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Va. lawmakers considering a look at innocence law

Virginia lawmakers returning to Richmond in January are expected to consider relaxing the stiff legal challenges faced by wrongly convicted inmates seeking exoneration.

Tags: Johnathan Montgomery, Virginia, exoneration, Richmond, Ken Cuccinelli

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WhiteWave Foods plans $8M expansion of Va. plant

An $8 million expansion of WhiteWave Foods Co.'s plant in Mount Crawford is expected to create 32 jobs.

Tags: whitewave food, Harrisonburg, Virginia

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McAuliffe firm never applied for Va. incentives

An electric car firm headed by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe never provided Virginia officials enough details to obtain economic development incentives, according to an Associated Press review of state records.

Tags: e-car, Virginia

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Peace Corps: Virginia among top volunteer states

Virginia ranks ninth among the nation in the total number of people who volunteer to serve with the Peace Corps.

Tags: Peace Corps, volunteerism, volunteers, Virginia

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Va's Sandy death toll rises to 3

Virginia emergency and health officials say the state's death toll from Superstorm Sandy has risen to three.

Tags: superstorm Sandy, storm deaths, Virginia

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Last NY Giant to hit home run dies at Va. home

The last player to hit a home run for the New York Giants before they moved has died.

Tags: Virginia, Gail Harris

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Coast Guard launches right whale operation

Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coast Guard, Right Whale, Virginia

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How US states fared on jobless aid applications

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week by 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 355,000, a possible sign of a healing job market. But Labor Department officials cautioned that the figures were distorted by Superstorm Sandy.

Tags: economy, unemployment, Virginia

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Battleground Virginia inundated this campaign season

Virginia has been getting a lot of attention from President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney this election season. The commonwealth is seen as one of the big tossup states, along with Florida and Ohio.

Tags: elections, Virginia

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Va. regs to oversee public insurance adjusters soon

Virginia regulators will soon license public adjusters to help deal with insurance companies.

Tags: public adjustors, insurance companies, Virginia

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