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The Bristol Blotter

* As an Osborne Street man was on the phone with police to say "he wanted the law to this location," a man in the background shouted "no" and the phone went dead.

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Boy Scouts in Bristol gather food for the hungry

BRISTOL, Va. - Fred Hanselmann creeped through a cul-de-saced residential neighborhood behind Bonham Road with the back gate of his red minivan wide open.

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Sister followed her brother to the a promised landa of Bristol

Being rich, prominent or famous in no way gives assurance that you will not become a lost burial site in a cemetery somewhere.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

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Bristol, Va., restaurant storage room catches fire

BRISTOL, Va. - Improperly stored flammable liquids were blamed Saturday for a fire in a storage room at Logan's Restaurant on Linden Drive, fire officials said in a written statement.

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Bristol man kills his wife before turning gun on himself

BRISTOL, Va. - Washington County Sheriff's deputies responding to a call for help early today found a woman dead in her yard and her husband dead in the home.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

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Bristol Virginia Utilities cuts December power rate

The 16,417 customers of Bristol Virginia Utilities got an early holiday present Thursday when the power company announced that December electric bills will be 18 percent lower than they were a year ago.

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Citing unease over political activity, Bristol Councilman Shumaker quits chamber of commerce

Councilman David Shumaker said Thursday he resigned from the Bristol Chamber of Commerce because of unease over its political activity - including opposition to health-care reform - but he strongly denied allegations in an anonymous flier that he angrily confronted Chamber President Lisa Meadows during a recent meeting.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

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Bristol man arrested on charges of child abuse

A Bristol man got angry at his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter for not going to sleep so, police said, he grabbed her by the throat and held her down on a bed.

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Bristol, Va., man arrested on gun charges

A man was arrested after firing a gun inside his girlfriend's Vance Street apartment about lunchtime Wednesday.

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Historic downton Bristol department store building to be sold at auction

One of the Twin City's most historic downtown buildings goes on the auction block Friday.

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Bristol, Va., housing board shows its 15-year rehab plan to city council

The city's Redevelopment and Housing Authority unveiled aggressive plans Wednesday to replace or rehabilitate its buildings over the next 15 years.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

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Bristol Virginia City Council Gets Update On Search For New City Manager

City leaders plan to interview prospective city manager candidates early next month, but may not fill the impending vacancy until next year.

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Touchstone Wireless of Bristol to hire 120-220 phone techs

Touchstone Wireless will hire 200 to 300 full-time contractors at its West State Street facility over the next three months, a company executive said Tuesday.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

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The Bristol Blotter

While talking, she kept opening and closing her vehicle door." Unfortunately, the furniture store employee's car was parked just next to the cell phone talker's, yet it wasn't until the employee got home that she discovered damage to that side of her car.

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Bristol woman takes second prize in Win For Life

Betty Harmon of Bristol, Va. is $52,000 richer today after taking second place in the Virginia Lottery's Win For Life Game.

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Fire Destroys Bristol Familya s Belongings

BRISTOL, Va. - Fire gutted a trailer here Monday afternoon, leaving a family, already down on its luck, with no home, no clothes - not even a pair of shoes.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

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Bristol, Tenn., Planning Commision OKs Permit For Treatment Center

A controversial proposal by Haven of Rest to build an 18-bed women's residential facility and treatment center on Second Street was approved Monday night by the city's Planning Commission.

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Va guard unit due home Sunday

Eighty-five solders from Richmond's 276th Engineer Battalion are due back in Virginia after serving in Afghanistan since February.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

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Budget Cuts Wona t Affect VDOT Snow Removal This Winter

Layoffs and budget cuts at the Virginia Department of Transportation won't affect snow removal this winter, VDOT officials said Monday.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

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Washington County, Va., supervisors OK zoning for projects near new hospital

BY DEBRA McCOWN BRISTOL HERALD COURIER ABINGDON, Va. - The Washington County Board of Supervisors gave zoning approval Tuesday for the second of two projects competing for a state certificate of need to build a nursing home near the new Johnston Memorial Hospital.

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