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Gas-thieving trucker traveling in rogue big-rig raises flag
EMPORIA, Va. (WTVR) – The general manager of a Florida truck stop said the trucker who stole $1,500 worth of fuel from a Virginia truck stop hit her business too. The manager of Simmons Travel Plaza in...
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‘Getting Piggy With It’ At The Virginia Pork Festival
RICHMOND, Va (WTVR) – Barbeque, pork chops, ribs, ham biscuits, and strawberry shortcake…that’s right The Virginia Pork Festival is back in full swing this year with lots of yummy recipes that are sure...
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Fire guts Calvary Baptist Church in Emporia
EMPORIA, Va. – Church leaders plan to rebuild after a large fire damaged Calvary Baptist Church on Main Street in Emporia, Virginia. Fire crews were called to the church about 6 a.m. Saturday. Hours...
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Joyful ending to long, frantic day searching for missing Greensville girl
EMPORIA, Va. – Greensville County Sheriff’s investigators and K9 units searched for Niesha Keices-Lynn Powell, 11, for about 14 hours Tuesday. Deputies took neighbors to headquarters for questioning,...
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UPDATE: Emporia murder suspect arrested in North Carolina
EMPORIA, Va. – Police say a man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend in front of her teenage son early Friday morning in Emporia was apprehended by U.S. Marshals without incident in Rocky Mount,...
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Emporia man suffering from Alzheimer’s found dead
UPDATE: According to the Greensville County Sheriff’s Office, Joseph Thomas Hooley was found a short distance away from his residence in a wooded area with what appeared to be a gun shot wound....
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Emporia doctor loses license again, now faces four felony charges
EMPORIA, Va. — An Emporia doctor respected by the community turned himself in, lost his license and now faces four felony charges. Dr. Herman Alphia Garrett III is accused of taking narcotics form a...
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How Virginia’s 20-year-old ‘Grateful Doe’ mystery may soon be solved
GREENSVILLE COUNTY, Va. — Nearly 20 years after he was killed in a crash on a Virginia highway, investigators may now have the information they need to identify a teenager known for decades simply as...
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Missing Greensville County Public School employee found safe
GREENSVILLE COUNTY, Va. — A 57-year-old Greensville County Public School employee who was reported missing has been located. Greensville County Sheriff James Edwards said Thomas Hill, who works in food...
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Man wanted for murdering mother of 3, burning her body arrested in Emporia...
Amy LeeAnn Murphy (PHOTO: Murphy Family) EMPORIA, Va. — Nearly two months after her burned body was found in a Tennessee field, investigators tracked down one of the people believed responsible for the...
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Disgruntled hospital patient accused of phoning in bomb threat
EMPORIA, Va. — A man who was unhappy with the level of care he received at a South Central Virginia hospital decided to call to express his dissatisfaction, but it is what he is accused of saying that...
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No injuries reported in fire at Georgia Pacific
EMPORIA, Va. – Several units responded to a fire at the Georgia-Pacific plywood plant in Emporia on Tuesday evening. Employees at the plant said that the fire originated with the number two lathe....
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NJ murder suspect captured in Emporia home
Horace Gordon (SOURCE: US Marshals Service) RICHMOND, Va. — US Marshals have captured a man wanted for a New Jersey murder hiding out in a home in Emporia Thursday afternoon. Officials said Horace...
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Former corrections officer allegedly opens fire in Emporia, critically wounds...
EMPORIA, Va. – A woman was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being shot by a man police said was her estranged lover. The shooting occurred early evening Monday, near a...
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Man charged in Emporia nightclub shooting that left one dead, officer injured
EMPORIA, Va. -- A man has been arrested and charged after a nightclub shooting in Emporia that left one man dead and a police officer wounded Sunday morning. Police arrested 26-year-old Christopher...
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‘Armed and dangerous’ suspect wanted for attempted murder of Emporia Police...
EMPORIA, Va. – Suspects have been named in the attempted murder of Emporia Police Officer William King. Police issued a "be on the lookout," which said the suspects are considered armed and dangerous....
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EMPORIA, Va. — One person was killed and a second person was flown to VCU Medical Center after an Amtrak train struck them in Emporia. The men were walking along the tracks when they were hit,...
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Tied to a tree and hungry, dog saved by Emporia officer
EMPORIA, Va. – A Boston terrier’s life has improved after a police officer rescued him from a tree, where he had been left to starve. A lot changed for the little guy in just the past five days. He...
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Gym owner carries weight heavier than most
EMPORIA, Va. -- Strong Temple is an affordable fitness center where people in Emporia can shape their body, mind, and soul. Through each sweat inducing, muscle-aching workout, owner Eugene Porter...
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Suspect in Greensville County manhunt may be in red pickup truck
GREENVILLE COUNTY, Va. – A multi-jurisdictional manhunt continues Friday on 58E in the Unkle Odies area of Emporia for a man with multiple felony warrants out for his arrest. The Greensville County...
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