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Charges Dismissed for Ex-Assistant Principal After Shooting by 6-Year-Old
A judge dismissed charges Thursday against a former assistant principal in Virginia who was accused of failing to act before a 6-year-old child who had brought a gun to school shot a teacher. The case against the former school official, Ebony Parker, began Jan. 6, 2023, when the boy in first grade shot his teacher, Abigail Zwerner, at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News.
Charges Dismissed for Ex-Assistant Principal After Shooting by 6-Year-Old
Charges Dismissed for Ex-Assistant Principal After Shooting by 6-Year-Old Prosecutors had argued that Ebony Parker, a former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school, had failed to act on warnings that a child had a gun in his backpack.
Charges Dismissed for Ex-Assistant Principal After Shooting by 6-Year-Old
A judge dismissed charges Thursday against a former assistant principal in Virginia who was accused of failing to act before a 6-year-old child who had brought a gun to school shot a teacher. The case against the former school official, Ebony Parker, began Jan. 6, 2023, when the unnamed male student in first grade shot his teacher, Abigail Zwerner, at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News.
Charges Dismissed for Ex-Assistant Principal After Shooting by 6-Year-Old
A judge dismissed charges Thursday against a former assistant principal in Virginia who was accused of failing to act before a 6-year-old child who had brought a gun to school shot a teacher. The case against the former school official, Ebony Parker, began Jan. 6, 2023, when the unnamed male student in first grade shot his teacher, Abigail Zwerner, at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News.
The Shenandoah Valley has some of the state’s best hikes
The 140-mile-long Shenandoah Valley lies between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains and is home to an abundance of public lands—including the 200,000-acre Shenandoah National Park. This trio of great hikes will introduce you to some of the Valley’s most coveted summits.
Dozens arrested at U.Va. as other protests disrupt graduations
By Emily Cochrane, Ryan Patrick Hooper, Kevin Williams and Jackson Landers At least 25 people were arrested Saturday at the University of Virginia, as protests over the war in the Gaza Strip continued to disrupt university campuses and puncture the celebratory atmosphere around graduation ceremonies across the country.
Police Push Protesters Off a U.Va. Lawn and Arrest 25
The police arrested at least 25 pro-Palestinian protesters on Saturday at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville after aggressively clearing demonstrators off a university lawn and at one point using chemical irritants on dozens of people.
Escape Artist Harry Houdini Was an Ingenious Inventor, He Just Didn't Want Anybody to Know
It was January 27, 1908, at the Columbia Theater in St. Louis and Harry Houdini was about to debut his first theatrical performance. The great master of illusion stepped inside of an over-size milk can, sloshing gallons of water on to the stage. Houdini was about to do something that looked like a really bad idea. The can had already been poked, prodded and turned upside down to prove to the audience that there was no hole beneath the stage. Houdini was handcuffed with his hands in front of him.
I Saw The Cure Live and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt Original
This is fun, right? I’m at a huge concert venue, the Frank Gehry-designed Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, seeing one of my all-time favorite bands live. The Cure is playing music right in front of me. Somewhere. I think. It sounds kinda like them. We sit at the top of the lawn area of this huge outdoor venue, where holders of tickets for the cheapest ‘seats’ in the house are encouraged to spread out blankets, picnic-style, to watch the show from a distance.
DANCE OF THE CHINCHILLAS
Chinchilla Café is the coolest night club in Charlottesville, Virginia, but you won’t find it on Google Maps or Yelp. The address is a secret. It hides within a house that transforms weekly into a concert space without permits, licenses, or fucks to give about permits and licenses.
DANCE OF THE CHINCHILLAS
Chinchilla Café is the coolest night club in Charlottesville, Virginia, but you won’t find it on Google Maps or Yelp. The address is a secret. It hides within a house that transforms weekly into a concert space without permits, licenses, or fucks to give about permits and licenses.
