Grant's Supermarket funds gift cards for holiday police stops
Grant's Supermarket distributed $25 gift cards to Bluefield Princeton Tazewell and Richlands police departments to hand out to random drivers during the holiday season. Pam Carter said the program supports families in need while DeWitt Cooper praised local businesses for giving back to the community. Officers began distributing cards Thursday and Friday to spread aid across the area.
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Princeton
Grant’s
Grant's
Bluefield
Tazewell
Richlands
Grant
Pam Carter
DeWitt Cooper
Cooper
Offi
Carter
Blake Stowers
Listowers
Baby Hope case seeks name for girl born in warehouse
Virginia Beach police pursue the identity of Baby Hope, a girl found dead in a 1996 Lillian Vernon warehouse locker room near Lynnhaven Mall. Detectives, aided by DNA, have contacted about 4,000 former employees, with 10 suspects undergoing state lab testing while continuing to collect tips nationwide.
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Warehouse
Virginia Beach
Lillian Vernon
Lynnhaven Mall
Hope
Angela Curran
Curran
Salvation Army sergeant rings bell with quiet grace in Waynesboro
Salvation Army Sgt Maj Darrell Jones greets shoppers at Kroger in Waynesboro with a soft bell tone and warm words. He rings during Christmas, greeting all, often prompting others to contribute, as he explains his blessing and service to the Lord. Jones, seen by locals as generous and caring, stops ringing to help a lost man seeking directions.
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Waynesboro
Salvation Army
Darrell Jones
Jones
Perdieu
Kroger
Bell
Berlin attack suspect Amri slain by Milan police
Tunisian fugitive Anis Amri, the Berlin Christmas market attacker, was killed in a Milan shootout after being stopped outside a deserted train station. Italian and German officials weighed cross border security and possible accomplices as Merkel ordered a full investigation and stepped up deportations for non citizens.
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Berlin
Anis Amri
Europe
Amri
Germany
France
Italy
Paolo Gentiloni
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial
Antoio de Jesu
Sesto San Giovanni
Christian Movio
Luca Scata
Islamic State Group
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Amii
Tunisia
Angela Merkel
de Iesu
Peter Frank
Holger Muench
Federal Criminal Police Office
Amin
Single-Vehicle Crash Kills Driver in Wythe County
A 2008 Dodge 3500 pickup left Route 21 north of Route 733 at Iron Mountain in Wythe County. Edwin G. Wagoner II, 40, of Independence, Va., was ejected for not wearing a seat belt and died at the scene. The cause is under investigation by state police.
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Wythe County
Virginia
Iron Mountain
Route 21
Edwin G. Wagoner II
Independence
Wagoner
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