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18 people indicted on charges of selling prescription pain medication
Associate ProducerA federal grand jury has indicted eight people for being part of a conspiracy to distribute prescription drugs. Ten other people were charged back in January In a criminal complaint filed against one of the defendents, Ronnie Cupp, investigators say Cupp...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Bedford County (Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC, Theft
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Virginia has the most legal machine guns in the nation
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) -- Virginia leads the nation in the number of legally owned machine guns that are fully automatic. Federal figures show there were 30,220 registered fully automatic machine guns in Virginia as of March. The annual report from the...
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Suspected bomb maker faces federal charge for Blacksburg incident
Assignment ManagerAn Army veteran suspected of setting off a pipe bomb in Blacksburg now faces a federal criminal complaint. The complaint filed last week alleges Derick Gregory Wilson illegally possessed an explosive device. Wilson was arrested August 1 after a pipe...Tags: Blacksburg, Crime, Law and Justice, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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AP Source: Suspect in Colo. shootings had 4 guns
The suspect in the deadly shootings in Colorado had an assault rifle, a shotgun and two pistols. A federal law enforcement official says the suspect, identified by other federal law enforcement officials as James Holmes, also used a gas canister in the...
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Stuarts Draft man sentenced for parkway shootings
A Stuarts Draft man who pleaded guilty to killing a man and wounding a woman at a scenic overlook will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Ralph Leon Jackson, 57, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison plus 35 years.
Here is the full news...Tags: Punishment, Gardens and Parks, Crime, Law and Justice, Skull Fracture, Firearms
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Waynesville couple indicted for meth conspiracy; officers say they seized $414,000 as drug proceeds
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Waynesville, Mo., couple has been indicted by a federal grand jury for their role in a nearly $414,000 conspiracy to distribute...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Lawyers, Methamphetamine (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Tea party tax filings show low-budget activism, with some million-dollar exceptions
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of tea party groups and other conservative organizations of the kind subjected to improper scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service operated with small budgets and rarely displayed overt partisan activities, according to...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Crime, Law and Justice, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Republican Party, Activism
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Cause of Texas fertilizer plant fire may never be known
A malfunctioning golf cart, a faulty electrical system or even arson could have led to the fire that triggered the deadly explosion of a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, but federal and state officials said Thursday that their $1-million investigation had...Tags: Chemical Industry, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Explosions, Fertilizer, Emergency Incidents
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Cause of Texas fertilizer plant blast unclear; inquiry continues
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.The cause of the fire that triggered the deadly explosion of a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, last month remains undetermined after a $1-million investigation, officials said Thursday. Although the probe continues, the cause of the disaster may never be...Tags: Chemical Industry, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Explosions, Human Interest, Fertilizer
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Arson not ruled out in fire that caused West, Texas, blast
ReutersWEST, Texas (Reuters) - The cause of a fire that triggered a massive explosion at a West, Texas fertilizer plant has been ruled undetermined, and investigators have not eliminated the possibility that the fire was set intentionally, state and federal...Tags: Chemical Industry, Plant Openings, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Explosions, Arson
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Results of Texas plant explosion investigation to be released
ReutersWEST, Texas (Reuters) - Investigators are expected to announce on Thursday the results of a probe into what caused last month's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, that killed 14 people and obliterated sections of the small town. The State Fire...Tags: Chemical Industry, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Explosions, Fertilizer, Emergency Incidents
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Seven Montebello-area gang members arrested in cold case killings
Seven reputed Montebello-area gang members have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in at least half a dozen killings stemming from ongoing rivalries over drugs and turf, authorities said Wednesday. The arrests made by Montebello police and...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice, Methamphetamine (drug), Blackmail and Extortion
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