The GWARBar Is an Inspiration to Flesh-Eating Metal Bands Everywhere
What if…? What if you and your weird friends actually followed through with every crazy, stoned idea that you ever came up with? Or at least a few of them? Make a campy sci-fi movie! Start a really loud band! Show up at the Grammys dressed as obnoxious aliens! Open your own bar with you as the theme! The members of Gwar have managed to do all of these over the last 39 years, nicely punctuated by the “Hail Seitan” sandwich you order at the bar — no pickles, please.
Field of Carnivores
At this Stanardsville nursery, insects are on the menu. Look closely: the rows of colorful flowers at Botanique, a curious plant nursery in the Blue Ridge foothills, are not flowers at all. They’re carnivorous pitcher plants. Robert Sacilotto was first inspired to grow carnivorous plants—which survive on insects and the occasional mouse—when he realized their wetland habitat was disappearing.
The Largest Snake in the World Has Invaded the United States. And It’s Unstoppable.
Wild Things The Florida Everglades. Photo by RicciPhotos/iStock On a muggy day about 10 years ago in the Florida Everglades, Jack Shealy was riding his bike along a dirt road leading into the Trail Lakes Campground, where he has worked for decades. Like any good gladesman, Shealy has a substantial portion of his brain wired to recognize snakes in places where the rest of us would see only leaves and shadows. He skidded to a stop at the sight of a serpentine form stretched out in the sun.
Why Do Animals Have Soft White Underbellies?
Wild Things My, what a soft belly you have. Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP/GettyImages The phrase “soft white underbelly” describes the anatomy of a broad spectrum of animals ranging from sharks to amphibians to birds and even some mammals. Why is the most notorious biological vulnerability on Earth so ubiquitous? Pale underbellies are most often found among animals that need to worry about danger from below.
Eating Aliens - Storey Publishing
North America is under attack by a wide range of invasive animals, pushing native breeds to the brink of extinction. Combining thrilling hunting adventures, a keen culinary imagination, and a passionate defense of the natural environment, Eating Aliens chronicles Landers’ quest to hunt 12 invasive animal species and turn them into delicious meals.
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Search Rewire News Group Use quotes to search for exact phrases. Use AND/OR/NOT between keywords or phrases for more precise search results. Abortion Analysis Abortion Colorado Voters Could Determine Abortion Access Nationwide Oct 6, 2020 Susan Rinkunas Contraception Analysis Contraception Attend a Private School? Your Birth Control Could Be at Risk. Aug 24, 2020 Mansee Khurana Law and Policy Culture & Conversation Family Amy Coney Barrett Exposed Her Kids to COVID-19.
Collection of Frozen Beetles Passes 20,000 Vials
The University of Florida’s Forest Entomology Lab hosts the world’s largest cryo-collection of bark and ambrosia beetles. In April 2019, it surpassed 20,000 vials, which contain more than 115,000 individual beetle specimens. (Photo credit: Jackson Landers, University of Florida) By Jackson Landers In early April, the University of Florida’s Forest Entomology Lab filled its 20,000th vial of bark- and ambrosia-beetle samples.
New species of loquat-killing beetle identified
The newly-identified loquat beetle. Credit: Dr. Andrew Johnson If you live in an area where winter temperatures routinely drop below freezing, you may have never even heard of the evergreen loquat tree and its delicious fruit. But it may be troubling to hear that a new bark beetle pest of loquats has been identified in China by the University of Florida's Forest Entomology Lab. A new paper describing the beetle has just been published in the journal Insects.
How I Ended Up With 60 Pounds of Bear Meat in My Fridge—and Cooked It All
What do you do with a fridge full of bear parts? Bear, it’s what for dinner. Robert Neubecker The growl of my truck engine dropped an octave as I shifted gears to climb a hill and then began making my way around a bend. The twisty road in the woods of Central Virginia was dappled with late-afternoon sunlight. My mind was on what I would make for dinner—I wondered whether I had any sour cream—until I came around the bend and saw an SUV stopped in the middle of the road.
