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Collapse of NBA, NHL arena deal prompts recriminations, allegations of impropriety in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The majority owner of the Washington Wizards and Capitals, Ted Leonsis, told a crowd in December he had “goosebumps” at the thought of moving his NBA and NHL teams from Washington to Virginia, “if all goes as planned.” It did not. ...
BYU's Aly Khalifa heads into March Madness without food or water while observing Ramadan
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Aly Khalifa will set his alarm for 4:30 a.m. Thursday, a witching hour for a college kid if ever there was one, and roll out of bed for the same breakfast as always: scrambled eggs, yogurt, some fruit, all washed down with a whole lot of water. It will be the...
Two fragile DC neighborhoods hang in the balance as the Wizards and Capitals consider leaving town
WASHINGTON (AP) — Already struggling to keep his Chinatown bar afloat, Yousef Tellawi felt a sense of impending doom when he learned that the owner of Washington's Capitals and Wizards wanted to move the teams out of the neighborhood and into northern Virginia. The departure of the...
Federal prosecutors take over case against man charged with threatening Virginia church
MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have taken over the case against a northern Virginia man arrested last year on suspicion he was about to embark on a mass shooting at a megachurch. Local prosecutors in Prince William County on Tuesday dropped charges against Rui Jiang, 35,...
Virginia House and Senate pass competing state budgets, both diverge from Youngkin's vision
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Democratic-controlled Virginia Senate and House of Delegates on Thursday each passed their own proposed version of the next two-year state budget, documents lawmakers will start to work from to fashion a compromise spending plan to send to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin....
Truck crashes into passenger vehicles in Egypt’s Alexandria leaving 15 dead, officials say
CAIRO (AP) — A truck slammed into several passenger vehicles in Egypt’s Mediterranean province of Alexandria, killing at least 15 people, authorities said Wednesday. The crash, which happened late Tuesday in Amreya district, west of Alexandria city, also injured eight people,...
Bill to help relocate Washington Capitals, Wizards sails through 1st Virginia legislative hearing
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislation underpinning a plan to relocate the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals across the Potomac River to northern Virginia easily cleared an early hurdle in the state legislature Friday. Lawmakers on the Virginia House...
Red River Bancshares: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — Red River Bancshares Inc. (RRBI) on Tuesday reported net income of $8.3 million in its fourth quarter. The bank, based in Alexandria, Louisiana, said it had earnings of $1.16 per share. The holding company for Red River...
Alexandria Real Estate Equities: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (ARE) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The real estate investment trust, based in Pasadena, California, said...
