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Florida Attorney General: School boards must allow release time for religious instruction
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (487+ words) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) " Florida school boards are being reminded they must make room for students who want to leave campus during the school day for religious instruction. A new legal opinion from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Tuesday says districts…...
90 people to be laid off this week by Centra, spokesperson confirms
1+ week, 5+ day ago (159+ words) LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) " About 90 people are being laid off this week, according to a Centra spokesperson. According to the spokesperson, this is due to Centra "restructuring certain areas to strengthen how we care for the community." This restructuring means about…...
Convicted killer who set couple on fire thanks everyone for being 'nice' before execution
3+ week, 3+ day ago (29+ words) WSET Convicted killer who set couple on fire thanks everyone for being 'nice' before execution...
'Still nowhere to be found': Family grieves after sentencing in missing Navajo woman case
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (29+ words) WSET 'Still nowhere to be found': Family grieves after sentencing in missing Navajo woman case...
Mom cut daughter's throat after becoming jealous of husband's attention: prosecutors
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (425+ words) BECKLEY, W. Va. (WKRC) - A mother pleaded guilty to cutting her daughter's throat after becoming jealous of the attention the child received from her husband. According to PEOPLE, 33-year-old Rebakah Weikle pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Thursday, April 30, in connection…...
Former attorney general says key issue is election requirement
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (124+ words) Va. (WSET) " Republicans weighed in after oral arguments were heard on Monday before the Virginia Supreme Court. Former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said the debate centered on whether lawmakers followed the constitutional process. He said much of the argument focused…...
Protesters demand town hall with Rep. John Mc Guire amid rising concerns
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (261+ words) CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WSET) " A group of protesters braved the freezing cold to gather outside Republican Congressman John Mc Guire's office on Timberlake Road, asking for a face-to-face town hall meeting. The protesters, from Lynchburg, Charlottesville and across Mc Guire's…...
Employee charged after shopper uncovers hidden camera in Lynchburg store fitting room
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (589+ words) LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) " A shopper's quick thinking led to the discovery of a hidden recording device inside a women's fitting room at Dick's Sporting Goods at River Ridge Mall, prompting a police investigation that uncovered disturbing evidence and led to…...
Dick's Sporting Goods employee charged after recording device found in dressing room
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (171+ words) LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) " A Lynchburg Dick's Sporting Goods employee is facing multiple charges after allegedly unlawfully recording inside the women's dressing room. Officers with the Lynchburg Police Department responded to the store on Candlers Mountain Road on March 14, after a…...
'It means everything': Adoption bill spurred by Mark Spain passes state legislature
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (24+ words) WSET 'It means everything': Adoption bill spurred by Mark Spain passes state legislature...