So Many Shot Hole Borers: New Research Charts Four Nearly Identical Species
The four newly delineated species of the Euwallacea fornicatus species complex are, from left to right, E. fornicatior, E. fornicatus, E. whitfordiodendrus, and E. kuroshio. The wood-boring beetles known as various kinds of “shot hole borers” are so similar in morphological characteristics while also variable in body dimensions that their appearance can’t be reliably used for differentiating specimens.
The Best Look Yet at the Tiny Fungus Storage Units Inside Ambrosia Beetles
When we study insects, we constantly struggle to observe extremely small organs. In the course of our ongoing research into ambrosia beetles at the Ambrosia Symbiosis Lab at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), we decided to compare the results from several different imaging systems.
Hate Rally Fizzles in DC as Metro Accommodates White Supremacists
A counter Unite the Right Rally gathered outside of the White House in D.C. on August 12. Lauryn Gutierrez / Rewire.News On the first anniversary of the deadly August 12, 2017, Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, organizer Jason Kessler unsuccessfully tried to replicate his white supremacist event in Washington, D.C., near the White House.
White Supremacists Won't Gather in Charlottesville This Summer. But They Might Rally Near the White House.
The white supremacist has applied for a permit to hold a rally on August 12, 2018, in D.C.'s President’s Park, directly adjacent to the White House.
'Very Fine People on Both Sides'? Heather Heyer's Alleged Killer Faces Hate Crime Charges.
News Law and Policy Jun 28, 2018, 11:17am Jackson Landers “Heather Heyer's death is a tragedy,” FBI Special Agent Adam Lee said. “She wasn’t looking for a fight. She was looking to lend her voice to her cause. Peaceful protest is every American’s birthright.” Federal law allows prosecutors to seek the death penalty against James Fields, though they have not yet declared intent to do so. The federal charges are being brought in addition to indictments on Virginia state charges.
Virginia GOP Senate Candidate Got Campaign Help From Hate Group in 2017
Stewart, a longtime chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors who is challenging Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) in November's midterms, fashions himself as a neo-confederate. VCU CNS / Flickr Virginia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Corey Stewart accepted assistance in his failed 2017 gubernatorial campaign from members of the League of the South, a white supremacist group that has a paramilitary unit.
Charlottesville Hate Rally Leader Plans Another Rally—This Time Near the White House - Rewire.News
News Violence Charlottesville Hate Rally Leader Plans Another Rally—This Time Near the White House Jun 7, 2018, 3:44pm Jackson Landers Jason Kessler said he intends to hold rallies in both Charlottesville, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., on August 12, one year after a neo-Nazi allegedly drove a car into a group of anti-fascists, killing activist Heather Heyer. Kessler's application for a permit to return to Emancipation Park in Charlottesville was denied by city officials.
Three Militias Barred From Ever Returning to Charlottesville (Updated)
The militia groups struggled in vain to find legal representation, Yingling said. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images UPDATE, July 12, 10:52 p.m.: Jason Kessler, the lead organizer of the 2017 hate rally in Charlottesville, on Thursday entered into a consent decree pledging not to facilitate any “organized, armed paramilitary activity at any future rallies in Charlottesville.” Redneck Revolt also entered into a consent decree.
Massive Police Turnout at Nazi Rally Based in Part on Facebook Post About 'Erecting Statues of Pauly Shore'
Not all of the law enforcement officers in Newnan for the April 21 rally were state and local police or sheriff's deputies. Several dozen corrections officers from the prison system marched through the main square near the park before the rally. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Last week’s neo-Nazi rally in Newnan, Georgia drew more than 700 police officers from 20 law enforcement agencies. They policed an event that drew around 20 openly demonstrating neo-Nazis and several thousand counter-protesters.
'In Newnan, We Love Each Other': Neo-Nazis Vastly Outnumbered at Their Own Rally in Georgia
The protesters included Atlanta Antifa, regional Black Lives Matter groups, and a Jewish biker gang. But most of the people who turned out to oppose the Nazis were Newnan locals from across the political spectrum in this conservative-leaning town. Bita Honarvar/AFP/Getty Images In the small city of Newnan, Georgia, a neo-Nazi rally on Saturday ended with at least 12 arrests but no violence.
