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Suspect airlifted after being shot during attempted carjacking in Tazewell County
FALLS MILLS, VA (WVNS) — A suspect was airlifted to a hospital after a shooting in the Falls Mills area of Tazewell County. According to a press release from the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Cody Dailey, of Bluefield, West Virginia, was airlifted after being shot by a good Samaritan after an alleged carjacking attempt […]
Concord University receives Title III funding for multiple projects
ATHENS, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Concord University has announced that the university has received Title III funding for multiple projects. Made available through the CU Forward initiative – supported by the Department of Education’s Title III Strengthening Institutions Program – Concord continues to progress in the strengthening of its undergraduate research experience as well as innovate […]
Cox Adds Two Assistants to Staff
ATHENS, W.Va. – Concord University head men's and women's cross country and track & field coach Mike Cox has announced two members to his staff. Giovanni Purser and Al MacNaughton will be part of the 2024-25 coaching staff for the running and field programs at CU. Purser, a native of Port Maria, Jamaica, joins the staff as a graduate staff after a successful career at the University of Evansville and Tusculum University. Purser qualified for the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes as both a junior and senior in 2022 and 2023. His 4x100-meter relay...
Fredericksburg Man Killed In Crash That Shut Down I-66 In Fairfax County Identified By VSP
New details have been released following a fiery fatal crash on I-66 in Virginia near The Beltway Interchange in Fairfax County on Friday morning.Fredericksburg resident Devin Stewart, 23, has been identified by state police as the person killed in a crash early on Aug. 23 that shut down the inters…
Mass Casualty Training Held in Pittsylvania County
More than 20 local, state and federal agencies collaborated August 23 to simulate a mass casualty training exercise at Unique Industries Inc. in Blairs. Led by the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office, the exercise was built around a mock single shooter and simulated fatalities and injuries. The exercise follows a similar event held last summer at Gretna middle and high schools. This year, the organizing committee decided to conduct the exercise at a local business to expand the training opportunity for both law enforcement and first responders. Unique Industries provided the venue for the training, and it also gave the company an opportunity to strengthen its safety protocols, according to Deputy Billy Chaney with the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office.
Two Arrested in Danville on Animal Abuse Charges
Two people were arrested following animal seizures in Danville last week. The Danville Police Department has arrested 37-year-old Tomara Tanya Twigg on 10 counts of no rabies vaccines and four counts of animal neglect. Her son, 18-year-old Kenneth Tate has been arrested on 36 counts of animal neglect and one...
Sole of the city: Cherry Blossom Foamposites honor DMV
WASHINGTON (7News) — The DMV gets its own kicks courtesy of Nike and rapper Wale. The tennis shoe giant has teamed up with the Maryland native to release the Cherry Blossom Foamposite shoe to honor the DMV area. The shoes will only be available for D.C., Maryland and Virginia...
Legislators open study into university land grabs that exploited Black Virginians
Virginia's universities are recognized among the best in the nation. But their expansion has often displaced adjacent communities. Now, a legislative committee is looking into what impact state universities had on their neighboring Black communities. The Commission to Study the History of the Uprooting of Black Communities by Public Institutions...
Federal Court Allows Transgender Student to Try Out for Virginia School Sports Team
A federal judge ordered Hanover County Public Schools late Friday to temporarily cease blocking a transgender middle school student from trying out for and, if selected, playing on a sports team this school year. In February, the student, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia and the law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, […]
2024 1st and 10 Camp Tour: Salem Spartans
SALEM, Va. – The 1st and 10 Camp Tour heads to a perrenial power in the Salem Spartans, the VHSL Class 4 state runner-ups from a season ago. With a program as well refined as Salem -- you never have to wonder who the next man up is. Part of the Salem way is always having a guy ready. So while losing players like Peyton Lewis and Chris Cole certainly will have an impact, head coach Don Holter always has the next elite guy waiting in the wings. For example, in the running backs case, it will be Josiah Persinger toting the rock for much of the time.
The Rundown: Virginia Tech Men's Soccer 4 North Florida 0, Transfers lead the way in season-opening win
The Hokies men's team has some gamechangers, well about eight of them. After a down year for 16th-year coach Mike Brizendine, he and his staff, including a newl
Trial delayed for Augusta County men accused of defrauding brother of Parkland high school shooter
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – The three men accused of defrauding Zachary Cruz – the brother of the Parkland, Fl. school shooter Nikolas Cruz – will have to wait a little longer before going to trial. According to online records, the trials of Michael Donovan and...
CAMC first in southern West Virginia to implant world’s first neuromodulation device
CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — CAMC recently made a groundbreaking achievement in the medical world for being the first health system in southern West Virginia to implant the Barostim™ Baroreflex Activation Therapy. According to the press release from Dale M. Witte, Communications Strategist from CAMC, the implant is also the world’s first heart failure device to use neuromodulation, […]
Sudden Death Of Popular VA Diner Owner 'Diesel' Sends Shockwaves Through Community
The death of a 27-year-old man is spreading sadness through a northern Virginia community.Abed-Alruhman Sam Warden, a Sterling native, died on Wednesday, Aug. 7, his family said in a statement put out to the community in a Facebook group.Warden, affectionately known as "Diesel," was the owner of Pi…
New details in D.C. Councilmember Trayon White’s case reveal possible F.B.I. informant
The Democratic National Convention ended Thursday night. A couple of high-profile elected officials from Maryland made primetime speeches this week. Also, D.C. Councilmember Trayon White was arrested and charged with taking bribes and kickbacks. And in Virginia, kids going back to school will have to ditch their cell phones while in class. WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi discusses these top regional stories from this past week.
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