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Lawsuit settled against former Franklin County Sheriff and former deputy over Jennifer Agee murder
Tuesday marks one year since police say a former Franklin County deputy shot and killed his ex-wife at a gas station parking lot in Roanoke. On Thursday, Jennifer Agee's family settled a civil lawsuit for $900,000. They sued her ex-husband, Jonathan...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Shootings, Murder, Justice System
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Bath Salts: Deadly High
Anchor/ReporterThey're deadly, toxic, sold near schools and churches and are already illegal. We want to fill you in some more on a new batch of illegal drugs you've been hearing about, because they're not easy to understand. They're called bath salts, synthetic...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Good Friday, Synthetic Marijuana, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Law Enforcement Officers Remembered
ReporterThey put their lives on the line everytime they patrol our streets,and some have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Today fallen law enforcement officers from across our area were remembered during a memorial service at First Christian Church in Salem....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest, Virginia General Assembly
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Governor McDonnell releases vetoes, amendments to legislation
Gov. Bob McDonnell has vetoed at least seven bills passed by the 2012 General Assembly and amended dozens more. One of the amendments would allow cities, counties and towns to phase in 5 percent pay raises that teachers and local employees will have to...
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Second Bedford family files lawsuit alleging abuse on a school bus
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefTracey Ballagh's son Joey looks like any other 12 year old, but behind that smile and playful demeanor there's a disability. "Joey can't speak to me," said Ballagh. Joey is Autistic. His condition keeps him from fully communicating with anyone. He...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Justice System, Litigation
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Slain Virginia Tech police officer's name added to national memorial
Virginia Tech Police Officer Deriek Crouse's name was added Thursday to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington D.C. Crouse was murdered while on patrol on December 8 on the Virginia Tech campus. He was killed by Ross Ashley, who...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Virginia Tech, Shootings, Law Enforcement, Human Interest
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DAY 7: Jury to deliberate Wednesday in Virginia Tech lawsuit trial
Imminent danger or no way to know.
It's the decision a jury will decide Wednesday in the Virginia Tech lawsuit.
The university is being sued by two families of victims of the April 16, 2007, shootings.
We now know this case will go into day number...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, Virginia Tech, Lawyers, Montgomery County (Virginia)
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Jurors rule in favor of plaintiffs in Virginia Tech lawsuit trial
Jurors have ruled in favor of two families who filed a lawsuit against the state following the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.
The families of two of the victims -- Erin Peterson and Juila Pryde -- will receive $4 million.
Erin Peterson's father,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Virginia Tech, Murder, Health and Safety at School
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DAY 3: Witness testimony continues in Virginia Tech shootings lawsuit
WDBJAttorneys for the families suing Virginia Tech continue to build their case against the university. The trial is now at the end of it's third day. Lawyers for families suing Virginia Tech are still presenting their evidence. There were two real...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Lawyers, Police Investigations, Prosecution
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Lexington leaders ask for federal lawsuit over Confederate flags to be tossed
We have new details about the federal lawsuit over Confederate flags in Lexington. City leaders have asked the case to be thrown out. It was brought by the Sons of Confederate Veterans who say constitutional rights have been violated by not being...
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DAY 6: Several Blacksburg police officers, security experts testify in Virginia Tech shootings lawsuit
For a week, Virginia Tech was hammered in court for its actions on the day of the worst school shooting in American history.
Now the school is telling its side of the story.
Families suing Virginia Tech claim that the university failed to notify their...Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, FBI
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Cuccinelli upbeat after health care hearing
Virginia's attorney general was in an upbeat mood after listening to the U.S. Supreme Court's arguments on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The two-hour hearing Tuesday focused on the law's key element -- a requirement that most Americans...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Anthony Kennedy, Barack Obama, U.S. Supreme Court
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