Tidewater Bus Drivers Carry Guns Amid Rising Bus Violence
In Norfolk, Tidewater Regional Transit drivers increasingly carry firearms with lunches on duty. Regulators deny guns, citing safety rules, as drivers recount assaults and a June 2 shooting by Horace Lamb of Robert Fluellen.
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Strikers Invited to Return to Lynchburg Foundry
Lynchburg Foundry invites workers to return to its strike bound Lynchburg and Radford plants. Union official doubts many will return amid a contract dispute that led to May 1 walkout. Officials mention potential violence at picket lines and ongoing safety concerns from drivers facing past assaults. Public safety context noted by a Norfolk detective on gun carry legality and worker fear driving at night.
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