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  • To the Bottom and Back

    The Fan District Hub | 01/29/2010 06:43 pm

    With all the silly stuff that our state and city governments do to hobble the entertainment/hospitality industry in this town as backdrop, here’s a story about a good idea — ...

  • Jury selection tough as Kan. abortion trial begins

    WRIC 8 News | 01/11/2010 11:31 am

    The trial of the man charged with killing one of the nation's few late-term abortion doctors begins Monday with lawyers trying to pick unbiased jurors in a widely publicized case ...

  • Richmond Nativity Pageant at Carillon in Byrd Park tonight

    WWBT 12 News | 12/23/2009 01:59 pm

    Today is the 78th year for the Richmond Nativity Pageant at Byrd Park. This year it will have a snowy backdrop.

  • Deeds, McDonnell make election-eve push for votes

    Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 11/02/2009 05:14 pm

    Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell are making their final campaign swings against the backdrop of a poll that shows the GOP comfortably ahead in the statewide races ...

  • Young activists gearing up to protest white supremacist rally

    WWBT 12 News | 10/30/2009 01:33 pm

    Downtown Richmond may be the backdrop for a white supremacist rally.  Internet buzz about the event prompted another group to take action.

  • Caribbean culture on display at NYC parade

    WRIC 8 News | 09/07/2009 08:44 pm

    Tens of thousands of revelers gathered in Brooklyn to celebrate Caribbean culture Monday at the West Indian American Day Parade, as bright beaded costumes and feather headdresses also provided a ...

  • Digging up the Saudi past: some would rather not

    AP Lifestyles | 08/31/2009 05:00 am

    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Much of the world knows Petra, the ancient ruin in modern-day Jordan that is celebrated in poetry as "the rose-red city, 'half as old as ...

  • Digging up the Saudi past: Some would rather not

    AP Lifestyles | 08/30/2009 06:58 pm

    RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Much of the world knows Petra, the ancient ruin in modern-day Jordan that is celebrated in poetry as "the rose-red city, 'half as old as ...

  • Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, Sept. 18-20

    AP Lifestyles | 08/24/2009 05:51 pm

    TELLURIDE, Colo. (AP) — Joe Cocker, Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Anders Osborne and many more performers will be taking part in the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, Sept. 18-20, in ...

  • AP investigation: Calif. lawmakers boost staff pay

    WRIC 8 News | 08/17/2009 03:05 pm

    Against a backdrop of deep fiscal distress, several California lawmakers rewarded their employees with pay hikes during the first half of the year, an Associated Press review of legislative pay ...

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