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    Driver killed when Miley Cyrus bus overturns near Richmond
    By DENA POTTER DINWIDDIE, Va. The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said.

    Va. has 3 more swine flu deaths, 1 in Norfolk
    Three more deaths in Virginia associated with swine flu have been confirmed, including a Norfolk woman with underlying health problems. The other two deaths involved a man from the Richmond health district and a woman from the West Piedmont health district. Both had underlying conditions. Due to privacy concerns, the state health department did not identify victims.

    Beach-based soldier recovering after mishap at Fort Pickett
    BLACKSTONE A soldier based in Virginia Beach is in stable condition after injuring her hand when a small pyrotechnic device detonated accidentally at Fort Pickett on Wednesday.

    Va. commission releasing state jobless figures today
    The Virginia Employment Commission is expected today to release unemployment figures for October, the Associated Press is reporting. In September, the rate of unemployment in Hampton Roads edged up to 6.7 percent from 6.6 percent, according to the agency announced last month.

    Va. road budget slashed $851.5M more
    RICHMOND State transportation officials delivered another round of bad but not unexpected news on Wednesday when they laid out plans to further slash $851.5 million from road-building operations over the next six years. Since spring 2008, the state's six-year road plan has been reduced by $4.6 billion.

    Recycling in Va. remained steady in 2008, report shows
    Virginia’s recycling rate remained unchanged at 38.5 percent last year, according to a state report. The annual report by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality logs the performance of 324 cities, counties and towns, including some recycling activity by businesses.

    Fatal shootings involving nonhunters rare in Va.
    ROANOKE Fatal hunting-related shootings in which a nonhunter is a victim are rare in Virginia. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries spokeswoman Julia Dixon says none of the 39 firearms-related fatalities recorded since 1998 involved a nonhunter.

    Shellfish harvesting halted by Va. health department through Dec. 2
    The Virginia Department of Health is closing Chesapeake Bay tributaries, including in Hampton Roads, to shellfish harvesting because of last week’s nor’easter, effective today through Dec. 2. The affected shellfish include oysters, clams and scallops. Crabs and fin fish are not banned.

    Budget shortfall could mean cuts to programs
    RICHMOND Virginia faces a budget shortfall of as much as $2.7 billion over the next two fiscal years, a deficit that could trigger deep and lasting cuts to state programs, lawmakers learned Tuesday. Lawmakers also face the prospect of cutting $300 million from the budget that expires June 30, as tax collections continue to fall short of projections.

    Va. inmate who killed 2 is executed in electric chair
    By Dena Potter JARRATT A former Army counterintelligence worker was executed by electric chair Tuesday for killing a Virginia couple, becoming the first U.S. inmate to die by electrocution in more than a year.

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