LOCAL NEWS:
KEYWORD 
Content found for Rick
Articles
Online Analyst Ranks Virginia As Business-Friendly
An organization that looks for business-friendly states says Virginia is the real deal. Nathan Allen is a spokesman for Thumb...
Lunsford Shares Views On Law Involving Official Conduct
The Albemarle Commonwealth's Attorney has shed additional light on the Virginia law involving the conduct of elected offi...
UVA Sees More People Needing Genetic Counseling
A University of Virginia health professional says growing numbers of patients are seeking genetic counseling. Matt Thomas say...
Burton Downplays Impact Of Looming Budget Cuts
A UVA economics professor is not too concerned about the automatic spending cuts due to kick in Friday. Ed Burton (pictured) ...
Toscano Applauds Redistricting Decision
An area lawmaker likes this week's decisionby House Speaker Bill Howell that torpedoeda major re-write of the State Senat...
Hurt Shares His Views On Gun And Immigration Policies
Local congressman Robert Hurt hopes the federal government will create a policy that won't take away the rights of legiti...
Burton Warns Many Retirement Systems Are Underfunded
A University of Virginia economics professor is reacting to several alarming trends. Ed Burton (pictured)has found a growing ...
Toscano Explores Transportation And Uranium Issues
A local lawmaker says many members of the General Assembly have concerns about Governor McDonnell's proposals for highway...
UVA Prepares To Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.
A prominent educator will lead off the University of Virginia's Martin Luther King celebration. Robert Michael Franklin, ...
Critics Of Dragas Vow To Keep Fighting
A local lawmaker who doesn't want to keep Helen Dragas on the UVA Board of Visitors says the battle will continue. Delega...
Kaine Sworn In As U.S. Senator
Tim Kaine has been sworn in as the newest U.S. Senator from Virginia. Kaine took the oath of office at noon Thursday and was ...
Podiatrists Kick Off Annual Shoe Drive
The 22nd annual "Let Someone Fill Your Shoes" campaign will formally begin Tuesday. Podiatrist Dr. Sandy Schustek s...
Thousands Contribute To Latest Toy Lift
The main organizer for this year's Toy Lift says community members contributed roughly 13,000 toys, and those who gave mo...
Toscano Says Many Of His Constituents Oppose Dragas
Delegate David Toscano says many of his constituents have told him they don't want Rector Helen Dragas to stay on the Uni...
Nathaniel Howell Weighs In On Benghazi Incident
A retired diplomat who lives in Albemarle County has weighed in on the controversy surrounding U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice and...
Douglass Shares His Views On Uranium Mining
The Democrats' nominee for a local House seat wants the General Assembly to keep its moratorium on uranium mining in Virginia...
Bell Hopes New UVA Board Of Visitors Will Be More Harmonious
Delegate Rob Bell hopes the new version of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors can achieve greater harmony. Bell (p...
PVCC Finalizes Plans For Its Greene Center
7Piedmont Virginia Community College is making final preparations for its new satellite center in Stanardsville. P Frank Frie...
House of Delegates has introduced Another Budget Bill
The House of Delegates is making a second try at creating a new state budget. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Lacey P...
Allen And Kaine Spar Over Pipelines
Democrat Tim Kaine has blasted Republican George Allen's remarks on the way Virginia should handle an oil or natural gas ...
Joe Szakos Returns From Visit To Afganistan
The top man at Virginia Organizing spent a week in the capital of Afghanistan.Joe Szakos (pictured) was part of a delegation ...
Update: Thornburgh Speaks At UVA
A former Pennsylvania Governor who later served as U.S. Attorney General spoke Tuesday on the UVA Grounds. Dick Thornburgh (p...
Mallek Fears Consequences Of Western Bypass
The chairwoman of the Albemarle Board of Supervisors says she worries about homeowners who live near the path of the proposed...
Burton Says Business-Friendly Laws Help Virginia
AUniversity of Virginiaeconomist says the Virginia work force is in better shape than most states as we approach Labor Day.Ed...
Martha Jefferson's Staff Prepares For Sunday Move
Martha Jefferson Hospital is counting down to Sunday, when it moves to a new home in the Pantops area.Martha Jefferson's Ron ...
Hurt Weighs In On National Debt Limits
5th District Representative Robert Hurt hopes Congresscan resolve a current impasse over the national debt. Hurt (pictured) o...