Virginia

With Rising Seas, America's Birthplace Could Disappear

Christopher Joyce — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:35:00 +0000

By the end of the century, the birthplace of America may be underwater.

The first successful English colony in America was at Jamestown, Va., a swampy island in the Chesapeake Bay. The colony endured for almost a century, and remnants of the place still exist. You can go there and see the ruins. You can walk where Capt. John Smith and Pocahontas walked. But Jamestown is now threatened by rising sea levels that scientists say could submerge the island by century's end.

You wouldn't know that by looking. In springtime, Jamestown is a carpet of bright new grass.

Emotions Run High After Boston Bombing Suspect's Burial

Mark Memmott — Sat, 11 May 2013 14:49:00 +0000

The news that Boston Marathon bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried in a rural cemetery just north of Richmond, Va., is causing controversy there.

According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, concerns are being expressed by "a local Islamic leader, Caroline County officials and some n

Boston Bombing Suspect Buried In Secret At Virginia Cemetery

Scott Neuman — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:43:00 +0000

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been interred at a Muslim cemetery in central Virginia after a two-week ordeal in which a Massachusetts funeral director sought in vain to find a burial location.

The Associated Press reports that a burial was conducted in secret after the body was transferred on Thursday, ending "a frustrating search for a community willing to take the body, which had been kept at a funeral parlor in Worcester, Mass., as cemeter

Some Net Retailers Aren't Buying Online Sales Tax Proposal

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:02:00 +0000

Congress is considering a bill that would allow states to collect sales taxes from online retailers. Proponents say a law is necessary to level the playing field with brick-and-mortar stores and to raise revenue for states.

Simply put, the Marketplace Fairness Act would require any online retailer with more than $1 million in annual sales to collect and remit sales tax. But Joseph Henchman, a vice president at the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, says it's not that simple. He says the bill, at about five pages of text, is unusually brief.

Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention Chief Charged With Sexual Battery

Mon, 06 May 2013 21:49:00 +0000

The officer in charge of the sexual assault prevention and response branch for the Air Force was arrested and charged with sexual battery over the weekend.

According to an Arlington (Va.) County Police Department incident report, Lt. Col.