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Robert E. Lee statue that prompted deadly protest in Virginia has been melted down
A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was a focal point of a deadly white nationalist protest in 2017 has been melted down and will be repurposed into new works of art. The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, a Charlottesville-based Black history museum, said Thursday that the statue had been destroyed. The Charlottesville City Council voted in...
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Torch-Carrying Marchers Indicted in Charlottesville Rally
A grand jury in Virginia has indicted multiple people on felony charges for carrying flaming torches with the intent to intimidate during a rally at the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville nearly six years ago. The Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office said in a news release that the indictments relate to an event on Aug. 11, 2017. That’s when...
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University of Virginia Cancels Final Home Football Game Following Deaths of Three Players
The University of Virginia football team has canceled its final home game of the season against Coastal Carolina following the deaths of three players in a school shooting that left two additional students wounded late Sunday night.
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UVA Mourns 3 Football Players Killed in Shooting
Students and community members are honoring the victims of Sunday night’s shooting at the University of Virginia, where there’s a growing memorial outside the school’s football stadium. News4’s Drew Wilder reports on how the victims are being remembered.
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Man Arrested for ‘Threatening' Social Media Posts Against UVA: Police
A man was arrested Monday for making “several concerning and threatening social media posts” against the University of Virginia, authorities said.