Richmond Metro News http://www.topix.com/metro/richmond-petersburg-va http://www.topix.com/rss/metro/richmond-petersburg-va.xml Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Some Henrico addresses may have to change http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/02/some-henrico-addresses-may-have-to-change?fromrss=1 "We would conservatively estimate that we're probably losing $5 million a year."

If you live in Henrico County, you could soon have to change your address. Henrico leaders want current Richmond addresses in the county to be changed to Henrico, Virginia. via NBC12

]]> NBC12 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:26:38 GMT 0802153PRMTN 1 Novelist Phyllis Whitney dies at 104; known for romantic suspense tales that sold millions http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/02/novelist-phyllis-whitney-dies-at-104-known-for-romantic-suspense-tales-that-sold-millions?fromrss=1 "I've slowed down in that I only write one book a year"

RICHMOND, Virginia : Novelist Phyllis A. Whitney, whose romantic suspense tales sold millions of copies and earned her top accolades from the Mystery Writers of America, has died. via International Herald Tribune

]]> International Herald Tribune Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:00:20 GMT 0802149D933J 0 Elderly US Nursing Home Residents Whose Care Is Funded By Medicaid Receive Limited Cancer Care http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/02/elderly-us-nursing-home-residents-whose-care-is-funded-by-medicaid-receive-limited-cancer-care?fromrss=1 "It is also possible that nursing homes are challenged in their ability to provide day-to-day care. Therefore, cancer-related services may receive a low priority."

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Caregivers / Homecare Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Article Date: 11 Feb 2008 Elderly nursing home residents whose care is funded by Medicaid, a ... via MediLexicon

]]> MediLexicon Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:28:08 GMT 080212CNSO4I 0 Detroit Man Slain On Visit To Alabama http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/02/detroit-man-slain-on-visit-to-alabama?fromrss=1 Authorities have arrested a suspect in the robbery and beating death of a Detroit man who had traveled to Alabama to settle his late mother's estate. via WFRV

]]> WFRV Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:15:58 GMT 080211COE5HB 0 Living a lesson http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/02/living-a-lesson?fromrss=1 "There hasn't been anything I don't like. Even the things that are harder, there's a reason that you're doing it. That's why you signed up to do it"

With her sharp blue blazer and her professional demeanor, it's easy to mistake Kaylee Waldrop for a Capitol tour guide, a senator's assistant or even a lobbyist. via The Progress-Index

]]> The Progress-Index Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:08:23 GMT 080210THECGO 0 State Police Investigating Voter Scam http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/02/state-police-investigating-voter-scam?fromrss=1 "It is not the practice of the State Board of Elections to leave automated recorded messages or ask voters to return their completed voter registration forms to anyone other than to their local registrar"

RICHMOND Virginia State Police in cooperation with the State Board of Elections is investigating more than a dozen inquiries from residents across Virginia about a voter registration scam. via Culpeper Times

]]> Culpeper Times Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:46:24 GMT 080208M67P9O 0 Owens and Minor to Participate in 2008 UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference on February 12, 2008 http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/02/owens-and-minor-to-participate-in-2008-ubs-global-healthcare-services-conference-on-february-12-2008?fromrss=1 The Owens & Minor presentation will be webcast live and later archived at www.owens-minor.com under the Investor Relations section. via PR-inside.com

]]> PR-inside.com Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:40:08 GMT 080207E18179 0 Person Of Interest Sought In Richmond Murders http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/02/person-of-interest-sought-in-richmond-murders?fromrss=1 Police are seeking what they call a "person of interest" in the sayings of two cousins in Richmond and Hopewell. via WCAV

]]> WCAV Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:49:34 GMT 080206JVK7R8 0 Timmons Group Hires Steve Schwabe as Senior Project Manager http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/02/timmons-group-hires-steve-schwabe-as-senior-project-manager?fromrss=1 "His depth of experience and leadership in delivering quantifiable maintenance management solutions to both commercial and public clients will strengthen our already talented EAM Solutions team."

Timmons Group, an industry-leading Enterprise Asset Management consulting and solutions provider, announced today that the firm has hired Steve Schwabe as a Senior Project Manager within the Richmond, ... via GISUser.com

]]> GISUser.com Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:10:43 GMT 080206HULK9D 0 Get Free Help With Your Taxes http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/02/get-free-help-with-your-taxes?fromrss=1 "We encourage all residents who qualify or think they may qualify to take advantage of this free service"

Henrico County and the Greater Richmond Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition will join the effort to bring attention to the earned income tax credit on National EITC Awareness Day, Thursday, Jan. via WTVR Richmond

]]> WTVR Richmond Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:06:10 GMT 0802049CBJM3 0 Hedge fund defends actions in proxy battle with Media General http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/02/hedge-fund-defends-actions-in-proxy-battle-with-media-general?fromrss=1 An investment group today defended its plan to nominate members to the board of directors for newspaper publisher Media General Incorporated. via WDBJ7

]]> WDBJ7 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:12:37 GMT 080202F97B30 0 Lil Wayne Addresses Drug Charges, Takes His Crew To Task At Virginia Show http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/02/lil-wayne-addresses-drug-charges-takes-his-crew-to-task-at-virginia-show?fromrss=1 "I am the ultimate high, understand? I am my drug, you understand me?"

After being hit with felony weapons and drug charges in an Arizona courtroom on Friday morning, Lil Wayne promised fans in Richmond, Virginia, that he would make it to his headlining show in the city that same ... via VH1 News

]]> VH1 News Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:30:41 GMT 080201R0MNR5 0 Investors plan to name their own slate of 4 directors at The New York Times Co. http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/01/investors-plan-to-name-their-own-slate-of-4-directors-at-the-new-york-times-co?fromrss=1 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

]]> PR-inside.com Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:02:08 GMT 0801313IE3EC 0 Altria may announce timing of Philip Morris International spinoff http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/01/altria-may-announce-timing-of-philip-morris-international-spinoff?fromrss=1 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

]]> WAVY-TV Portsmouth Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:35:35 GMT 080130ES9DG5 0 Lil' Wayne Dismisses Alleged Drug Use http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/01/lil-wayne-dismisses-alleged-drug-use?fromrss=1 "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

]]> Starpulse News Blog Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:24:33 GMT 080129CVPOU1 0 NYS employee accused of stealing historic artifacts http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/01/nys-employee-accused-of-stealing-historic-artifacts?fromrss=1 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

]]> WAVY-TV Portsmouth Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:42:55 GMT 080128VPRFJA 0 Merrick & Company Kicks-off LiDAR and Photogrammetric Mapping Project, Henrico County, Virginia, USA http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/01/merrick-company-kicks-off-lidar-and-photogrammetric-mapping-project-henrico-county-virginia-usa?fromrss=1 "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

]]> Directions Magazine Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:38:00 GMT 0801285STDQT 0 Lil' Wayne Hours Late to Concert http://www.topix.net/metro/richmond-petersburg-va/2008/01/lil-wayne-hours-late-to-concert?fromrss=1 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

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