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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.
Archaeologists recovering artifacts hit by fire at Montpelier
ORANGE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Archaeologists at James Madison’s Montpelier are recovering priceless artifacts that were damaged in a lab fire. "It's been, been really hard," said Matthew Reeves, the Director of Archaeology and Landscape Restoration at Montpelier. The fire took out a lot of equipment like computers...
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...
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.”
‘To come here and see Bella’s story... is everything”: Selfie stand set up in memory of Bella Francesca
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.
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...
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