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Elementary students honor soldier who died in Afghanistan with song
An elementary school in Chesterfield County, Virginia is remembering a soldier who died in Afghanistan in a special way. Thursday, on the 69th anniversary of D-Day, the kids at Woolridge Elementary sang a song to the family of Kyle Stoekli. He died...
Tags: Afghanistan
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Four men charged with manslaughter after students drown in suspected hazing
ReutersRICHMOND — Four men were charged with involuntary manslaughter after two Virginia State University students drowned in the Appomattox River during an initiation ritual this spring, police said on Wednesday. The men have already been charged with...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Human Interest, Hazing, Robert Champion, Crime, Law and Justice
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Civil rights group files suit for veteran detained after making anti-goverment Facebook posts
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that...Tags: Trials, FBI, Laws, Human Rights, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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Lawmakers honor slain Virginia state trooper
The General Assembly took a few minutes at the start of its one-day reconvened session to honor a slain state trooper and his family. Master Trooper Junius A. Walker's wife Betty dabbed tears from the corners of her eyes during a tribute in the state...
Tags: Bill Bolling, Dinwiddie County, Human Interest
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Funeral set for slain Virginia state trooper; WDBJ7 to live stream service
Virginia is paying its respects to a state trooper who was shot to death on Interstate 85 in Dinwiddie County. Master Trooper Junius A. Walker's funeral is set for Tuesday morning at Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Petersburg. The service will be...
Tags: Murder, Prosecution, Petersburg (Petersburg, Virginia)
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UPDATE: Funeral arrangements made for Va. State Trooper killed in the line of duty
Updated March 9: Funeral arrangements have been made for Master Trooper J.A. Walker. His wake will be held on Monday, March 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The funeral will be held on Tuesday, March 12 at 11:00 a.m. Both services will be at Good Shepherd...
Tags: Prosecution, Bob McDonnell, Dinwiddie County, Petersburg (Petersburg, Virginia), Shootings
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Man found not guilty of felony murder faces possible life sentence as repeat offender
matthewu@herald-mail.comJonathan Frederick Bennett was found not guilty of felony murder last month in the March 2011 shooting death of a man at a Martinsburg-area hotel, but now faces a possible life sentence in prison as a repeat offender. Bennett, 41, of Charlottesville,...Tags: Trials, Court Preliminary, Laws, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Crimes
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Amber Alert Update: Police find child and mother together in Maryland, other suspect arrested in Virginia
The Halifax County Sheriff says Thursday night's Amber Alert was the result of a custody case in Campbell County. Sheriff Fred Clark says the parents of Alexis Carwile lost custody of the child in a court ruling Thursday. Police say Jennifer Carwile...
Tags: Campbell County, AMBER Alert, Prince George's County, Social Services, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia)
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Election results reflect continuing shift in Virginia's political landscape
ReporterIt was late Tuesday night, before many Republicans at their Richmond election night party realized the Senate race wasn't going their way, but political analyst Bob Holsworth knew it much earlier when he saw the results coming in from Chesterfield County....Tags: Bob McDonnell, Democratic Party, George Allen, Parties and Movements, Government
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Man facing charged with sending sexually explicit messages, pictures to girls he believed to be underage
A Georgia man has been arrested by the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office on charges that he sent sexually explicit messages and pictures to three girls who he thought were underage. 50-year-old Brian Spivey of Hephzibah, Georgia, was arrested on Oct....
Tags: Bedford County (Virginia), Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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Update: Obama greets supporters at Newport News airport
Daily PressNEWPORT NEWS — President Barack Obama greeted supporters at Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport on Saturday afternoon on his way to Williamsburg to prepare for Tuesday's debate. More than 40 people clapped and cheered as Obama exited...Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Local Government, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Michael York, Barack Obama
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Nov 16, 2012
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