Lynchburg Bank Robbery Money Recovered By Mailbox Call
A money bag with cash from the January Peakland Fidelity Bank robbery was recovered from a mailbox after a caller claiming to be the bandit directed bank officials to retrieve it. The blue collar suspect had wielded a pistol during the noon heist on January 3. Investigators pursued the partial lead as police and the FBI joined the probe.
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Lynchburg
Lynchburg “Bank
Peakland
Fidelity American Bank
Pistol Point
Boonsboro Road
FBI
Road Funding Bill Advances in Virginia House
The Virginia House of Delegates gave easy preliminary approval to a bill revamping the billion dollar highway fund. The plan shifts to a topline maintenance take, trims administration costs, then parcels funds by district via a formula that weights residents, vehicle counts, and road mileage, with extra weight for unpaved secondary roads to aid rural areas.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia House of Delegates
Bil
Benuties
State Department of Highways and Transportation
Del
Lewis A. McMurran
Newport News
McMurran
House Roads & Internal Navigation Committee
Flueless Fireplace Sparks $6,000 Fire in Cincinnati Parks
Cincinnati Park Police attempted to save energy by lighting a fire in an ornamental fireplace not meant for use. The blaze burned through a back wall, damaging Capt Norbert Tieke's office. fire marshal Kroer noted the heater was set to 60 degrees with no fuel in the fireplace.
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Ladysmith
Ladysmith High School
Herbert Golden
Virginia
Mills Godwin
Golden
Caroline County
Sheriff's
Sheriff's Department
Clintwood
Dickenson County
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Park Police
Norbert Tieke
Walter Kroer
Tieke
Kruer
Robins Confused By Weather Spread In Virginia Beach
In Virginia Beach, hundreds of robins gathered on roofs and bushes amid unusual February warmth. They stripped pyracantha and hawthorn berries from Mrs Tripician’s yard as locals speculate weather shifts drew birds from forests into city areas. University experts note robins appear more urban this winter, traveling in groups to find food.
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Virginia Beach
Virginia
Wavell Fogelman
Old Dominion University
Cape Henry Audubon Society
Dr. Fogelman
Virginia bill relaxes salary cap to aid senator’s friend
A Virginia Senate committee moved a bill to raise the salary cap for immediate family members working in the same state agency from 7500 to 10000. The measure, proposed by Sen. Virgil Goode of Rocky Mount, aimed to ease marriage plans of George Stone, Rocky Mount Social Services director, amid jokes and shifting votes before unanimous committee approval.
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Richmond
Virginia Senate
Senate General Laws Committee
Virgil Goode
Rocky Mount
George Stone
Social Services Department
Stone
Goode
Ing
Adelard Brault
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Union Fork and Hoe Co
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