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Local Contestant on Upcoming Survivor Season
WDBJ7 BloggerCBS released bios on the contestants for the new season of Survivor. We have a hometown castaway playing on Survivor: Philippines. Zane Knight, 28, is a tire repairman from Danville, Va (the same area infamous Jonny Fairplay is from). He seems to be a...Tags: Human Interest
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Family friends react to news of Lunsmann's release
Some joyous news in Campbell County this weekend.
Family and friends got word that a local teenager, who was being held hostage by miliants in the Philippines, is now free.
We sat down with some friends of Kevin Lunsmann's family, and they couldn't be...Tags: Family, Christmas, Holidays, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Travel
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Campbell County woman & son kidnapped in the Philippines
Authorities say a woman from Campbell County and her son were kidnapped Tuesday while on vacation in the Philippines.
Officials say gunmen stormed a beach house and took 41-year-old Gerfa Lunsmann, her 14-year-old son Kevin and a 19-year-old nephew.
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Friends react to abduction of Campbell County mother and son
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA Campbell County mother and son have become international hostages. Gerfa Lunsmann and her son, Kevin, were kidnapped early Tuesday morning in the Phillipines. They were visiting family on a small island when a group of armed men captured them....Tags: Kidnapping, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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World War II veteran, POW shares experiences of war
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comWith the number of World War II veterans dying at the rate of more than 600 per day, it was a rare occasion to have two veterans of the conflict together in Chambersburg on Thursday. World War II veteran and best-selling author of “Hell’s...Tags: National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Prisoners and Detainees, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pneumonia
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Golan peacekeepers briefly held by Syria armed group - UN
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, May 16 (Reuters) - Several U.N. military observers were briefly taken hostage by an unknown armed group in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights just three days after Syrian rebels released four U.N. peacekeepers, a U.N. official said on...Tags: Austria, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), United Nations, Israel
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Taiwan says Filipino apology in fisherman's death not enough
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippines' coast guard has spiraled into a series of sanctions and sparked a rare anger-fest threatening the normally solid Pacific Rim alliance. The dispute has not eased despite...
Tags: Christianity, Lifestyle and Leisure, Taiwan, Benigno Aquino III, China
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2 candidates tied in mayoral election in Philippines flip coin to decide winner
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes? You get them to toss a coin. Marvic Feraren and Boyet Py both received 3,236 votes for mayor of San Teodoro...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Elections
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U.S. says 'concerned' with tensions between Taiwan, Philippines
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it is concerned with the increase in tensions between Taiwan and the Philippines over the killing of a fisherman from Taiwan last week and urged them to work their through their differences as...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Taiwan, Fishing, U.S. Department of State
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In a disputed reef, Philippines sees face of Chinese domination
MASINLOC, Philippines — The fishermen were sailing the azure waters off the Philippine coast when Richard Caneda saw the morning sunlight glinting off a vessel "bigger than the biggest ship in the Philippine navy." Caneda could see a red Chinese...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Taiwan, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Manila (Philippines), Vietnam
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Taiwan imposes sanctions on Philippines over killing
ReutersTAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan imposed sanctions against the Philippines on Wednesday, rejecting as unacceptable a Philippine apology for the killing of a fisherman from Taiwan last week. The row is the latest flare-up in tension in Asian seas where...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Taiwan, China, Manila (Philippines), Fishing
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Taiwan to sanction Philippines, send naval ships in fishing spat
ReutersTAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan on Wednesday recalled its envoy to the Philippines, froze applications for work permits and ordered military exercises in waters between the two sides to press its demand for an apology for the shooting death of a Taiwanese...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Taiwan, China, Fishing, Petroleum Industry
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