RICHMOND (AP) — Opponents of uranium mining in Virginia met with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on the issue, and they said he’s solidly in their corner. A meeting with Republican nominee Ken Cuccinelli has yet to be arranged.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) recently approved a draft Six-Year Improvement Program that includes funding to repair the bridge on Commonwealth Boulevard near Lester Street in Martinsville.

Martinsville Middle School sixth-grade math teacher Randy Smith waits (at left) in a dunk tank for students to throw balls at the target and attempt to dunk him Tuesday during Fun Day at Martinsville Middle School.

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children.