Our communities safer to help victims of Sexual Violence know that their perpetrator is brought to justice attorney general mark herring tells thirty news now bodie sell more forensics in Northern Virginia will be testing the more than two thousand Sexual Assault evidence kits and the first kits to be tested are coming from right here in Hampton Roads from the Virginia Beach police department. Those kids should begin to arrive at the lab in the next couple weeks with results on the way in about six to eight weeks its really important this be done thoughtfully and carefully because this could be used as evidence in criminal cases the testing is funded through the one point four Million Dollar grant to the a gs office ignored in september just a couple months after our initial investigation. I think the stories about the untested kits and Public Awareness helped really bring this issue to the forefront program started to provide the resources the use of those resources now sending a mess
Pat collins, news4. A bomb scare this morning at a bank in fredericksburg. Police say it looks like someone tried to blast open an atm. Keith russell has the latest from the news4 live desk. Keith . Wendy, police say their Surveillance Video shows someone walking up to the atm around 4 00 this morning. He put something down near the machine moments later and explosion. If he was trying to blow open the atm, it did not work. Its still standing. Believe it or not, it still works. Fredericksburg police, state police and fbi roped off the area this morning. The state Police Bomb Arson Unit even suited up to check for more explosives after a bomb sniffing dog picked something up near a dumpster. Nothing else was ever found. Now, there were no injuries. But that blast was powerful enough to wake up a woman who lived nearby and set off car alarms in the area. Keith russell, news4. Keith, thanks. Two fbi raids in arlington today, officers searched the seventh floor of an Office Building in the
Taking stock. But first, headlines. Thanks. Microsoft did indeed report its earnings after the closing bell. The companys Second Quarter profit and revenue exceeded projections. Net income was 6. 56 billion. That worked out to 78 cents a share. Starbucks also out with its earnings numbers. The Worlds Largest coffee shop chain reported First Quarter sales. Firstquarter revenue rising. Analysts on average have projected 4. 29 billion. And billionaire investor carl ikahn says hes increased his stake in appleby another 500 in apple by another 500 million. That brings his total holdings to 3. 6 billion. He also today released an open letter to shareholders repeating his recommendations as the Company Increase its share repurchasing program. Those are some of your top headlines at this hour. Thanks very much. Today at the World Economic forum in switzerland, u. S. Treasury secretary called on the u. S. Congress to reach a deal on the debt ceiling sooner rather than later. Our chief washingto
Thanks. Microsoft did indeed report its earnings after the closing bell. The companys Second Quarter profit and revenue exceeded projections. Net income was 6. 56 billion. That reflected . 78 a share. Starbucks also out with its earnings numbers. The Worlds Largest coffee shop ain reported First Quarter sales. They rose. Analysts on average have projected 4. 29 billion. And billionaire investor carl icon says hes increased his stake in appleby another 500 million. That brings his total holdings to 3. 6 billion. He also today released an open letter to shareholders repeating his recommendations as the company increased its share repurchasing program. Those are some of your top headlines at this hour. Thanks very much. Today at the World Economic forum in switzerland, u. S. Treasury secretary called on the u. S. Congress to reach a deal on the debt ceiling sooner rather than later. Our chief washington correspondent has more on the secretarys latest warning. Time becoming the enemy in th
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