Virginia Tech revised report on 2007 shooting response details
The updated state review shows officials warned families and locked the president’s office before the campus alert. It cites delayed notification, two alert policies, and new mental health records for Seung-Hui Cho. Gov Kaine calls failures inexcusable and weighs legislative fixes.
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Virginia Tech
U.S
Seung-Hui Cho
Sung-Wee Joh
Cho
Timothy M. Kaine
Kaine
Associated Press
Charles Steger
Dennis Bluhm
Brian
Steger
Correc
Mark Owczarski
Milam murder case goes to competency ruling
Mercer County circuit judge will decide next month if Bruce Lee Milam, 33, is competent for trial on first degree murder and robbery charges in the July 16 death of Lester Sloane, 58. Milam allegedly confessed. defense seeks suppression and review of a doctor’s report before a Jan 11 pretrial hearing and Feb 2 trial date.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Kegley-Spanishburg
Bruce Lee Milam
Lester Sloane
Glenwood
Lester
Harley Drive
Milam
R.M. Combs
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Sloane
William Sadler
Lynn Fuda
Fuda
Sadler
Kris Kostenko
Cocounsel
Scott Ash
Jewelry store burglary under review in Bluefield
Investigators examine surveillance video after thieves cut a phone line and power at Graham Jewelry in downtown Bluefield Virginia. The break-in occurred about 2 a.m. Thursday, with losses expected in the thousands. Police say two incidents show different styles and forensic evidence is at the lab.
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Graham
Bluefield
Mike Brown
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Don Harris
Virginia
Diamond World
Princeton
Plea hearing set for pizza shop robbery
Veronica Banner Christopher Witchley and Derrick Oakes, all of Bluefield, face first degree robbery charges after the Aug. 2 Little Caesar’s Pizza heist on Bland Street. Banner's plea is set for Dec. 9 with other trials and suppression hearings scheduled in January 2010.
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Princeton
Bluefield
Mercer County
Veronica Lynn Banner
Christopher F Witchley
Derrick L. Oakes
Derek Swope
Grand Jury
Banner
Witchley
Oakes
Bland Street
Jason Grubb
Mercer County Circuit Clerk’s Office
Paul Cassell
Beckley
Abbs Valley Fire Unit Responds To Virginia Crash
HORSEPEN Virginia residents report the Abbs Valley Bossivain Volunteer Fire Department dispatched to a single vehicle crash Monday near Horsepen Virginia. Local responders arrived to assess injuries and secure the scene. No further details were provided about the vehicle or occupants.
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Abbs Valley-Bossivain
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