Suspects Release Hostages in Wytheville Standoff
In Wytheville Virginia police report hostages freed after a daylong siege. Two armed suspects Dennis M. Lewis and Angela Tanner remain barricaded inside a residence as negotiations continue. The standoff began around 1 30 p m along Route 21 in Wythe County with state police FBI and sheriff involved.
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Ytheville
Wytheville
M.D. Spangler
Virginia State Police
Dennis M. Lewis
Angela Tanner
Tennessee
Route 21
Wythe County
S.F. Hall
Virginia
FBI
Sheriff
Sheriff's Department
Buchanan General Obsteric Services Approved in Southwest Virginia
The Health Planning Agency of Southwest Virginia unanimously approved Buchanan General Hospital’s request to establish obstetric services. The plan moves to the Virginia Department of Health staff for review, with final approval by the Commonwealth Commissioner of Health. The hospital cites long travel times for Buchanan County residents and reports over 4,000 local supporters.
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Brown
Buchanan County
Buchanan
Dickenson
Two Found Dead in Richlands Va Newspaper Office
In Richlands Tazewell County a newspaper president Eston Hess 67 was shot dead inside the Front Street office. Her estranged husband Harmon Hess 69 was later found dead by police at H P Hess Bookkeeping and Tax Service on Railroad Avenue with a revolver nearby. Both deaths are under investigation with autopsies ordered.
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Richlands
Tazewell County Free Press
Eston Hess
Commonwealth
Dennis Lee
Front Street
Lee
Harmon P. Hess
H.P Hess Bookkeeping and Tax Service
Railroad Avenue
Harmon Hess
Roanoke
Hess
Keystone bankers trial jury seated for opening today
A 15 person jury was seated late Thursday in Bluefield for the trial of two former McDowell County bankers. Terry Lee Church and Michael H. Graham face three counts each of obstructing federal bank examiners related to the First National Bank of Keystone. Jury selection lasted about 10.5 hours with a 10 woman and 5 man panel chosen after voir dire. Judge David A. Faber presided as prosecutors and defense attorneys prepared for opening statements today.
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Bluefield
McDowell County
Terry Lee Church
Michael H. Graham
Church
Keystone
Graham
Federal
First National Bank of Keystone
Keystone Mortgage Co
U.S
David A. Faber
Southern District
West Virginia
Faber
Allison Cox
Cindy Blake
Teresa Anderson
Susan Arnold
Bryant J. Spann
John A. Michelich
U.S. Justice Department
Charles M. Love, III
Stuart Pierson
Mercer County forms Character Counts group
BILL ARCHER reports Mercer County residents gather to launch a Character Counts program aimed at teaching ethical behavior to youth. The group, led by Katherine Thompson and Janet Shrader, received a $1,000 foundation gift and outlined six pillars: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship.
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Mercer County
Katherine Thompson
Luefield
Thompson
Janet Shrader
Brenda Pruett
Virginia Tech
Steve Land
Greater
Bluefield Community Center
Katherine Sexton
Bluefield Area Foundation
Mercer Countians
Shrader
Bluefield
Sexton
The
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Daily Telegraph
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Buchanan General
Eric DiNove
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Samuel Workman
Springville
Bill Archer
Hal
Gerald Vance
Molly Newman
Barbara Damashek
Abby
Edley
Fisher-Price
Aurora
N.Y
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