Judge's Ruling Could Reveal Much More About the Police Response to Charlottesville Hate Rally
Coordination between the state and city police was poor, according to an investigation led by former U.S. Attorney Tim Heaphy at the request of the City of Charlottesville. While the reasons for CPD's failure to make arrests during the riot are now understood, the state police's failure has still not been publicly explained.
DOJ Lawyer on the Ground in Charlottesville U.S. Attorney's Office
A federal investigation into the events of August 12 began quickly. Within days, FBI agents began requesting surveillance video from local businesses with security cameras pointed towards public spaces.
Memo Details Police Inaction During Charlottesville Hate Rally
Arrests for assault were generally not made that day, even as violence took place under the eyes of police officers. Chet Strange/Getty Image Law enforcement in Charlottesville during the deadly August 12 “Unite the Right” white supremacist rally didn’t follow written orders to intervene in outbreaks of violence and were focused on securing an area for rally speakers who never delivered speeches, according to newly released documents.
Campaign collection: Supporter files warrant in debt against council candidate - C-VILLE Weekly
On February 22, Jim Moore, a supporter of two-time conservative City Council candidate Kenneth Jackson, sent out a Facebook message to a long list of recipients titled “Help Ken,” seeking payment from supporters for an overdue $2,000 loan to avoid taking Jackson to court on March 20 (after C-VILLE went to press). “In desperation to purchase TV time, Ken asked me to lend him $2,000 against the $2,545 balance in the account,” Moore wrote.
A Leaked Message Board Shows What White Supremacists Think of the Police
News Violence Mar 9, 2018, 10:20am Jackson Landers A recently leaked trove of internal communications among white supremacists show that many believed members of the police and military are on their side. In the early 2000s, some white supremacist leaders exhorted their followers to abandon the cliches of the skinhead lifestyle in order to infiltrate the worlds of business, government, and the military.
Another Charlottesville Can Be Stopped. Here's How.
News Law and Policy Feb 8, 2018, 4:55pm Jackson Landers Georgetown University lawyers found a collection of items from the state's constitution and other statutes that could have been used to prevent organized, armed groups from attending the rally. Lack of information may have contributed to the City of Charlottesville's decision to allow weapons as the various "alt-right" groups gathered on August 12.
Heather Heyer's Alleged Killer Could Get Life in Prison
Video recorded from a state police helicopter was played in court, showing the Dodge Challenger from the moment of the initial crash until Fields pulled over a mile away following a low-speed pursuit by a Sheriff's deputy.
How Police Botched Response to Charlottesville Hate Rally: ‘Let Them Fight for a While’ (Update)
The report details a systematic attempt to cover up planning and communications errors by police in Charlottesville. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The first formal investigation into the deadly August 12 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, indicates poor decision making by government officials followed by efforts to disguise or cover up mistakes. The report, released Friday, was compiled by a legal team led by former U.S. Attorney Tim Heaphy of the Hunton & Williams law firm.
After Charlottesville, White Supremacists Abandon Their Own Tennessee Rally
A coalition of neo-Nazis and white nationalists suffered a setback in Tennessee Saturday when the larger of two planned rallies for the day was abruptly canceled in the face of massive local counter-protests.
White Supremacists Come to Terrorize Refugees in Tennessee
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee—The largest gathering of white supremacists since Charlottesville is coming to terrorize refugees in Tennessee. In a pair of towns, locals are preparing for back-to-back rallies by members of the so-called “alt-right” scheduled for Saturday. Along the central square in Murfreesboro, workers nailed sheets of plywood over glass storefronts in anticipation of a riot. Police officers milled around in front of the courthouse.
Charlottesville Hate Leader Wanted for Arrest After Protester Was Doxed and Swatted
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia — An arrest warrant was issued Monday for Jason Kessler, the organizer of the August white-supremacist at the University of Virginia. Kessler is accused of sharing a protesters’ home address on Twitter, which was later followed by a false report to police that she was brandishing a gun.
3 Alt-Right Leaders Found Guilty in Charlottesville Riots
Three participants in the deadly “Unite the Right Rally” were tried and found guilty today in Charlottesville, Virginia, for misdemeanor charges of failing to disperse after an unlawful assembly was declared by police. The trio were represented by Elmer Woodard, the colorful attorney who is also representing Christopher Cantwell against multiple felony charges stemming from his alleged use of pepper spray against protesters at a torchlight rally the night before the deadly August 12 rally.
White Supremacists Return to Charlottesville Chanting, ‘Russia is Our Friend’
Led by Richard Spencer, about 50 people suddenly descended on a statue of Robert E. Lee on Saturday night—and they say they’ll be back. Updated Oct. 08, 2017 7:28PM ET / Published Oct. 07, 2017 11:20AM ET Jackson Landers/The Daily Beast CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia—White supremacist Richard Spencer suddenly reappeared on Saturday night with torch-bearing supporters, two months after he organized an infamous hate march here. Spencer and his 50 or so followers gathered around a statue of Robert E.
A Rare Collection of Bronze Age Chinese Bells Tells a Story of Ancient Innovation
In the year 433 BCE, Marquis Yi of the state of Zeng was laid to rest in his four-room tomb along with his most prized possessions. These included 21 young women; bronze weapons, elaborate bronze vessels and fittings for chariots; and most famously, an enormous set of bronze bells arranged into a single musical instrument that likely required five people to play.
Iconic eats: 26 signature Charlottesville dishes and drinks (and a few instant classics)
ALL YOU CAN EAT Pizza is one of those things—like coffee or tacos or, hell, for a while, even cupcakes— that seem to crop up in bunches around here. Christian’s is the trailblazer, having topped our Best of C-VILLE list in its category more years than we can count for choices like artichoke and spinach or meatball marinara or chicken parm. Are there more sophisticated versions, culinarily speaking? Sure. But nothing tops the toppings at this pizza shop.
‘Pro-Confederate’ Rally Draws More Protesters Than Confederates
A pro-Confederate rally in Richmond, Virginia, planned around a controversial statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee put many Virginians on edge this week, with many wondering whether the action would serve as a grim second act of the deadly riot in nearby Charlottesville on August 12th. But as the crowds gathered and police massed on Saturday, the neo-Confederates were comically outnumbered.
'No Nazis, No KKK, No Fascist UVA': One Month After Charlottesville Violence, Students Shroud Jefferson Statue
on September 12, students and faulty gather around the Thomas Jefferson statue on the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, Virginia. Natalie Jacobsen As the sky darkened and a gentle rain fell, three students at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, scaled the slippery 18-foot-tall statue of Thomas Jefferson at approximately 8:00 p.m. Tuesday night. As they draped a black cloth over the statue, about 150 other students and faculty watched and cheered.
With a whimper: Piedmont Council for the Arts pulls the plug
One week after issuing a report on the economic contribution of the arts in August, the Piedmont Council for the Arts, which commissioned the study, closed its doors after 38 years. Only months earlier it had renovated space in York Place and hired a new executive director, the latest in a string of leaders over the past two years. According to the chairman of its board, William Taylor, the organization had outlived its purpose as a communications center for the arts community.
With Smart Planning, Coffee and Bees Can Survive Climate Change
Farmers, policymakers and scientists around the world are preparing for the effects of manmade global climate change. In the tropics, they are trying to understand what will happen to populations of bees as temperatures rise and rainfall patterns change. Bees are necessary to pollinate many commercial crops. Without them, some crops could fail completely. In particular, coffee.
Charlottesville Marchers Reach D.C. Ready to Keep Up the Fight Against White Supremacy
Even in the most hostile areas the group passed through, most people appeared to be supportive. And the further north they went, the more support and the less hostility they encountered. Alex Wong/Getty Images After ten days and 111 miles, the march from Charlottesville, Virginia, to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday crossed the Key Bridge and arrived at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. But it’s not quite over.
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