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Nicole Lovell
Police may have suspects in custody — and the victim’s body — in the Nicole Lovell case, but investigators still have plenty of work ahead to complete their work. Radford University Criminal Justice Professor Tod Burke says that includes gathering forensic evidence, examining social media and the medical examiner’s report. More from WFIR’s Evan Jones.
The General Assembly is about two weeks away from reach this year’s session midpoint. Both houses much complete action on their bills by that time before taking up measures passed by the other. And as WFIR’s Evan Jones reports, one of the bills that will head to the House concerns rocks.
Vicki Gardner
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The woman who survived an on-air shooting that killed two TV journalists in Virginia has received a standing ovation by the state Senate. Vicki Gardner was honored at the Capitol Tuesday for her success as executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce. Gardner was being interviewed on live TV in August when Vester Flanagan walked up and opened fire, injuring Gardner and killing WDBJ-TV cameraman Adam Ward and reporter Alison Parker. Gardner said she returned to work part time on Monday and is “feeling good.” She said being recognized by lawmakers was an “incredible honor.” Republican Sen. Bill Stanley called Gardner an “inspiration” and “champion for economic development” in western Virginia.
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From the Trump for President campaign: Today Donald J. Trump received the endorsement of Jerry Falwell Jr., just one week after Mr. Trump spoke to a record crowd at Falwell’s Liberty University Convocation. Mr. Trump said, “It is truly an honor to receive Jerry’s endorsement. Not only is he a high quality person, with a wonderful family, whom I have great respect for – I also consider him a very good friend and his support means so much to me.” The endorsement, which is personal and not on behalf of the University, comes just days after the campaign released an ad featuring excerpts from Falwell’s glowing introduction of Mr. Trump at the Liberty University event stating, “I see a lot of parallels between my father and Donald Trump. Like Mr. Trump, Dad would speak his mind… Dad explained that when he walked into the voting booth, he wasn’t electing a Sunday school teacher, or a pastor, or even a President who shared his theological beliefs. He was electing a President of the United States to lead a nation.”
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Appalachian Power expects the coming snowstorm to produce numerous outages, and the potential exists for many customers to be without power for several days. The utility has brought more than 800 extra people in to assist with restoring power, and as WFIR’s Evan Jones reports, they expect to be busy.