Home Candlelight vigil in memory of Pulse shooting victims: Waynesboro
News

Candlelight vigil in memory of Pulse shooting victims: Waynesboro

AFP

lgbtThe Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro is hosting a candlelight vigil in memory of the shooting victims at the Pulse nightclub.

The vigil is scheduled for Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

The church is located at 565 Pine St., Waynesboro.

New details are unfolding of the Sunday, June 12th, morning when a 29 year-old man named Omar Mateen walked into Pulse, a gay club in Orlando, Fla., and began shooting.

By the time he was killed by police, at least 50 people were dead, and another 53 had been sent to the hospital, some with life-threatening wounds. toll to rise.  This is now the deadliest shooting in U.S. history.

 

Support AFP




AFP

AFP

Have a guest column, letter to the editor, story idea or a news tip? Email editor Chris Graham at [email protected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple PodcastsSpotifyPandora and YouTube.

Latest News

terry waters fishburne
Etc.

Waynesboro: Hall of Fame wrestling coach Terry Waters announces retirement

Tom Dulaney Slonaker
Etc.

Greene County: Tom Dulaney Slonaker has had several SuperFun careers

Long-time Ruckersville resident Tom Dulaney Slonaker has had a plethora of successful careers, including sports broadcaster, financial engineer, stockbroker, and as an insurance agent he had an office in Charlottesville.

healthcare
U.S. & World

Making the case for universal health care: The message is the message

Republicans use framing to deride universal health care when they use the terms “free health care” and “socialized medicine.” UHC is neither free nor socialized medicine, but the terms stick.

flock License plate reader police
U.S. & World

While the political circus distracts us, Flock builds the Digital Police State

vdot road
Local

Local road construction, maintenance schedule update: July 20-24

waynesboro map
Local

Waynesboro: Is the city review of the Mimosa Farm permit request just a formality?

vape shop
Virginia

New state law aims to crack down on liquid tobacco, vape sales in Virginia