I-81 rest stop shooting survivor husband praised by wife
Lauren Davenport shared on Facebook how her husband Wade Davenport and two other men intervened during a domestic dispute at the Clear Brook rest area on I-81. Avila fled after shooting his girlfriend and himself, while Wade Davenport survived with facial injuries and remained in good spirits as bystanders and responders aided them.
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Clear Brook
Frederick County
Lauren Lee Davenport
Wade Trevor Davenport
New York
Huntersville
North Carolina
Charlotte
Clear
Sheriff's Office
Wade Davenport
Lake Ronkonkoma
Jamestown
Tennessee
Avila
Corinne N. Geller
Winchester Star
Davenport
Wade
Brownsville
Texas
Victory Roads
Buffalo Bills
Winchester Medical Center
Community helps search for travelers dog after Sunday shooting
Residents aided a traveling couple after a shooting at an Interstate 81 rest stop in Winchester. Their dog Pepsi fled, was later found dead a mile away, and volunteers using the Facebook group What’s Happening in Winchester and Frederick County aided in the search and shared condolences.
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Winchester
Pepsi
John Desider
Frederick County
Lenny
Millholland
Mir
Haven
Good Boy
Good Girl Club
Region's unemployment claims return toward normal in 2021 finale
In the Northern Shenandoah Valley the Virginia Employment Commission reports 2021 ends with initial unemployment claims near pre pandemic norms. Clarke County shows the fewest weekly claims, with zero in several weeks, while Winchester and Shenandoah County also mark yearly highs and lows. Statewide initial claims drop while continued claims remain elevated due to pandemic benefits.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia Employment Commission
Virginia
Clarke County
WEC
Clarke
Warren
Frederick
Warren County
Frederick’s
Shenandoah County
Warren County to buy land to widen closed landfill buffer
Warren County Board of Supervisors approved purchasing 40.49 acres from the Morrison family for 242916.60 to create a 500 foot buffer around the long closed sanitary landfill. The county says the move reduces groundwater concerns and may cut consultant and power costs while extending post closure monitoring and permit adjustments with the DEQ.
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Warren County
Board of Supervisors
Morrison
Juanita Carroll
June Long
William C. Morrison
Linda M. Fuller
Edwin Daley
Daley
Warren County Administration
Price
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Virginia Solid Waste
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