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April 17, 2007
32 Victims at Va. Tech
Gunman rampages on campus before killing himself
Campus security issues raised across Virginia
A local college official says Monday’s killings at Virginia Tech will prompt colleges and universities across the country to ask one question today: “Would I be prepared if it happened here-“
Attack resonates in Waynesboro
The world seemed to still make sense when everyone thought just one person was dead.
List of confirmed deceased
April 16, 2007
The future of learning
Community gets a look at renovated Kate Collins
Cities fight homelessness with apartments
Andrew Adams hated one soup kitchen because he believed the workers deprived him of food. He stopped staying at a homeless shelter because he was convinced the people who ran it were plotting to evict him.
No Child law roundly debated
Withdrawal would be costly, but Va. educators see few merits in program
Death toll rises to 33 at Va. Tech
Virginia Tech became the scene of the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history when at least 33 people were killed this morning. At least 28 more were being treated at area hospitals.
At least 20 now dead after shooting at Va. Tech today
At least 20 are now reported dead at Virginia Tech today, authorities say. VIDEO
April 15, 2007
Active advocacy
Chesapeake woman named Ms. Wheelchair Virginia 2007-08
Shaping up and shipping out
Staunton-based Virginia National Guard unit prepares for deployment in Iraq
New military recruitment center opens
Erin Vivian may not want to go to war, but she will if that’s what it takes.
April 14, 2007
Group holds rally to fight gang violence
Not everyone in the crowd had a clear picture of how to stop local gang violence. All they knew for sure was that something has to be done.
Trial offers glimpse of gang life
Jordan Strickland admits role in local shooting, other attacks
Craigsville educator selected as Augusta County’s best for ‘07
Sarah Shuey named Teacher of the Year
Lucente loses appeal in libel suit against TNV
The Virginia Supreme Court has rejected a Waynesboro City Council member’s appeal to keep alive his defamation suit against The News Virginian.
April 13, 2007
Mary Baldwin to announce new campus center today
Mary Baldwin College will announce plans today for a campus center for civic and global engagement.
Third try wasn’t charmed
Efforts to revive the Waynesboro farmers’ market have yielded a stingy harvest, organizers say, resulting in the third straight summer the city will be without such an event.
Preparing to fly-fish
It used to be that professional outdoorsman Beau Beasley had to phone reporters to spread the word of the Virginia Fly Fishing Festival.
City Council reverses plans
City Council’s shaking things up when it comes to next year’s budget, with several councilors now backing off recent controversial positions on taxes and spending.
Staunton residents seek budget cuts
STAUNTON - Staunton residents, concerned about a potentially large real-estate tax increase, pleaded with Staunton City Council Thursday night to cut the proposed $93.3 million budget for next year.
Showcasing county preschools
FISHERSVILLE - One of Virginia’s top education leaders visited Augusta County Thursday to learn about the county’s new blended preschool program.
April 12, 2007
Grand jury to hear case on captivity
Sometimes they got toilet paper. Lunch came every so often, too. Dinner had been served on the bedroom floor several times. But they never got breakfast, according to testimony.
Local news in brief
Shooting suspect pleads guilty Applicants revealed in Staunton
OK given to remodel courthouse
VERONA - Augusta County has signed off on a $1.3 million renovation of its district courthouse, with work to start possibly as early as next month.
Waynesboro recognizes first-year teachers
A first-year teacher can make an impact, and the Waynesboro Schools honored 10 such teachers at Tuesday night’s school board meeting.
Beyeler to seek re-election
Supervisor David Beyeler announced Wednesday he will be seeking re-election.
Health scholar
Waynesboro High senior Sarah Coleman’s pioneering medical research has earned her a trip to this weekend’s Young Epidemiology Scholars competition in Washington, D.C.
Virginia joins regional Appalachain preservation effort
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is joining the governors of West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania in a regional effort to preserve the Appalachian Highlands.
April 11, 2007
Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter
An Augusta County teen admitted guilt Tuesday for causing the car accident that killed a Waynesboro woman last year.
