Tape of Virginia Tech shooter hearing destroyed
The families of Erin Peterson and Julia Pryde lose access to an audio tape from Seung-Hui Cho’s civil commitment hearing after Montgomery County officials say the recording was destroyed likely in January 2009. Special Justice William Alexander had ordered the tape’s turnover in the two $10 million suits against Virginia Tech. Depositions proceed with discovery to complete by August. a 10 day jury trial begins September 29.
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Virginia Tech
Montgomery County
Bob Hall
Erin Peterson
Julia Pryde
William Alexander
Montgomery County General District Court
Kim McKittrick
Roanoke Times
Seung-Hui Cho
Carilion Clinic
Saint Albans Hospital
Tech Police Department
Cho
Blacksburg
Southwest wildfires push lines as winds threaten containment
High winds and hot, dry conditions impede firefighting across the Southwest. In New Mexico and along the NM-Colorado border, 35 mph gusts threaten to drive fires toward cleared breaks while water-dropping aircraft face limits. More than 800 firefighters work to hold lines on the northern end as miles of scorched terrain and evacuations unfold.
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Lbuquerque
N.M
New Mexico- Colorado
Tim Evans
New Mexico
Colorado
Raton
Arizona
West
Eagar
Ariz
Taiwan delivers $20,000 donation to SW Virginia
Taiwan's counsel general Jeffrey Wang presented a $20,000 check to the United Way of Russell and Washington counties in Glade Spring to aid tornado relief. He cited long friendly relations, recalling a Fairfax County rescue team’s aid a decade ago after Taiwan's earthquake. The April storms caused about $38 million in agricultural losses.
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Taiwan
SW Virginia
Glade Spring
Virginia
Bristol Herald Courier
Jeffrey Wang
United Way
Russell
Washington
Wang
United States
Fairfax County
Emerald ash borer spreads in West Virginia counties
The invasive emerald ash borer, responsible for killing millions of ash trees, has been found in Webster, Wirt, Kanawha, Gilmer and Mingo counties in West Virginia. Previous detections include Fayette in 2007, Morgan and Roane in 2009, Raleigh Calhoun and Nicholas in 2010, prompting a federal quarantine and campaigns promoting local firewood usage.
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Charleston
North America
West Virginia
State Department of Agriculture
Webster
Wirt
Kanawha
Gilmer
Mingo
Fayette County
Morgan
Roane
Raleigh
Calhoun
Nicholas
Gus R. Douglass
Department of Agriculture
Sherrie Hutchinson
Plant Industries Division
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Eric DiNovo
Jacob Lang
Cameron Thomas
Chicory Square
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Sierra Vista
Richard Hadley
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Apache- Sitgreaves National Forest
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Greer
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Springerville
Monument
Katie Hooper
Coronado Memorial
Sierra Vista Herald
Highway 92
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Debi Lee
Yakima
Wash
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National Interagency Fire Center
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