as well as Secretary of Homeland Security JanetNapolitano, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, DeputyU.S. Attorney General Jim Cole and other Administration officials attended theFriday discussion.
Experts who worked on gun safety issues after the Virginia Tech shootings werealso be in attendance, as well as Senator Tim Kaine and Congressman BobbyScott.
Virginiahas an avidly pro-gun tradition, but lawmakers have been debating a bill torequire that private sellers conduct criminal background checks on buyers atgun shows. The current law only requires dealers to conduct the checks.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. Copyright 2013 by YoungBroadcasting of Richmond
