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Girl Scout fights back, says Hanover censored project during Gold Award recognition
After being honored on Wednesday, Lindley took to the podium thanking the board for their "censorship" of her Gold Award, the highest award within the Girl Scouts organization. She said the summary of her work commended at the meeting did not match the description she submitted.
Suffolk man pleads guilty to abducting UVA student
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - 41-year-old James Robert Allen pleaded guilty Tuesday, April 23rd, to abduction or kidnapping and malicious wounding. This stems from an incident that occurred near UVA grounds last October when police reported a female was found bloody and with her wrists duct-taped. Prosecutors say on October 4th,...
Mom reacts to arrest of 18-year-old accused of killing her teen son
COLONIAL HEIGHTS Va. (WWBT) - A Colonial Heights mother is grieving the loss of her 16-year-old son, who was shot and killed at a party just three weeks ago. “I talked to the detectives just about every day,” Ashley Devine said. “ I promised my son that I would never lose hope, I would never lose faith. I was going to stay on top of things, and that’s exactly what we did.”
Home warranty firm that sent convicted felon into local homes hard to reach
GLEN ALLEN, Va. (WAVY) — When you pay for a home warranty and need a contractor to come out and do some work, you wouldn’t expect the warranty company to send out a convicted felon. But that’s what happened with Select Home Warranty when they dispatched Amanda Deese...
19-year-old dies in Hanover crash
HANOVER, Va. (WWBT) - A 19-year-old is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 295 on Tuesday. Shortly after noon, Virginia State Police were called to a crash on I-295 south near mile marker 40 in Hanover. “A 2016 Honda Accord was driving southbound on I-295 when it ran off...
Girl Scouts Honor Friend & Spread Cancer Awareness
HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Girl Scout Troop 376 is using their project to earn the Silver Award as a way to keep Bella Francesca’s memory alive while spreading awareness about childhood cancer. The ‘selfie stand’ is permanently placed in Pouncey Tract Park by the playground, between the pickleball courts and the football field.
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