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Richmond, VA—A teenage Varina High School student is facing several charges, after police say he abducted another student from the parking lot of the school Monday morning at gunpoint. On May 20 at aboutMore >>
A teenage Varina High School student is facing several charges, after police say he abducted another student from the parking lot of the school Monday morning at gunpoint...More >>
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Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary schoolMore >>
Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those numbers were expected to climb.More >>
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DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - Authorities say the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town's parade won't likely face charges. Damascus Police Chief Bill Nunley says the driverMore >>
Authorities say the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town's parade won't likely face charges.More >>
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LUNENBURG, VA-The Southside SPCA is caring for dozens of dogs after the animals were seized from a Lunenburg County couple's property. Approximately 100 dogs were found to be living at the property, theMore >>
Dozens of dogs could be up for adoption as early as next week after they were seized from a Lunenburg County couple's property by The Southside SPCA.More >>
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia has recorded its first two human West Nile virus cases of 2012.
One case was in southwest Virginia and the other was in the northwestern region.
Dr. Laurie Forlano with the Virginia Department of Health tells the Richmond Times-Dispatch that both people infected with the virus are adults. They have recovered.
Most people infected with the mosquito-borne virus won't get sick. But about one in 150 people will develop the severe form of the illness. Symptoms include headache, high fever, neck stiffness, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness and paralysis.
Forlano says there typically are one to five human West Nile cases in Virginia a year.
Last year, there were nine human West Nile cases in the state, including one death.
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