Saturday, November 16, 2024

Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy erased the last of the Civil War figures that once defined its most prominent thoroughfare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy erased the last of the Civil War figures that once defined its most prominent thoroughfare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy erased the last of the Civil War figures that once defined its most prominent thoroughfare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy erased the last of the Civil War figures that once defined its most prominent thoroughfare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee comes down in Virginia capital

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy erased the last of the Civil War figures that once defined its most prominent thoroughfare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Virginia cuts Confederate Gen. Robert Lee statue into pieces

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as work crews hoisted an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee off the pedestal where it has towered over Virginia’s capital city for more than a century.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Statue of Confederate Robert E. Lee taken down in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as work crews hoisted an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee off the giant pedestal where it has towered over Virginia’s capital city for more than a century.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Statue of Confederate Robert E. Lee coming down in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — After years of resistance and a long court battle, one of America’s largest monuments to the Confederacy was being pulled from its prominent perch in Virginia’s capital city Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Lee statue in Richmond set to be removed, sent to storage

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Crews are set to remove one of the country’s largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statute of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Lee statue in Richmond set to be removed, sent to storage

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Crews are set to remove one of the country’s largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statute of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Federal courts impose new COVID-19 restrictions amid surge

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Sigal Chattah goes to federal court to challenge a school mask mandate issued by the governor of Nevada, she'll likely be required to wear the very thing she's arguing against: a mask.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Federal courts impose new COVID-19 restrictions amid surge

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Sigal Chattah goes to federal court to challenge a school mask mandate issued by the governor of Nevada, she'll likely be required to wear the very thing she's arguing against: a mask.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Federal courts impose new COVID-19 restrictions amid surge

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Sigal Chattah goes to federal court to challenge a school mask mandate issued by the governor of Nevada, she'll likely be required to wear the very thing she's arguing against: a mask.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Federal courts impose new COVID-19 restrictions amid surge

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Sigal Chattah goes to federal court to challenge a school mask mandate issued by the governor of Nevada, she'll likely be required to wear the very thing she's arguing against: a mask.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Supreme Court won't revive school's transgender bathroom ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Supreme Court won't revive school's transgender bathroom ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Supreme Court won't revive school's transgender bathroom ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Virginia marijuana legalization timetable has many confused

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's road to legalizing simple possession of marijuana has had some twists and turns, so it's not surprising that advocacy groups have been flooded with calls from people trying to understand exactly what will be allowed under state law as of July 1.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Virginia marijuana legalization timetable has many confused

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's road to legalizing simple possession of marijuana has had some twists and turns, so it's not surprising that advocacy groups have been flooded with calls from people trying to understand exactly what will be allowed under state law as of July 1.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Virginia marijuana legalization timetable has many confused

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's road to legalizing simple possession of marijuana has had some twists and turns, so it's not surprising that advocacy groups have been flooded with calls from people trying to understand exactly what will be allowed under state law as of July 1.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Virginia marijuana legalization timetable has many confused

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's road to legalizing simple possession of marijuana has had some twists and turns, so it's not surprising that advocacy groups have been flooded with calls from people trying to understand exactly what will be allowed under state law as of July 1.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Virginia lawmakers vote to abolish the death penalty

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to legislation that will end capital punishment in Virginia, a dramatic turnaround for a state that has executed more people in its long history than any other.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Drug dealer faces execution for 7 gang killings in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — It was one of the worst bursts of gang violence Richmond had ever seen. At least 11 people were killed in a 45-day period in 1992, all at the hands of gang members who eliminated anyone they thought would get in the way of their growing …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Drug dealer convicted in 7 killings could face execution

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — It was one of the worst bursts of gang violence Richmond had ever seen. At least 11 people were killed in a 45-day period in 1992, all at the hands of gang members who eliminated anyone they thought would get in the way of their growing …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Drug dealer convicted in 7 killings could face execution

