Wal-Mart nears vote on proposed Va. store near Civil War battlefield that has riled historians

October 5th, 2009 NM civil war battlefield gets exposureALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The plan was to march up the Rio Grande, capture the city of Santa Fe and seize the thousands of rifles, dozens of cannons and other supplies at Fort Union for a campaign that would expand the Confederacy's borders all the way to the California Coast.

September 23rd, 2009 Walmart near Va battlefield challengedRICHMOND, Va. — Preservationists and residents filed a legal challenge Wednesday to block construction of a Walmart Supercenter near a famed battlefield where the Civil War began to turn in favor of the North.

September 21st, 2009 NJ man, 82, charged with fondling Wal-Mart patronsTRENTON, N.J. — Police in New Jersey say an 82-year-old sex offender has been charged with fondling female Wal-Mart customers.

September 11th, 2009 Pair accused of playing porn DVD at Ark. Wal-MartFORT SMITH, Ark.

September 8th, 2009 2 China Wal-Mart workers arrested after deathBEIJING — Two employees of a Wal-Mart store in eastern China were arrested after a woman was beaten outside the store on suspicion of being a shoplifter and died, a state-owned newspaper reported Tuesday. The China Daily said Yu Xiaochun died 500 yards (meters) from the store in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province.

August 23rd, 2009 Wal-Mart worker accused of beating boss with batNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police in New Haven accused a Wal-Mart worker of beating an assistant manager in a store aisle with an aluminum baseball bat after getting reprimanded for the second time in a few days.

June 4th, 2009 Wal-Mart says it will create 22,000 jobs in 2009BENTONVILLE, Ark. — As Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

June 2nd, 2009 Car plows into Mass. Wal-Mart, injuring 3DANVERS, Mass.

May 30th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Wal-Mart Stores Incorporation opened its first cash-and-carry store in Amritsar on Saturday. Bharti Wal-Mart, the joint venture between the American retailer and India's Bharti Enterprises, was scheduled to launch the store on Tuesday.

May 30th, 2009 AMRITSAR - India's Bharti group and Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, opened their first cash-and-carry joint venture store here Saturday on an investment of $7 million, and are planning to open at least 15 stores in the next three years. The stores will be run under the brand name of Best Price Modern Wholesale.

May 30th, 2009 AMRITSAR - India's Bharti group and Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, opened their first cash-and-carry joint venture store here Saturday on an investment of $7 million, and they plan to open at least 15 outlets across the country in the next three years. The stores will be run under the brand name of Best Price Modern Wholesale.

May 8th, 2009 Wal-Mart Stores says April same-store sales riseBENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said Thursday that sales of Easter merchandise and higher traffic helped April same-store sales rise 5 percent, ahead of expectations.

May 8th, 2009 Woman sues La. Wal-Mart over 'Norman the nutria'NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana woman is suing a Wal-Mart store over what she claims was a much-too-close encounter of the furry kind.

May 6th, 2009 Investigation of NY Wal-Mart trampling death endsMINEOLA, N.Y. — Wal-Mart will establish a fund for victims and implement improved safety measures as part of a deal with New York prosecutors to avoid criminal charges stemming from the death of a worker trampled by post-Thanksgiving bargain-hunters last year.

May 4th, 2009 Actor Duvall enters battle to save Va. battlefieldLOCUST GROVE, Va.