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Betty T. Fish, 87
Betty Tressler Fish, 87, of Spotsylvania County, Va., peacefully passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013, at home. She was born in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. Mrs. Fish was a registered nurse with an ophthalmologist's practice. She was very active in her...Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
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Washington County location major plus in economic development strategic plan
dona@herald-mail.comEditor’s note: This is one in an occasional series of stories about findings and recommendations in the Hagerstown and Washington County Economic Development Strategic Plan. “Location, location, location” is an old real estate adage...Tags: First Data Corporation, Services and Shopping, Warren County (Virginia), Entertainment, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Berkeley County Authorities looking for Martinsburg woman accused of attemped robbery in The Commons
Authorities are looking for a Martinsburg woman accused of attempting to rob another woman Monday outside a store in The Commons shopping center, police said Friday. Deborah Ann Phipps, 33, was identified after another robbery occurred on Tuesday in...Tags: Theft, Crimes
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Carjacker fatally shot by police in Martinsburg had served 5 years for robbing Chambersburg bank
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comThe man who carjacked a woman and her 4-year-old daughter Monday night and was fatally shot by police during a brief standoff at a bank near Martinsburg Mall was wanted by police for other crimes in at least three states. Michael Kelly Silver, 42,...Tags: Defense, Murder, Firearms, Crime Victims, Witnesses
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Tornado confirmed in Prince George's County after Friday storms
A tornado touched down in the Largo area of Prince George's County during storms that passed through the region Friday, the National Weather Service confirmed Monday. Meteorologists had previously confirmed another tornado in Northern Virginia. The...Tags: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Prince George's County, Weather Reports, Calvert County, National Weather Service
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Hampton settlement close over $80,690 seized by police
HAMPTON — Hampton prosecutors are working to settle a forfeiture case involving $80,690 that was confiscated from a New Jersey truck driver on the Eastern Shore in January. According to three separate sources with knowledge of the case, Hampton...
Tags: Criminals, Lawyers, Organized Crime, Tobacco Products, Prosecution
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Governor McDonnell to ask for 2 percent pay raise for Virginia teachers
Gov. Bob McDonnell is proposing 2 percent pay raises for public school teachers conditioned on more strenuous teacher assessment standards and a longer probationary period for new hires. McDonnell is asking the General Assembly to budget nearly $59...
Tags: Teachers, Government, Students, Regional Authority, Salem (Salem, Virginia)
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Howard school board to give Foose up to $25,000 in relocation costs
New Howard County schools Superintendent Renee Foose recently inked a four-year, $250,000 deal that includes a provision that allows her to be reimbursed for up to $25,000 in relocation costs. Foose will be moving from the neighboring Frederick County to...
Tags: Frederick County (Virginia), Towson, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Broward County, Howard County
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20 people busted in Virginia child predator sting
Twenty people across Virginia have been arrested in an undercover sting targeting online child predators. One of the arrests was in Bedford. The arrests were all part of an investigation called Operation Phalanx. They were announced Thursday by...
Tags: Prince William County, Warren County (Virginia), Stafford County, Ken Cuccinelli, Rockingham County (Virginia)
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Family of Virginia Tech shooter offers condolences
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The family of a man who investigators say gunned down a Virginia Tech police officer offers its condolences and prayers to the family of the slain law enforcement officer.
In an unsigned statement sent Sunday to The Associated...Tags: Shootings, Blacksburg
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Police identify Virginia Tech shooter
Friday recap: Virginia State Police have identified the gunman who they say killed a Virginia Tech police officer and himself Thursday.
Investigators say Ross Truett Ashley of Radford shot and killed officer Deriek Crouse, and then took his own life....Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Services and Shopping, Virginia Tech, Crime, Law and Justice, Montgomery County (Virginia)
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Ninety-six percent of Virginia schools reach full accreditation
Ninety-six percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited for the 2011-12 school year.
The Virginia Department of Education made the announcement Thursday. The accreditation is based on performance of students on Standards of Learning and...Tags: New Kent County, Warren County (Virginia), West Point, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Alleghany County (Virginia)
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