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — It was one of the worst bursts of gang violence Richmond had ever seen. At least 11 people were killed in a 45-day period in 1992, all at the hands of gang members who eliminated anyone they thought would get in the way of their growing …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Authorities: Man in 'Camp Auschwitz' shirt at riot arrested

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A man photographed wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt during the U.S. Capitol riot was arrested Wednesday in Virginia, authorities said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Bomber to neighbor: The world is 'never going to forget me'

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It seemed like a friendly chat between neighbors. Only after a bomb exploded in downtown Nashville on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Bomber to neighbor: The world is 'never going to forget me'

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It seemed like a friendly chat between neighbors. Only after a bomb exploded in downtown Nashville on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Bomber to neighbor: World 'never going to forget me'

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man authorities believe was responsible for setting off a Christmas Day bomb that injured three people and damaged dozens of buildings in downtown Nashville told a neighbor days before the explosion that “Nashville and the world is never going to forget me.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

'Charlie Brown' Christmas trees lift school, spirits

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Frank Pichel’s Christmas trees will probably never be chosen to light up New York’s Rockefeller Center. They look more like the droopy, pitiful tree made famous in the 1965 children's animated classic, “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Northam seeks $25M for 'historic justice' initiatives

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday announced a proposal to spend $25 million to transform historical sites in Virginia, including the Richmond spot where a soaring statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee became a recent focal point of protests against racism.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Taylor's family praises Virginia ban on no-knock warrants

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two of Breonna Taylor's aunts watched Monday as Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ceremonially signed a statewide ban against the use of no-knock search warrants, a law named after Taylor, a Kentucky woman who was fatally shot when Louisville police broke down her door in the middle …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Virginia lawmakers approve $1 million to investigate VMI

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers on Monday approved budget changes proposed by Gov. Ralph Northam, including adding $1 million to pay for an independent investigation into allegations of racism at the Virginia Military Institute.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Virginia prosecutor finds 2018 police shooting justified

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black man who ran onto a highway during a mental health crisis was justified, a Virginia prosecutor said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Virginia governor seeks $1M to probe racism claims at VMI

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Ralph Northam has signed two key criminal justice reform bills into law and proposed changes to the state budget, including adding $1 million to investigate the culture at the Virginia Military Institute after a newspaper article described allegations of persistent racism.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Halloween in the pandemic: Costumes and candy, at a distance

Ghosts, skeletons, princesses and black cats roamed the streets as usual this Halloween, but they kept their distance, wore face coverings and carried hand sanitizer in their quest for treats.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Halloween in the pandemic: Costumes and candy, at a distance

Ghosts, skeletons, princesses and black cats roamed the streets as usual this Halloween, but they kept their distance, wore face coverings and carried hand sanitizer in their quest for treats.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge: Virginia can't count some ballots without postmarks

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that Virginia elections officials cannot count absentee ballots with missing postmarks unless they can confirm the date of mailing through a barcode, granting part of an injunction requested by a conservative legal group.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge: Virginia can't count some ballots without postmarks

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that Virginia elections officials cannot count absentee ballots with missing postmarks unless they can confirm the date of mailing through a barcode, granting part of an injunction requested by a conservative legal group.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge: Virginia can't count ballots with missing postmarks

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that Virginia elections officials cannot count absentee ballots with missing or illegible postmarks unless they can confirm the date of mailing through a barcode, granting an injunction requested by a conservative legal group.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Virginia Democrats sue for list of voters with ballot errors

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats are suing Richmond's top elections official to get a list of absentee voters whose ballots contain errors that need to be corrected in order for them to be counted in the Nov. 3 election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Virginia Democrats sue for list of voters with ballot errors

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats are suing Richmond's top elections official to get a list of absentee voters whose ballots contain errors that need to be corrected in order for them to be counted in the Nov. 3 election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

