Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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VDOT will temporarily close two drawbridges in the coming days.  Wednesday and Thursday nights, the Gilmerton Bridge will be closed between 8pm and 5pm.  VDOT is doing more construction work in advance of the planned replacement of the bridge.  Meanwhile, the High Rise Bridge on Interstate 64 will be closed for about an hour this Sunday at 6am for routine maintenance.

A Crime Line caller whose name was accidentally revealed to the violent crime suspect he had called about has dropped his lawsuit against the crime tip organization, but his lawyer vows to refile the lawsuit, the Suffolk News-Herald has reported.  According to the lawsuit, the tipster claims defendant Bubble Jones confronted and threatened him.

Fifteen percent of employers in Hampton Roads are planning to add workers in the 4th fiscal quarter, employment group Manpower is estimating.  Eight percent excepted to cut jobs, for a net job outlook of seven percent.  A year ago, that number was in negative territory.

The foundation in charge of the September 11th Memorial in New York City is pledging to fix a small error on the memorial.  When the memorial opened to the public Monday, the sister of 9/11 victim Jeffrey Schreier discovered her brother's first name was spelled "Jeffery."

The Easy-Bake Oven is getting a makeover.  With the government phasing out incandescent light bulbs, which served as the famous toy's heat source, Hasbro has announced the new Easy-Bake Oven will have an actual heating element, much like a real oven.

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