Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA) articles from June 2007

Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA) archives from June 2007

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Richard Nunnally column: GARDENING Q&A.(Column)
June 30, 2007... Byline: Richard Nunnally Jun. 30--Q. We have 25-year-old Golden Delicious apple trees that have fire blight and are not producing. We have trimmed out the fire blight and the remaining leaves are green and healthy. What kind of...

Jehovah's Witnesses meet for Richmond convention.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Bailey Stephens Jun. 30--More than 5,000 Jehovah's Witnesses from central and Northern Virginia flocked to Richmond yesterday to attend the first session of their annual district convention. The three-day district session...

Local 'lone wolves' growing: Sole proprietorships in the metro area had a 6 percent rise, beating national level.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Staff Reports Jun. 30--Sole proprietorships grew faster in the Richmond region than nationally from 2004 to 2005, according to numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Businesses without a payroll increased to 69,238...

SLUMPING AND SMILING: The season may be lost, but it's not too late for Marco Andretti to have some fun again.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Jill Erwin Jun. 30--It's easy to forget that Marco Andretti is only 20 years old. His famous lineage and successful rookie year ratcheted expectations for Andretti through the roof. The highest expectations may have come...

Cho went once to campus center: Seung-Hui Cho showed up for mandated outpatient treatment, records indicate.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Rex Bowman Jun. 30--Seung-Hui Cho showed up for mandated outpatient treatment, records indicate. BLACKSBURG -- Mentally ill Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho kept at least one appointment with an on-campus counseling center,...

Effective tomorrow: New laws: How they may change your life.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Michael Hardy and Pamela Stallsmith Jun. 30--At least one of the new state laws and other measures that go into effect tomorrow are likely to affect you and the way you lead your life. If you have small children, there's the...

Church's new steeple honors a daughter: Henrico Methodists memorialize woman, 30, who died in 2002.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Brandon Shulleeta Jun. 30--His arm was in a sling. He had torn ligaments in his wrist from falling off a ladder. And his wife was telling him not to overwork himself. Still, that wasn't enough to hold Ben McLean down. The...

Morva sentenced in robbery attempts: Accused of killing 2 while a fugitive in Blacksburg, he will face another trial.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Rex Bowman Jun. 30--CHRISTIANSBURG -- William C. Morva, charged with killing two men after escaping a deputy's custody last year, will serve 38 years in prison for botched robberies in 2005, a judge ruled yesterday. The...

Relocation costs add up in city.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Michael Martz Jun. 30--Richmond school officials say they can't afford to move their offices out of City Hall, but they're already spending more than $537,000 to relocate the system's information technology depart- Richmond...

2 off-duty deputies pay probed: Payroll records show Richmond schools overpaid for work.
June 30, 2007... Byline: David Ress Jun. 30--Richmond police and prosecutors are investigating payments by the school system to city sheriff's deputies for security work that allegedly wasn't done. The investigation came after the Richmond Sheriff's...

Richmond City Council offers to cut its own budget: Aim of $294,000 in cuts is to allay pension-cost concerns.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Michael Martz Jun. 30--Richmond City Council has turned the budget ax on itself to pay for improved pension benefits to retired city employees. The council offered almost $300,000 in cuts to Richmond school officials are...

'Evening' a hard film to take seriously: Movie's melodrama highlights a lack of original material.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Daniel Neman Jun. 30--Later in this review, I'm going to write "there is such a thing as too much foreshadowing." There is also, one could point out, such a thing as too much schmaltz. And in an effort to set some sort of...

'Ratatouille' turns out bland: 'Incredibles' director unexpectedly misses despite tasty premise.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Daniel Neman Jun. 30--You'd think someone who has received the critical acclaim of Brad Bird would not find it necessary to attack critics. Bird's work has been nearly unanimously praised in such animated works as "The...

Virginia stem-cell pioneer is dead: Dr. Milton Ende's guess led to lifetime studying possibilities in new blood.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Ellen Robertson Jun. 30--During the 1960s, Dr. Milton Ende of Petersburg was taking a bath and thinking how he could help his terminal leukemia patients. He wondered why newborns rarely got cancer and thought the reason might...

Dr. H. Myron Kauffman Jr. dies: Midlothian resident, 74, was a pioneer in performing kidney-transplant surgeries.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Ellen Robertson Jun. 30--Dr. Herbert Myron Kauffman Jr.'s life as a pioneer kidney-transplant surgeon and scientist was "unbelievable drama" that revolved around the ringing of his phone. Whenever a call came that a kidney...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., John Markon column: To the IRL, RIR is short and sweet.(Column)
June 30, 2007... Byline: John Markon Jun. 30--You don't need to be an Einstein to grasp the concept of relativity as it relates to tonight's Indy Racing League tour stop at Richmond International Raceway. There's definitely an uneasy aspect to...

EDITORIAL: A Higher Principle.(Editorial)
June 30, 2007... Jun. 30--RACE RULING The school desegregation programs struck down on Thursday by the Supreme Court were not so egregious as some others that treated people differently solely on the basis of skin color. Indeed, a defensible case could...

Braves get offer on lease: RMA proposes two-year extension with option for third.
June 30, 2007... Byline: John O'Connor Jun. 30--The Richmond Metropolitan Authority, which operates The Diamond, has offered the Atlanta Braves a lease extension. The current lease for use of The Diamond by the Richmond Braves expires at the end of this...

Experienced Gorres gives Kickers coach on field: German midfielder is like a point guard who's threat to score.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Paul Woody Jun. 30--Sascha Gorres has shown he can take care of business in the classroom. He already has two college degrees, one earned in the United States and the other in his native Germany. He has shown he can take care...

A sweet repeat for Wortham: After battling for 21 holes, she sinks birdie to defeat 4-time champion McGurn.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Vic Dorr Jr. Jun. 30--Imagine a banana split topped by a butterscotch sundae topped by a wedge of pie a la mode and you might approach the sweetness quotient of Lindsay Wortham's victory in the 80th Richmond Women's Golf...

Summer school for Dowdell, Gordon: Ex-Hokies not drafted, but will get their shots with Sonics, Mavericks.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Darryl Slater Jun. 30--Local college players were shut out of Thursday night's draft, but at least two landed with teams yesterday. Zabian Dowdell and Jamon Gordon, Virginia Tech's guard duo, will play in summer leagues with...

Hopkins takes feature race again: Starting seventh fails to slow down the LMS points leader.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Walt Amacker Jun. 30--A threatening sky and a seventh-place starting position seemed to make a good combination for racing at Southside Speedway. Late Model Sportsman points leader Chris Hopkins used that parlay last night...

Rain washes out qualifying for the IRL race at RIR.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Ralph N. Paulk Jun. 30--Dario Franchitti was awarded the pole for tonight's SunTrust Indy Challenge at Richmond International Raceway last night. The Indianapolis 500 winner claimed the pole on entrant points when racetrack and...

Art under glass: Quirk Gallery exhibits aren't your garden-variety terrariums.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Julie Young Jun. 30--A terrarium exhibit featuring all plant-filled glass vessels would be much too predictable for Quirk Gallery. Instead, the funky art spot on West Broad Street will showcase 13 artists' interpretations of...

EDITORIAL: Adults, Too.(Editorial)
June 30, 2007... Jun. 30--CAR PHONES This year the General Assembly passed legislation to prohibit minors from using cell phones while driving. The law takes effect tomorrow. Teens are not alone. Cell phones and cars do not mix, period. Everyone...

Fatal DUI case may be retried.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Tom Campbell Jun. 30--Susan Martinson, a juror in the Gadsby trial, says she doesn't believe the prosecution proved its case. Kelly Lynn Gadsby might go on trial a second time on drunken-driving and manslaughter charges after...

Speed networking program planned for July 11.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Margaret Matray Jun. 30--Networking is all about the introduction. That's why Mike Ogilvie, president of Pendulum Inc., developed a program that allows participants to meet as many as 30 people in one hour. Ogilvie will lead...

Counting Virginia's sharks: Dusky to great white.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Bill Geroux Jun. 30--ABOARD THE BAY EAGLE The 4-foot-long sand tiger shark at the end of the line tensed and flashed a mouthful of long, ragged teeth. Dean Grubbs calmly wrestled it onto the deck of the boat and pinned it there...

The iPhone's finally here.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Jeffrey Kelley Jun. 30--At 2 p.m. yesterday, the Apple Inc. store at Short Pump Town Center closed, and a black veil was draped across the interior of the windows so no one could see inside. About an hour later, Robert Bowman...

FBI arrives at local dive shops.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Joe Macenka Jun. 30--David Mowrer was working behind the counter of the Dallas Weston Dive Center when two FBI agents walked in last week. They wanted to talk about terrorism and what Mowrer, the Chester shop's co-owner,...

Cantor opposes rise in investment firms' taxes.
June 30, 2007... Byline: Jeff E. Schapiro Jun. 30--U.S. Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, a longtime ally of business, is leading efforts to kill a Democratic proposal to slap new taxes on some of Wall Street's heaviest hitters. Chief vote-counter for...

EDITORIAL: Business Is News.(Editorial)
June 29, 2007... Jun. 29--CAPITAL ONE After discussing Philip Morris, HCA, and Richard Sharp's retirement as chairman of CarMax, yesterday's Editorial Page concluded, "Business news is news." The lead story on yesterday's front page reported, "Capital...

EDITORIAL: Enough Said.(Editorial)
June 29, 2007... Jun. 29--George Allen on how John McCain's support of the Senate immigration reform bill will affect the Arizonan's presidential campaign: "God, that just hurts him a great deal." To see more of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, or to...

Ayers says his first priority is to listen: University of Richmond's new president.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Gary Robertson Jun. 29--The speech of Edward L. Ayers, who becomes president of the University of Richmond on Sunday, is marked by a Southern twang that rings like a fiddle through the foothills. Even half a dozen years at...

Advocates retain views of the bill.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Juan Antonio Lizama Jun. 29--Hispanic immigrants were dismayed by the Senate vote yesterday to kill the immigration bill, and by the news that it may not be revived anytime soon. Andres Tobar, chair of the Virginia Coalition...

College sets up system for alerts: University of Mary Washington plans to implement it in August.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Kiran Krishnamurthy Jun. 29--FREDERICKSBURG -- The University of Mary Washington has purchased a text-messaging system to alert students, faculty and staff about campus emergencies. The system from Arlington-based Roam Secure...

Water keeps coming in leaky Capitol: Renovation is causeas executive, Senate offices are disrupted.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Jeff E. Schapiro Jun. 29--The restored state Capitol is full of leaks, but not the kind that make for front-page intrigues. Workers have repaired water leaks in the governor's office on the third floor and the House speaker's...

WWBT will broadcast fourth hour of 'Today'.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Douglas Durden Jun. 29--NBC's fourth hour of "Today," premiering in September, will air in Richmond after all. WWBT, which previously had no room for more "Today," will move "Rachael Ray" to 2 p.m. weekdays, freeing up 11...

Prescription: Don't get sick: 'Sicko' takes on health care, and the prognosis is grim.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Daniel Neman Jun. 29--In France, when they ask if you have a pre-existing medical condition, it isn't so they can deny you insurance. It's so they can treat it. In England, medical care is free to all. Hospitals do have...

A lap around RIR with HELIO CASTRONEVES.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Jill Erwin Jun. 29--Helio Castroneves has started from the pole twice at Richmond International Raceway (2004 and '06) and has captured four poles in seven races this season. To him, qualifying is a challenge he revels in. Here's...

It's a friendly competition: CCV teammates set for their annual run at the RWGA title.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Vic Dorr Jr. Jun. 29--Camaraderie will take a few hours off when Lindsay Wortham and Boodie McGurn meet in this morning's Richmond Women's Golf Association championship match. Respect, on the other hand, will report for work as...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Lee Graves column: Brooks made mark locally, but not with this street sign.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Lee Graves Jun. 29--Ukrop's, Target, Office Depot and other staples of the retail world. Who knew they would name a street after one of the fishing world's all-time greats, a one-time Richmonder whose legacy still evokes...

OPINION: Dick Cheney's Not Saying (and That's Just for Starters).
June 29, 2007... Byline: A. Barton Hinkle Jun. 29--STONEWALLING Vice President Dick Cheney's office has refused to comply with an executive order governing classified information. The order requires reports on the handling of classified material to be...

EDITORIAL: Still Time.(Editorial)
June 29, 2007... Jun. 29--RICHMOND HISTORY MAKERS The deadline draws near, but there is still time for Richmonders to make history. They have until 5 o'clock this evening to nominate candidates for Richmond History Makers, the program sponsored by...

EDITORIAL: Moving Pictures.(Editorial)
June 29, 2007... Jun. 29--MAYOR-BOARD TIFF In the latest chapter of the long-running soap opera, "Doug Wilder versus the Bureaucracy," the mayor may be letting his enthusiasm for hardball override his concern for the public good. Wilder's demand that...

Woman guilty in double-fatal Henrico crash.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Tom Campbell Jun. 29--A Henrico County jury last night convicted Kelly Lynn Gadsby, 23, of involuntary manslaughter and drunken driving in a Dec. 24 crash that killed two of her friends. She could be sentenced to as much as...

Logomotion plant will change hands: Aids mentally disabled.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Melodie N. Martin Jun. 29--Iris Rivers readied an embroidery machine on a recent workday for an order of custom-imprinted baseball caps. After threading fine, colored threads and setting computerized controls, she watched as...

Finalist picked for police chief in Chesterfield.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Mark Bowes and Julian Walker Jun. 29--The early front-runner for Chesterfield County police chief is now the runner-up. Deputy Chief Andy Scruggs was knocked out of contention this week when a committee tasked with finding a...

Richmond gives some more time to pay city taxes: Wilder announces extension for elderly, disabled residents.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Michael Martz Jun. 29--Don't worry. The tax man isn't coming today for more than 2,700 elderly and disabled homeowners in Richmond who are waiting for promised relief on their real estate taxes. Mayor L. Douglas Wilder...

Census details population drain: Richmond and Petersburg show drop from 2000.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Michael Martz Jun. 29--Richmond and Petersburg have been the biggest losers in population among Virginia cities this decade. The population of Petersburg declined by an estimated 1,295 people, or 3.8 percent, from 2000...

U.Va.'s already hefty impact growing: Economic study looks at how the school affects Charlottesville and state.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Carlos Santos Jun. 29--CHARLOTTESVILLE -- The University of Virginia is the big elephant in these parts and probably out in your parts too. U.Va.'s economic impact statewide and in the Charlottesville area is hefty and...

Richmond gives some more time to pay tax: Wilder announces extension for elderly, disabled residents.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Michael Martz Jun. 29--Mayor L. Douglas Wilder: "Our citizens who participate in the program will have no penalty or interest charges to pay." Don't worry. The tax man isn't coming today for more than 2,700 elderly and...

Man indicted in home-loan fraud case.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Tom Campbell Jun. 29--A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a Chesterfield County man on bank-fraud charges alleging he took more than $1 million by obtaining multiple equity loans on his residence. Anthony T. Harrelson,...

Richmond man to serve prison term: He is sentenced for malicious wounding, felony eluding police.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Tom Campbell Jun. 29--The South Richmond man who stabbed his wife last November and then led police on a 28-mile chase around the city has a prison sentence of 4 1/2 years to serve. Jerry L. Blow Sr., 48, was convicted in...

Pa. salt cavern will store gas: Dominion tries new way to contain fuel, costing $500 million-$700 million.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Margaret Matray Jun. 29--Dominion Resources Inc. is looking to store natural gas in a new spot -- salt caverns. The Richmond-based energy company will spend between $500 and $700 million to create salt caverns and build a...

ALL GROWN UP: Only woman to finish runner-up in IRL race returns for her second tour with the series.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Jill Erwin Jun. 29--Sarah Fisher's second chance isn't bad, as second chances go. At one time the only woman in IndyCar, Fisher set all kinds of records. She was the first woman to finish third in a race and still the only...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., John Markon column: Throwback having time of life in U.S.(Column)
June 29, 2007... Byline: John Markon Jun. 29--WASHINGTON While the 1960s seem to be an epochal decade in many ways, they stand out as a dramatic but deadly Golden Age in automobile racing. Quantum jumps in technology produced commensurately breath-taking...

Wizards pick USC's Young: Selection signals some free agents unlikely to re-sign.
June 29, 2007... Byline: John Markon Jun. 29--WASHINGTON -- The Washington Wizards prepared for some off-season turnover by selecting Nick Young, a 6-7 shooting guard from Southern California, with the 16th pick in last night's NBA Draft. "Nick is a...

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Bob Lipper column: Duke basketball: Coach K whines through summer doldrums.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Bob Lipper Jun. 29--a closer look Mike Krzyzewski is sensitive as hell and he's not going to take it anymore. He's read the reviews to date, oh, boy. Says it's become acceptable for the media to take shots at his players...

A different perspective on golf: Inversion therapy, practice top prep list for tourney favorite.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Tim Pearrell Jun. 29--POTOMAC FALLS -- Peter Badawy suffered a back injury playing tennis with his father Tuesday. That was a day before the start of the Virginia State Golf Association Men's Amateur Championship. The...

Creech now playing a bigger game: Massive stroke has former athletic star fighting to rebound.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Fred Jeter Jun. 29--Hard times don't discriminate. Sooner or later, they come knocking on most of our doors. Even big, strong Len Creech wasn't immune. Highly successful in athletics, business and in his family life,...

Watkins Centre kicks off: Ceremonial event today in Chesterfield marks next step in office-retail project.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Julian Walker Jun. 29--A ceremonial groundbreaking at the Watkins Centre tract that officials hope will develop into a next-generation Innsbrook for Chesterfield County will be today. Work has already begun at the 640-acre...

Southside Speedway: Hot on track, in the kitchen: Hopkins eager for home cooking, Late Model wins.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Fred Jeter Jun. 29--Biological families are joined by blood. Then there are racing families, held together by gasoline, oil, grease . . . and maybe a little home cooking. Barbara Hughes has a taste for victory. Chris...

Post 175 discovers Gold(berg) at shortstop.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Fred Jeter Jun. 29--Mike Goldberg has a healthy appetite for baseball. Few gobble up groundballs and spit out base hits like the diminutive dynamo. The 5-8, 140-pound Benedictine junior plans to add plenty of sizzle and pop...

Cosby jumped into fray: With no seniors, first-year school still competed with best.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Fred Jeter Jun. 29--On NBC, the Cosby Show won Emmy's, Golden Globes and was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings five straight years. In the Dominion District, a local "Cosby Show" is bowing to rave reviews. Presiding over...

Crocodiles are rockin': Canterbury swim team has impressive string of perfection.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Fred Jeter Jun. 29--For most, boasting of being undefeated lasts a few days, a couple weeks, maybe a month or so. For Canterbury's Crocodiles, the undefeated tag has stuck for more than a decade. Many club swimmers paint...

Fitzgerald: from ball boy to pro football star: Wide receiver relates well to camp youths with his experience.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Paul Woody Jun. 29--Some children grow up not knowing exactly what their parents do for a living. Larry Fitzgerald didn't have that problem. He understood his father's duties as the sports editor of the Minnesota...

Young soccer player dreams big: Midlothian boy tries out for youth teams in Argentina, Spain.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Juan Antonio Lizama Jun. 29--This 12-year-old has exceptional soccer skills. His coach has connections in high international soccer circles. Those things enabled Adam Warren of Midlothian to live an experience beyond his dreams....

Pioneering advocate for disabled stepping down: Roy Grizzard of Ashland, former Henrico educator, blazed trail in federal job.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Margaret Matray Jun. 29--Roy Grizzard met a Marine who wanted to go to college and become a teacher and coach. But after suffering brain injuries and a hearing impairment from an explosion in Iraq, the Marine plans to get...

Painting pig in treatment: But prognosis good for Smithfield, who is fighting cancer.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Cynthia McMullen Jun. 29--The cancer returned, but the pig-nosis is good. Richmond's beloved painting pig, Smithfield, was diagnosed with nasal cancer four years ago, treated and -- after surgery and 19 rounds of radiation --...

Paris Hilton on Larry King: Deep television thoughts of cell-ebutante Paris Hilton.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Douglas Durden Jun. 29--TVChat has to hand it to Paris Hilton. Even behind bars, she managed to generate a controversy extending well beyond her own recent unpleasantness. Two networks were supposedly willing to pay for...