After 200 years, Virginia to let judges decide sentences

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Defense attorneys call it “the jury penalty.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Virginia lawmakers pass new budget amid coronavirus pandemic

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers all but wrapped up a special legislative session Friday by approving a new state budget that gives bonuses to police, pays for a host of new criminal justice reforms, and extends moratoriums on evictions and utility shutoffs during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Virginia lawmakers pass new budget amid coronavirus pandemic

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers all but wrapped up a special legislative session Friday by approving a new state budget that gives bonuses to police, pays for a host of new criminal justice reforms, and extends moratoriums on evictions and utility shutoffs during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Virginia lawmakers pass new budget amid coronavirus pandemic

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers all but wrapped up a special legislative session Friday by approving a new state budget that gives bonuses to police, pays for a host of new criminal justice reforms, and extends moratoriums on evictions and utility shutoffs during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Progress on police reforms gets mixed reviews in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Almost five months after George Floyd was killed in police custody in Minneapolis, the Virginia General Assembly has passed a host of police reforms as it nears the end of a special session.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Progress on police reforms gets mixed reviews in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Almost five months after George Floyd was killed in police custody in Minneapolis, the Virginia General Assembly has passed a host of police reforms as it nears the end of a special session.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Federal judge extends Virginia voter registration deadline

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday extended the deadline for registering to vote in Virginia by 48 hours after the state's online voter registration system went down because of an accidentally severed cable.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Cut cable shuts down Virginia voter portal; lawsuit filed

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An accidentally severed fiber optic cable that shut down Virginia's online voter registration system for several hours Tuesday, the last day to register before the November general election, has prompted a lawsuit from a civil rights organization.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Cut cable shuts down Virginia voter portal; lawsuit filed

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An accidentally severed fiber optic cable that shut down Virginia's online voter registration system for several hours Tuesday, the last day to register before the November general election, has prompted a lawsuit from a civil rights organization.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Cut cable shuts down Virginia's online voter registration

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An accidentally severed fiber optic cable shut down Virginia's online voter registration system for several hours Tuesday, the last day to register before the November general election, authorities said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Man featured on 'Tiger King' charged with animal cruelty

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A wild animal trainer featured in the popular “Tiger King” series on Netflix has been indicted in Virginia on animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking charges.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Man featured on 'Tiger King' charged with animal cruelty

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A wild animal trainer featured in the popular “Tiger King” series on Netflix has been indicted in Virginia on animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking charges.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Families seek new investigations into old police killings

Richmond, Va. (AP) — One man died after a police officer in New York state told him to move his illegally parked car. Another, in the midst of a mental health crisis, was fatally shot by an officer on a Virginia highway.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Families seek new investigations into old police killings

Richmond, Va. (AP) — One man died after a police officer in New York state told him to move his illegally parked car. Another, in the midst of a mental health crisis, was fatally shot by an officer on a Virginia highway.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Man featured on 'Tiger King' charged with animal cruelty

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A wild animal trainer featured in the popular “Tiger King” series on Netflix has been indicted in Virginia on animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking charges.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

A walk through town: Families, coronavirus and togetherness

GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — In a quiet suburb just north of Richmond, Virginia, a mother and her three children spend a weekday afternoon planting a small garden of spinach, red cabbage and lettuce. Across town, a dad teaches his kids how to play volleyball on an empty court. In …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Worshippers go online, those at services keep a distance

ATLANTA (AP) — Pastors across the United States delivered sermons to empty pews Sunday as houses of worship adjusted to the reality of the coronavirus pandemic, with the Vatican indicating that the holiest week on its calendar will look vastly different next month.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Scandal-scarred Virginia lawmaker now seeks justice reform

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Just a few years ago, Joe Morrissey's political career appeared to be over.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Tsarnaev jury selection delayed

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

In search of a Boston jury to try marathon suspect

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Boston buries its dead, more evidence gathered

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Shriver plans Special Olympics book

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Breaking in on the cops

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO