Ben Finley
The Associated Press
Norfolk, VA, United States
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Report: 6-year-old won’t be charged after shooting teacher
Authorities in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher will not seek criminal charges against the child, the local prosecutor told NBC News Wednesday, in a decision that was anticipated by legal experts. → Read More
California’s snow-stranded residents need food, plows, help
With Southern California’s mountain communities under a snow emergency, residents are grappling with power outages, roof collapses, storm-related fires and lack of baby formula and medicine. Many have been trapped in their homes for a week, their cars buried under snow. → Read More
Power outage cancels, diverts flights at New York's Kennedy Int'l Airport
A power outage in a terminal of New York's John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport stretched into a second day after forcing some flights to be canceled or diverted. → Read More
Power outage cancels, diverts flights at Kennedy Airport
NEW YORK (AP) — A power outage in a terminal of New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport stretched into a second day Friday after forcing some flights t → Read More
Oldest schoolhouse for Black children in US moved to museum
A building believed to be the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in the U.S. was hoisted onto a flatbed truck and moved a half-mile. → Read More
Parents at school where boy, 6, shot teacher prepare to sue
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The families of two students at a Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher have filed notices of potential legal action against the school system... → Read More
Boy who shot teacher in Virginia allegedly tried to choke another
WCYB NBC 5 Bristol and WEMT Fox 39 Greeneville offer local and national news reporting, sports, and weather forecasts to viewers in the Tennessee, Virginia Tri-Cities area including Bristol, Kingsport and Johnson City. → Read More
School where police say 6-year-old boy shot teacher reopens with added security
The Virginia elementary school where police say a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher reopened Monday with stepped-up security and a new administrator. → Read More
School where 6-year-old shot his teacher set to reopen
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Stepped-up security and a new school administrator will be present as students return to the Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher weeks ago. Richneck Elementary School in Newport News was set to reopen Monday, more than three weeks after the Jan. 6 shooting. Police have said […] → Read More
Lawyer: Gun used by child who shot teacher was ‘secured’
The family’s statement was released by an attorney and did not elaborate further on where the 9mm handgun was kept. → Read More
6-year-old shot Virginia teacher during class lesson, police chief says
In the moments before a 6-year-old Virginia boy shot his teacher, there was no fight, no physical struggle and no warning, authorities said Monday. → Read More
Vigil planned for teacher who police say was shot by 6-year-old student
The Newport News police chief has said the boy shot and wounded the teacher with a handgun in a first-grade classroom on Friday. → Read More
Chief: 6-year-old shot Virginia teacher during class lesson
Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew on Monday offered the first description of the shooting that shocked the city. → Read More
Laptop of 2019 mass shooter is found, could shed light on motives: Lawmaker
This week, a state lawmaker said in a statement that she was given a laptop found recently at the home of DeWayne Craddock. → Read More
Parents of slain UVA student call for stricter gun laws
D’Sean Perry, Lavel Davis Jr. and Devin Chandler were killed Nov. 13 on a charter bus that was carrying students back to Charlottesville from a field trip. → Read More
'He was going hunting': Walmart mass shooting survivor files $50M lawsuit
A Walmart employee who survived last week's mass shooting at a store in Virginia has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company for allegedly continuing to → Read More
Virginia Walmart mass shooting survivor files $50M lawsuit
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Walmart employee who survived last week’s mass shooting at a store in Virginia has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company for allegedly continuing to employ the shooter — a store supervisor — “who had known propensities for violence, threats and strange behavior.” The lawsuit, which appears to be […] → Read More
Survivor of Virginia Walmart mass shooting files $50 million suit
A Walmart employee who survived a mass shooting at a store in Virginia has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company. → Read More
Survivor of Virginia Walmart mass shooting files $50M lawsuit
A Walmart employee who survived last week's mass shooting at a store in Virginia has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company. → Read More
Walmart shooting claims teen, young woman, father, mother
A 16-year-old helping his family. A custodian and father of two. A mother with wedding plans. A happy-go-lucky guy. A longtime employee.That's how friends and f → Read More