Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:32 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:32:22 GMT
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 >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:01 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:01:13 GMT
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 >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:47 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:47:09 GMT
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 >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:31 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:31:23 GMT
ABINGDON, Va. (AP) - An attorney in Wise faces more than a year in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug charges. Under a plea agreement, 42-year-old Stuart Collins would be sentenced to 20 months.More >>
An attorney in Wise faces more than a year in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug charges.
WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (AP) - A humpback whale found stranded on the Eastern Shore of Virginia will be euthanized, officials say.
The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center in Virginia Beach says the whale was found on a secluded section of Wallops Island Wednesday morning. A stranding response team was sent to the site, but aquarium officials say a television helicopter flying overhead was putting the whale under stress and preventing the team from getting to the whale.
The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center says the whale will be
euthanized.
The aquarium's marketing director, Linda Candler, says stranded whales typically don't survive and volunteers won't try to put the whale back in the ocean.
Candler says initial reports from the stranding team indicate that the whale was a large juvenile.
She says the whale is between 30 and 40 feet long. A necropsy will be performed on Thursday.
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