News Crew Homicide Suspect Caught After Chase
Police capture suspect in the WDBJ-TV newsroom killings. Reported shooter Vester Flanagan, also Bryce Williams, targeted interviewee Vicki Gardner and killed Alison Parker and Adam Ward in Roanoke area. Gardner treated for non life threatening injuries. Suspect fled, later died after vehicle pursuit on I-66 beach. A large joint investigation followed with multiple agencies assisting.
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Vester Lee
Wdbj-Tv
Alison Parker
Roanoke
Virginia State Police
Flanagan
Virginia
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New York
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Virginia Department of Emergency Management
New MLK Jr Memorial Bridge Nears Completion
Bluefield residents on the north side anticipate the opening of the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Bridge linking Bluefield North and South Mercer streets over the Norfolk Southern Railway yard. Project manager Andy Gillenwater cites held approval, with DOH officials reviewing final details before opening. The bridge spans 165 feet, uses steel girders and prefabricated parts, with completion delayed from August 7 after June 5 bridge closure.
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Martin Luther King, Jr
Mercer Streets
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Triton Construction
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District 10
DOH
Triton
Camden
Mercer Street
Division of Highways
Colorado theater shooter given life terms without parole
Judge Carlos Samour Jr sentenced James Holmes to 12 consecutive life terms without parole plus 3,318 years for 70 attempted murder counts and six years for explosives, ending a three year trial. Holmes faced 12 murder counts after the July 20, 2012, Aurora cinema attack that stunned Colorado.
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Colo
Colorado
Carlos A. Samour Jr
Samour
James Holmes
Lamour
Holmes
Eeade
Sentencing delayed in minor solicitation case
Johnnie Ray Champ, 45, convicted July 23 of soliciting nude photos of a 5 year old girl and seeking a sexual encounter. Sentencing postponed for a sexual risk assessment. Champ faces four to 10 years for one count and two to 10 years for another, plus one to three years for an attempted felony. He remains at Southern Regional Jail with a new date pending.
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Champ
Southern Regional
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Arapahoe County District Court
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