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Virginia Woman Trapped In Goodwill Trash Bin Ends Up At The Landfill

What a surprise for workers at a landfill in Winchester, Virginia. And, what a surprise for the woman they found there.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

KVVU-TV Henderson

Va. Woman Rides To Landfill In Trash Bin

WINCHESTER, Va. -- Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Northern Virginia Daily

Arrest made in Millwood Pike store robbery

WINCHESTER -- Authorities have arrested a Sterling man they say robbed a Frederick County convenience store last week.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Northern Virginia Daily

EDA buys downtown Winchester building

WINCHESTER -- Shenandoah University students could live in dorms downtown thanks to efforts by a city agency.

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Northern Virginia Daily

Two men indicted on charges of theft

Two men charged in the theft of a woman's purse and subsequent check forgeries have been indicted by a Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Northern Virginia Daily

Handy Mart robbed in Frederick County

WINCHESTER -- Authorities are looking for two suspects they say robbed a convenience store in Frederick County early Friday morning.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Loudoun Times

Vogel mostly pleased with second year

Vogel mostly pleased with second year Halfway through her first term as a Virginia senator representing the 27th District, self-proclaimed policy wonk Jill Holtzman Vogel seemed more aware of -- and more taken by -- the people part of the job when she stopped by a Times Community News office last week.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Northern Virginia Daily

Winchester man charged in slaying is back in W.Va.

A man charged with stabbing his girlfriend to death during a 26-hour standoff with police is back in West Virginia after being released from a Virginia hospital.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Northern Virginia Daily

Man charged in chase with deputy

Authorities say a Frederick County man led a deputy in a chase before fleeing on foot early Monday morning.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Shenandoah Valley-Herald

Vacant Edinburg Town Council Seat Filled By 27-Year-Old From Madison

EDINBURG Just five years ago, Erin Carver was sitting in a classroom at James Madison University.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Northern Virginia Daily

Suspect sought in Shoney's Inn robbery

WINCHESTER -- Police say a man who robbed a hotel clerk late Sunday night remains at large.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

WHDH-TV

Hostage Suspect Faces New Charges After Escape Attempt from Hospital

WINCHESTER, VA There are new charges for a man who police say killed his ex-girlfriend during a 26-hour standoff last week.

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Marion Star

Larcomb announces college choice

Samantha Larcomb of Washington High School has signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

NewsChannel 8

Grandfather Tried for Bank Robbery

A Virginia man faces sentencing for robbing a western Maryland bank with his grandson.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Northern Virginia Daily

Authorities identify body as Plamondon

WINCHESTER -- Authorities identified a body found in West Virginia Saturday as that of Kayleigh Marie Plamondon, who had been missing since June 9. Plamondon has been named as the estranged girlfriend of Justin Shane Slater who stands charged with the murder of his brother, Gregory Scott Slater Jr.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

W.Va. standoff ends with hostage's death

State Police arrested a Virginia man Monday and found the body of his former girlfriend more than 24 hours after she was taken hostage inside her Martinsburg home.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Loudoun Times

Family remembers slaying victim as 'free spirit'

That's the motto Kayleigh Marie Plamondon had tattooed on her arm, and it's a philosophy the 22-year-old lived by.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

Herald-Mail

Neighbors, friends react to death of woman

Tina Stride fought back tears Monday afternoon as she stared across the street at the Martinsburg home where her neighbor, 35-year-old Katherine Nicole Sharpe, was found dead at the end of a 26-hour hostage situation.

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Northern Virginia Daily

Winchester man in standoff with W.Va. police

Nine families in Martinsburg are staying in a shelter while police try to resolve a more than 21-hour standoff with a Winchester, Va., man.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

WJLA

Man Wanted in Connection with Brother's Murder; Ex-girlfriend Missing

WINCHESTER, Va. - Investigators are trying to find a man wanted in connection with the murder of his brother and the wanted man's ex-girlfriend, who is considered "missing under suspicious circumstances." Justin Shane Slater, 21, should be considered armed and dangerous, according to the Frederick County, Va., Sheriff's Office.

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