Charles Fishburne is a correspondent for WCVE Public Radio. He brings over 40 years experience as a broadcast journalist and news executive in Richmond, Washington D.C. and New York. Charles was also a long-time television news anchor and news director in Richmond.
The so-called “East Coast Rapist,” suspected of assaulting at least 17 women from Virginia to Rhode Island is being held in Connecticut on 1.5 million dollars bond.
The Virginia Department of Education has announced almost 230 million dollars in school construction bonds for 33 localities in the state, where school construction and repairs are badly needed.
Several Rastafarians in Virginia’s prison system have spent years in solitary confinement, because they refuse to cut their hair. But as Charles Fishburne reports, attempts to coerce them to conform to prison rules have so far had limited success.
An amended health bill requiring the state’s abortion clinics to be regulated like hospitals has passed the Virginia Senate and is expected to be signed by the Governor. Republicans have fought for it for years...but as Charles Fishburne reports, the fight may not be over yet.
