VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Bomb experts are disposing of 40 sticks of discarded dynamite found in an outbuilding in a residential area of Virginia Beach. As a precaution, emergency responders evacuated residents Friday in the area of the building where the dynamite was found.
ACCOMAC, Va. (AP) - Two people suspected in setting a string of fires on Virginia's Eastern Shore have been found competent to stand trial. The conclusion followed a court-ordered psychological evaluation of Charles R. Smith II and Tonya Bundick. Police have said the couple is responsible for most of the 77 arsons on the Eastern Shore since last fall. They were arrested April 2.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The nearly 6,000 students at Virginia Tech's spring commencement ceremony heard from President Charles Steger (STEE'-gur) just days after he announced his retirement. Steger was the commencement speaker Friday at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg. During his remarks to graduates, he touched upon milestones during his nearly 14 years as president.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A former U.S. Postal Service official has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for accepting at least $40,000 in bribes to help a Maryland company receive $6 million in contracts. Forty-8-year-old Gene Quarles of Spotsylvania pleaded guilty earlier this year in federal court in Alexandria to bribery of a public official. Prosecutors had sought a 2-year sentence.
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