Richmond Metro News Archives

A pair of investors disclosed plans to name their own slate of four directors at The New York Times Co., saying the current board hasn't been acting aggressively enough to meet the demands of the rapidly ... via PR-inside.com

Altria is expected to tell investors on Wednesday exactly when it will spin off Philip Morris International, a plan that will separate its domestic and international tobacco operations. via WAVY-TV Portsmouth

“A junkie can't do what the f--- I do. I try to tell them (police). I am the ultimate high, understand? I am my drug, you understand me?”

Rapper Lil' Wayne has fiercely denied rumours of his alleged drug addiction, insisting he wouldn't be a hip-hop star if he was taking illegal substances. via Starpulse News Blog

A longtime employee of New York's Department of Education is accused of stealing hundreds of documents and artifacts from the New York State Library and selling some of them on eBay. via WAVY-TV Portsmouth

“Merrick proposed simultaneous LiDAR and digital orthophotography collection using multiple sensors on a single aircraft. This approach offers significant flight mission cost savings in comparison to performing two separate flights.”

Company: Merrick & Company Industry: Photogrammetry & Aerial Surveying Location: Aurora, CO, United States of America FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2008 Press Contact: Gary Outlaw, GISP, Vice President - ... via Directions Magazine

Rapper LIL' WAYNE was more than three hours late to a concert on Saturday - after he spent the day in court over his recent charges of drugs and weapons offences. via PR-inside.com

Media companies The New York Times Co and Media General Inc on Friday said hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners is seeking to elect members to their boards of directors at annual meetings this spring. via Huliq.com

A morning of follow-ups, it seems. First, a Friend of Unfair Park sends us this story from The Daily Telegraph , which suggests that Tom Hicks' fiscal troubles with his Liverpool football club may be more ... via Dallas Observer

U.S. stocks fell for a fifth day, the longest losing streak in 11 months, as growing concern about the slowing economy prompted the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by the most in more than two decades. via NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA

“I feel sorry for you - the fact that you feel you need to protect yourself in every situation. "You're afraid of crazy situations happening. I've lived through this and I know that I can't continue in my life afraid of things”

RICHMOND, Virginia : Survivors and families of the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings faced off against gun-rights advocates over a bill that would prevent criminals and the mentally ill from buying ... via International Herald Tribune

“The reason behind this is that the gas tax has nothing to do with what you pay at the pump”

Phil Puckett. Always looking out for the little guy. If that little guy is living in breathtakingly affluent Arlington County, driving a BMW M6, and wants the state to provide him with a quicker way to get to ... via From On High

“This was a sophisticated criminal conspiracy that trafficked millions of dollars of counterfeit goods from China”

Authorities announced one of the biggest counterfeit luxury-goods busts in U.S. history on Thursday, with the arrests of three New Yorkers on charges of importing fake items from China worth about $100 million ... via WNED.org

RICHMOND, Virginia : Three merchants face charges of importing and selling knockoff Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Burberry handbags and wallets from China in what federal prosecutors say is among the largest ... via International Herald Tribune

Food distributor Performance Food Group Co. said on Friday it agreed to be acquired by private equity firms Blackstone Group and Wellspring Capital Management for about $1.3 billion in cash. via New York Times

Supreme Court Chief Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard is facing more pressure to step down from a case involving Massey Energy Co. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“I'm going to bring them out here and show them to you till they tell me to stop.”

It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles might be a bit much in Virginia. via 365Gay.com

“Pain in adults with sickle cell disease is the rule rather than the exception and is far more prevalent and severe than previous large-scale studies have portrayed”

Daily pain is more common and severe among people with sickle cell disease than previously documented, U.S. researchers said on Monday. via Reuters

He loved hip-hop growing up, but the only R&B he could get into was R. Kelly. But when his friends heard his perfect tenor voice, they pushed Trey Songz to drop rap and start crooning. via Z107-7

“I learned something in working with Rolls-Royce”

Luring Rolls-Royce to Prince George County was the hardest development deal he's ever done, and Gov. via The Progress-Index

“The inclusion of state and local content on Business.gov means that small business owners can go to one Web site to find what they need to successfully manage their operations”

Kimberly takes on PR firm Kimberly Gold Mines Inc. of Post Falls has retained the services of Atlanta Capital Partners, LLC as its investor relations firm. via Coeur d'Alene Press Newspaper

“Bruce brings critical experience that will help guide BioFortis as we leverage our success in supporting translational research into the pharmaceutical sector”

Dr. Bruce Littman, former Vice President and Global Head of Translational Medicine at Pfizer, has joined the Board of Directors at BioFortis. via Med Ad News

Richmond, Virginia's head coach Dave Clawson is the latest candidate to interview for Tennessee's vacant offensive coordinator job. via WTVR Richmond

Royal Bank of Canada's proposed $1.6 billion acquisition of Alabama National BanCorp. via Bloomberg.com

“Boudin is an artist who has often been overlooked in the history of Impressionism, yet he remains one of the most charming and accessible painters of that generation”

Eugene Boudin ; "Festival in the Harbor of Honfleur," 1858; oil on wood; 16-1/8 by 23-3/8 inches; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Collection of Mr. via Art Daily

About 50 people were taken to hospitals after a Greyhound bus turned over near Henderson on U.S. Route 1 where it collided with a tractor-trailer truck. via WAVY-TV Portsmouth

The Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters competition is open to television stations licensed to Virginia and that are members of The Associated Press at the time of their entries. via WAVY-TV Portsmouth