Virginia economy trims April dip with May upturn
Virginia's economy regained footing in May according to the Virginia Employment Commission. Indicators show 16 of 18 measures above May 1976, with 10 up in May, unemployment claims down 16.8 percent to 5 070, and nonagricultural employment rising to 2 096 100. Some hiring metrics improved while job openings declined as the economy expanded.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Employment Commission
Patricia W. Arthur
Arthur
WEC
Faith and loss mark memorial for slain Virginia boy
Nearly 600 people including many police officers attended the funeral for 10-year-old David Bennett, son of Virginia Beach Sgt. Stanley Bennett. The service at United Methodist Church in Virginia Beach urged forgiveness and Christian faith amid the abduction and strangling death. A $10,000 reward fund was established by the local police lodge, with donations guaranteed to reach the goal if needed, while investigators traced leads from Cape Charles.
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Virginia Beach
David Bennett
United Methodist Church
T. Gaughn
David
Stanley Bennett
Cape Charles
Sgt
Bennett
Special Patrol Operations and Tactical Bureau
Virginia fish kill in Tye River estimated at 72000
The State Water Control Board reported a July 10 incident in Piney River that polluted rainwater with copper from a wastewater lagoon. It killed about 72,000 fish over 11 miles, with about 88 percent minnows and 12 percent game fish such as smallmouth bass and sunfish.
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Piney River
Tye
Virginia
State Water Control Board
More Arrests Hinted in Arlington Realty Broker Slayings
Arlington County Commonwealth’s Attorney William Burroughs said new information is developing that may alter the case against Richard Earman, one of three men charged in the shooting deaths of Alan Foreman and his fiancée Donna Shoemaker. Burroughs did not disclose specifics or sources, and suggested charges against Earman could be dismissed.
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Arlington
Arlington County Commonwealth
William Burroughs
Burroughs
Commonwealth
Richard Earman
Alan Foreman
Donna Shoemaker
Earman
Flood clean up in Johnstown after third major flood since 1889
Clean up crews shovel mud and muddy water in Johnstown Pennsylvania as thousands are left homeless after a severe flood. The disaster marks the third major flood to strike the area since 1889, with relief workers called in to assist residents.
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Johnstown
Associated Press
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