Tag: Virginia

Walmart manager kills six in latest US mass shooting

Chesapeake, United States (AFP) by Bastien INZAURRALDE A 31-year-old overnight manager at Walmart shot and killed six people at a store bustling with Thanksgiving holiday shoppers before turning the pistol on himself, authorities said Wednesday, in America’s second high-profile mass shooting in four days. Four other people remained hospitalized in unknown condition following the Tuesday night rampage in Chesapeake, Virginia, police chief Mark Solesky said. The gunman is believed to have died of a “self-inflicted […]

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US campus police killed in college shooting

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Two campus police officers were shot and killed at a college in the US state of Virginia Tuesday, the school said. The two agents, a campus law enforcement officer and a campus safety officer, were shot before a suspect fled the scene, Virginia State Police said in a statement on Twitter. Multiple law enforcement agencies arrived on the campus of Bridgewater College around 1:20 pm (1620 GMT) in response to […]

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130-year-old time capsule found in base of statue of Confederate general

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) – Workers dismantling the pedestal of a statue of a Confederate general discovered a copper box on Monday believed to have been buried 130 years ago, the second apparent time capsule unearthed at the site. “They found it!” tweeted Virginia Governor Ralph Northam along with pictures of the box. “This is likely the time capsule everyone was looking for.” They found it! This is likely the time capsule everyone was […]

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Virginia first southern US state to abolish death penalty

  by Chris Lefkow Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Virginia on Wednesday became the first southern US state to abolish the death penalty and the 23rd state in the country to end capital punishment. Democratic Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation repealing the death penalty in Virginia, saying it was “the moral thing to do.” Virginia is the first of the southern states that made up the Confederacy during the 1861-65 US Civil […]

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INC Giving volunteers from the east coast, ‘do good, to those who need it.’

by Adara Pineda Eagle News VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (Eagle News) — The domino effect of COVID-19 continues to take a toll on different aspects of our communities. Throughout the US, more than 36 million Americans are without a job, struggling to make ends meet. While front liners continue to fight the battle saving lives as we race to find a vaccine. Seeing the growing need in their community, INC Giving from Virginia Beach, Virginia, and […]

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Local DMV Restaurant helps feed kids out of school during lockdown

Washington, D.C. (Eagle News) — With the Coronavirus (COVID-19) being declared a pandemic, most of the world is on lockdown, in order to “flatten the curve” and slow the virus from spreading. Disrupting everyday life as we know it to be. Schools and business (non-essential) are shut down for an extended period of time. Businesses take a big hit without real cash flow and smaller businesses, take an even bigger hit. That doesn’t stop small […]

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Suspect in US shooting resigned before killing 12: official

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The engineer who shot dead 12 people at a municipal building in a US beach resort city had submitted his resignation hours before the killings, a city official said on Sunday. DeWayne Craddock, 40, had worked as an engineer for the public works department in Virginia Beach, Virginia for about 15 years before carrying out the Friday rampage at his workplace that also left four people wounded. According to the […]

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11 dead after gunman fires ‘indiscriminately’ at Virginia govt complex

A longtime public utilities employee sprayed gunfire “indiscriminately” in a government building complex on Friday in the US state of Virginia, police said, killing 11 people and wounding six in the latest mass shooting to rock the country. The gunman was also killed after trading fire with responding officers, police chief James Cervera told a news conference. “We have 11 deceased victims there at the scene, six more victims transported to area hospitals,” he said. […]

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EBC marks 50th year with outreach activities; gov’t officials laud efforts in US


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  (Eagle News) – As part of the celebration of its 50th anniversary, Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s bureaus in the United States conducted outreach activities that included helping Samaritan House, an organization in Virginia that helps homeless families and victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. The event, spearheaded by EBC’s Washington D.C. Bureau in partnership with the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ), a global church active in community service and outreach programs, was lauded […]

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Arms dealer indicted for ammo sold to Las Vegas shooter

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – An Arizona man was charged Friday with making armor-piercing ammunition without a license and selling it to the Las Vegas gunman whose October killing spree left 58 concert-goers dead. Stephen Paddock, 64, killed himself after the rampage carried out from his hotel suite on Las Vegas’ famed Strip on October 1 — the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history. Douglas Haig, 55, is charged with one count of conspiracy to […]

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Train carrying US Republicans hits truck, killing one person

by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A train carrying several dozens of Republican lawmakers including US House Speaker Paul Ryan collided with a garbage truck Wednesday in Virginia, killing one person and sending six others, including a congressman, to a hospital, officials said. The White House said no members of Congress were seriously injured, and that President Donald Trump had been briefed on the accident. At least 300 people, including lawmakers, […]

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