Guilty verdict in Henrico crash.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Tom Campbell Jun. 29--A young woman charged in the Christmas Eve deaths of two friends in a car crash in Henrico County was found guilty Thursday night of involuntary manslaughter and drunken driving. Kelly Lynn Gadsby, 23,...

MOVIE REVIEW: Sicko: 'Sicko' takes on health care, and the prognosis is grim.(Movie review)
June 29, 2007... Byline: Daniel Neman Jun. 29--RELATED: Q&A with Michael Moore In France, when they ask if you have a pre-existing medical condition, it isn't so they can deny you insurance. It's so they can treat it. In England, medical care is...

Capital One adds to job cuts.
June 28, 2007... Byline: Carol Hazard Jun. 28--Capital One Financial Corp., the second-largest nongovernment employer in the Richmond area, will slash 1,000 jobs by the end of next year. That's in addition to 1,000 job cuts worldwide in the past two...

River, lake E. coli limit may be raised.
June 28, 2007... Byline: Rex Springston Jun. 28--Rivers and lakes in which people swim and play could contain higher levels of fecal bacteria under a new state proposal. The State Water Control Board proposed yesterday relaxing the standard, or...

Gadsby doesn't recall crash: Defendant testifies she doesn't know who drove car in wreck that killed 2.
June 28, 2007... Byline: Tom Campbell Jun. 28--Kelly Lynn Gadsby testified yesterday that she initially assumed -- and told other people -- that she was driving the car that crashed early Christmas Eve and killed two of her friends. That ended when...

EDITORIAL: Carolina Reacts.(Editorial)
June 28, 2007... Jun. 28--Although Wachovia Securities will move its headquaters from Richmond to St. Louis, the Gateway City did not cheer the company's purchase of A.G. Edwards, the investment firm located in the shadow of the Arch. The press cited the loss...

EDITORIAL: There's More.(Editorial)
June 28, 2007... Jun. 28--As the region digested the Philip Morris story, it learned that HCA Richmond plans to hire 120 new employees at its patient-account service center in Chesterfield. The site already employs about 600; HCA ranks as Central Virginia's...

Schools' offerings vary: Makeup classes are available, but there's art, drama -- even honors physics, floral design.
June 28, 2007... Byline: Olympia Meola Jun. 28--Perched on a stool at the art table, Jenna Shows, 8, was having a grand old time. Her little hands couldn't wrap multicolored pipe cleaners with feathers glued to the end around a painted stick fast...

Two rescued from James River: 14-year-old boy and his uncle saved from waters by firefighters.
June 28, 2007... Byline: Jim Nolan Jun. 28--TOUR: Belle Isle Richmond firefighters rescued a 14-year-old boy and his uncle from the swift-moving waters of the James River yesterday. The pair unintentionally waded into deeper water off Belle Isle...

Dress right for class, Powhatan students told: School Board adopts rules on clothing, conduct for 2007-08.
June 28, 2007... Byline: Jamie C. Ruff Jun. 28--POWHATAN -- The Powhatan County School Board yesterday adopted a code of conduct and dress code for the coming school year that members said they hope will curtail inappropriate dress. The board adopted...

Blowfish concert at IAH postponed.
June 28, 2007... Byline: By Melissa Ruggieri Jun. 28--Because Darius Rucker is still recuperating from a staph infection in his left knee, the Hootie & The Blowfish concert scheduled for July 11 for Innsbrook After Hours has been postponed until...

Music Notes.
June 28, 2007... Byline: Melissa Ruggieri Jun. 28--If you're hoping to be this year's Elliott Yamin or Chris Richardson, you'll have to do some driving first. The "American Idol" audition cities for season seven have been announced, and the final slot,...

Clarkson's CD all her own: The good and the bad come amid a public feud with the head of her record label.
June 28, 2007... Byline: Melissa Ruggieri Jun. 28--Based on the drama surrounding Kelly Clarkson these past few weeks, it's reasonable to worry that her new album could be a disaster. The public tiffs with Clive Davis, the granddaddy of the record...