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Virginia lawmakers vote to abolish the death penalty

|Date: February 23, 2021

Virginia lawmakers vote to abolish the death penalty

The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Ralph Northam. His signature would end capital punishment in the s ...

The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Ralph Northam. His signature would end capital punishment in the state that has carried it out more than any other since colonial days. ...

February 23, 2021
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Higgins convicted for preferential treatment of former W&L student

|Date: February 11, 2021

Higgins convicted for preferential treatment of former W&L student

The former Rockbridge Regional Jail Superintendent has been convicted on corruption charges, which includ ...

The former Rockbridge Regional Jail Superintendent has been convicted on corruption charges, which include accepting money and providing preferential treatment to former W&L student Nicholas Hanse ...

February 11, 2021
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KKK member sentenced for driving into a crowd of protesters

|Date: February 11, 2021

KKK member sentenced for driving into a crowd of protesters

Rogers was sentenced to almost four years in prison for driving his pickup truck through a crowd of Black ...

Rogers was sentenced to almost four years in prison for driving his pickup truck through a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters near Richmond last summer. ...

February 11, 2021
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13 charged in plots against Michigan governor, police

|Date: October 08, 2020

13 charged in plots against Michigan governor, police

Law enforcement agents thwarted a kidnapping attempt today by "violent extremists" against Michigan Gov. ...

Law enforcement agents thwarted a kidnapping attempt today by "violent extremists" against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. ...

October 08, 2020
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Rockbridge Regional Jail tackles overcrowding, repeat offenses

|Date: September 24, 2020

Rockbridge Regional Jail tackles overcrowding, repeat offenses

Rockbridge Regional Jail is working with an outside agency to start a program to help inmates re-enter so ...

Rockbridge Regional Jail is working with an outside agency to start a program to help inmates re-enter society. The jail superintendent hopes it will reduce overcrowding and the 82% repeat offender ra ...

September 24, 2020
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Funkhouser settles in as new Rockbridge County sheriff

|Date: February 06, 2020

Funkhouser settles in as new Rockbridge County sheriff

Steve Funkhouser was sworn in as Rockbridge County’s sheriff on Dec. 30. ...

Steve Funkhouser was sworn in as Rockbridge County’s sheriff on Dec. 30. ...

February 06, 2020
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VMI cadet killed in Thanksgiving break vehicle crash

|Date: December 05, 2019

VMI cadet killed in Thanksgiving break vehicle crash

The 18-year-old was an international studies major and worked with Marine Corps ROTC. ...

The 18-year-old was an international studies major and worked with Marine Corps ROTC. ...

December 05, 2019
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Eiffel Tower, trains shut down amid nationwide strike in France

|Date: December 05, 2019

Eiffel Tower, trains shut down amid nationwide strike in France

Over 800,000 protesters have demanded the French government stop attempts to change their pension system. ...

Over 800,000 protesters have demanded the French government stop attempts to change their pension system. ...

December 05, 2019
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Cadets’ arrests bring attention to issue of campus sexual assault

|Date: November 21, 2019

Cadets’ arrests bring attention to issue of campus sexual assault

Five incidents of sexual assault have been reported at VMI in 2019, two of them this fall. ...

Five incidents of sexual assault have been reported at VMI in 2019, two of them this fall. ...

November 21, 2019
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2 dead in California school attack; gunman shoots self

|Date: November 14, 2019

2 dead in California school attack; gunman shoots self

Carried out by a student, the shooting occurred just 30 miles from Los Angeles at Saugus High School. ...

Carried out by a student, the shooting occurred just 30 miles from Los Angeles at Saugus High School. ...

November 14, 2019
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