By Bryan Nolde Capital News Service Shred all your documents displaying bank account and Social Security numbers. Be careful about sharing personal information on the Internet, and don’t respond to e-mails requesting it. Those are important ways to prevent your identity from being stolen, said Chip Muir, who prosecutes computer crimes in Virginia. If your […]
The High Cost of Calling Home from Prison
By Xanthe Waters Capital News Service When Virginia prison inmates call home, their families pay almost $3 for just one minute of talk time. But advocates for prison reform hope to change that. A national organization called C.U.R.E. – Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants – is campaigning to reduce the phone rates charged to […]
Communication Is Key As Latino Population Grows
By Robin Hertel Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – Imagine you’re having a heart attack in the backyard, and your wife can’t tell the EMTs where you are. Or say you just went into labor while shopping, and you can’t get anyone to help you. Or maybe your house is on fire, and you can’t […]
Law Targets Poisonings by Antifreeze
By Morgan Saunders Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – Beginning in 2011, antifreeze sold in Virginia must contain a bittering agent to make it unpalatable to people and animals, according to a new state law aimed at preventing poisonings. The law requires that any engine coolant or antifreeze manufactured after Jan.1, 2011, and sold in Virginia […]
VCU Community Disputes Terrorism Accusations
By Rebecca León VCU Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – Many Virginia Commonwealth University students and faculty members are outraged after a special police intelligence unit drafted a report calling VCU a potential source for terrorism. The Virginia Fusion Center, an intelligence clearinghouse of the Virginia State Police, recently drafted a “Terrorism Threat Assessment” that named […]
Connecting Virginia through Broadband
By Nicole Fisher Capital News Service Virginia has mapped out its future in connectivity, literally. Gov. Tim Kaine has unveiled the state’s first broadband availability map. It shows which parts of Virginia currently have high-speed Internet access and which parts don’t. Armed with the data, officials hope to get more of the state wired. “Affordable […]
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