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The Virginia Lottery and Virginia State Police announced a new partnership today aimed at increasing the chances of Virginia law enforcement locating a missing and endangered child during a Virginia Amber Alert. The new concept is a result of a suggestion submitted by a citizen to Gov. Bob McDonnell by e-mail. “When the Virginia State…
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The case of the disappearance and death Alicia Showalter Reynolds marked a sad milestone on Wednesday – the 15-year anniversary of the day that Reynolds was last seen alive. It was March 2, 1996, when Reynolds was abducted in Culpeper County on Route 29 while traveling from Baltimore to Charlottesville. Since then the Virginia State…
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A Charlottesville man was killed and another man injured along Interstate 64 in Albemarle County early Tuesday morning, Mar. 1, 2011. At 8:23 a.m., Trooper K.M. Ralston was called to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash at the 104 mile marker in the eastbound lanes of the interstate. A 2002 Toyota Camry and a 2003…
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Virginia State Police are investigating an aircraft collision that claimed two lives Friday afternoon in Augusta County. Trooper K. Hyden is investigating the incident and is still in the process of confirming the identities of the deceased. At 2:27 p.m. Friday, a single-engine Cessna 172H and a medical transport helicopter made contact in the air…
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Some good news on driving safety today from Gov. Bob McDonnell: Traffic fatalities on Virginia roadways will reach a record low in 2010 for the second straight year. Some bad news on the safety front today from AAA: A new report indicates that 10 percent of drivers have driven while under the influence of alcohol…
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A Waynesboro First Aid Crew vehicle responding to an emergency medical call struck a 2005 Nissan at the intersection of Broad Street and Wayne Avenue late Wednesday night, killing the driver of the Nissan and injuring two others. Karen Kay Green, 56, of Waynesboro, died overnight at UVa. Medical Center, according to a news release…
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The head of the state Democratic Party is offering criticism of Gov. Bob McDonnell in the wake of his election as vice chair of the Republican Governors Association. “Bob McDonnell’s aggressive campaign schedule does raise valid questions about whether campaigning in other states is the best way for our governor to spend his time, especially…
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The Virginia Department of Transportation will post 70-mph speed limits on 680 miles of interstates no later than Dec. 31, 2010, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday. While campaigning for governor, McDonnell proposed the speed limit increase to 70 mph in rural and less populated areas as a way to improve transportation in the Commonwealth. This…
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State Police investigate link to ’05 Fairfax case Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Investigators are pursuing a forensic connection between the disappearance and death of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington and an unsolved 2005 abduction and sexual assault in Fairfax. Forensic evidence recovered during the course of the Harrington investigation has confirmed the link…
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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] AFPTheMagazine.com offers up information on the candidates for public office in contested races in Staunton and Waynesboro to be decided on May 4. Free public service of AFPTheMagazine.com.
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