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Several Southwest Virginia small business owners sue Billionaire Jim Justice saying he owes them money
Small-business owners in the coalfields of Appalachia are complaining about debts owed to them by a West Virginia billionaire who owns dozens of mines. Some of the businesses have filed lawsuits against Jim Justice claiming they performed work for the...
Tags: Justice System, Litigation, Mining, Small Businesses, Trials
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UPDATE: Man charged with killing mother-in-law, hurting wife in Buena Vista
A Buena Vista man has been charged with killing his mother-in-law and attacking his wife Thursday. The incident happened around 12:30 p.m. Thursday on Glasgow Avenue in Buena Vista. Michael J. O’Hare has been charged with first-degree murder for...
Tags: Murder, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws
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Former Franklin County deputy Jonathan Agee sentenced to three life terms for killing ex-wife
Outside the court house, former Virginia State Police Sergeant Matthew Brannock said he is satisfied with the ruling handed down to Jonathan Agee on Wednesday. Agee was sentenced to serve three life sentences in prison for killing his ex-wife, and...
Tags: Murder, First Aid, Memorial Day, Montgomery County (Virginia), Trials
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Two lawsuits settled in fatal Rocky Mount fire truck wreck
Two lawsuits stemming from a 2010 wreck that killed two Rocky Mount volunteer firefighters have been settled. One lawsuit was filed by Teri Anne Valentine against the estate of Fire Chief Posey Dillon. Dillon's estate filed the other lawsuit against...
Tags: Justice System, Trials, Fires, Crime, Law and Justice
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Biden, law enforcement to attend Boston memorial for slain officer
Thousands of law enforcement agents from around the country plan to attend a memorial on Wednesday for a campus police officer who authorities say was slain by the accused Boston Marathon bombers, and Vice President Joe Biden is slated to speak at the...
Tags: Sean Collier, Islam, FBI, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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Roanoke College posts poll results about Virginians and hot-button issues
There are some interesting results from a new Roanoke College poll. It asked respondents about important social issues nationally, and polled people across Virginia. On immigration reform, when offered a choice of how to deal with immigrants in the U....
Tags: Surveys, Science and Technology, Social Issues, Colleges and Universities, Firearms
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Video footage shows bomb suspect
In what could be a major break in the Boston Marathon case, investigators are on the hunt for a man seen in a department store surveillance video dropping off a bag at the site of the bombings, a local politician said Wednesday. Separately, a law...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Police Investigations, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Martin Richard
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UPDATE: New River Valley Mall shooting suspect bought 12-gauge shotgun legally
Neil MacInnis, the teenager accused of opening fire Friday at the New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg, was taken into custody with a 12-gauge shotgun that he legally purchased two days before the shooting, investigators say. MacInnis wounded two...
Tags: Rental Service, Colleges and Universities, Montgomery County (Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Trials
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Connecticut lawmakers pass wide-ranging gun control law
Connecticut lawmakers gave final approval early Thursday to a wide-ranging bill that includes sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines, a response to last year's deadly school shooting in Newtown that one lawmaker...
Tags: Pomfret, Behavioral Conditions, Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government
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UPDATE: Morgan Harrington's family amends its lawsuit against arena security company
Morgan Harrington’s family has amended its lawsuit against a company that provided security at a Charlottesville concert where she disappeared in October 2009. Harrington, who was from Roanoke County and attended Virginia Tech, was found dead in...
Tags: Albemarle County, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Metallica (music group), Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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Roanoke Commonwealth's Attorney won't pursue criminal charges over treatment of pit bull
Roanoke Commonwealth’s Attorney Don Caldwell will not pursue criminal charges relating to the treatment of a pit bull held at the Regional Center for Animal Control and Protection. Caldwell had the Roanoke Police Department investigate the...
Tags: Trials, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws
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How far apart are Virginians from gun control compromise?
WDBJ7 ReporterA new Roanoke College poll sheds light on how people in Virginia feel about guns. Roanoke College Professor Harry Wilson conducted the poll. he's no stranger to polling, but says it's been a while since he's asked about guns, and despite recent events,...Tags: Elections, Interior Policy, Colleges and Universities, Virginia Tech, Politics
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