Ben Finley, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Messages of support for teacher Abby Zwerner, who was shot by a 6 year old student, grace the front door of Richneck Elementary School Newport News, Va. on Monday Jan. 9, 2023. The Virginia teacher who authorities say was shot by a 6-year-old student is known as a hard-working educator who’s devoted to her students and enthusiastic about the profession that runs in her family. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

Vigil planned for Va. teacher shot by student, 6

by Ben Finley Associated Press, and Denise Lavoie Associated PressJanuary 9, 2023

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Authorities plan to offer updates Monday on the shooting of a Virginia elementary school teacher by a 6-year-old student, and the community will later hold a candlelight vigil.The Newport News police department said that the…

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Police: Teacher shot by 6-year-old in Virginia classroom

by Ben Finley Associated PressJanuary 6, 2023

Community members, including Walmart employees, gather for a candlelight vigil at Chesapeake City Park in Chesapeake, Va., Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, for the six people killed at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Va., when a manager opened fire with a handgun before an employee meeting last week. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Va. Walmart shooting survivor files $50M suit

by Ben Finley Associated PressNovember 29, 2022

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Walmart shooter left ‘death note,’ bought gun day of killing

by Ben Finley Associated Press, and Matthew Barakat Associated PressNovember 25, 2022

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Va. Walmart manager kills 6, self in break room

by Alex Brandon Associated Press, and Ben Finley Associated PressNovember 23, 2022

This combo of undated image provided by University of Virginia Athletics shows NCAA college football players, from left, Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D'Sean Perry. The three Virginia football players were killed in a shooting, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, in Charlottesville, Va., while returning from a class trip to see a play. (University of Virginia Athletics via AP)

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Coach: Slain Virginia football players ‘were all good kids’

by Hank Kurz Jr.. Associated Press, and Ben Finley Associated PressNovember 14, 2022

FILE - U.S. Marshalls escort John Hinckley Jr. as he returns to a marine base via helicopter in Quantico, Va., Aug. 8, 1981. Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court oversight Wednesday, June 15, 2022 officially concluding decades of supervision by legal and mental health professionals. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File)

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John Hinckley Jr. freed from court oversight after 41 years

by Ben Finley Associated PressJune 15, 2022

Actor Johnny Depp testifies during a hearing in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Va., Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Actor Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court after she wrote an op-ed piece in The Washington Post in 2018 referring to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

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Depp says Heard attacked, berated him; actor says he never hit back

by Matthew Barakat Associated Press, and Ben Finley Associated PressApril 20, 2022

FILE - Eugenio Derbez, from left, Sian Heder, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Emilia Jones, Daniel Durant and Amy Forsyth, winners of the award for best picture for "CODA," pose in the press room while signing "I love you" at the Oscars on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The three Oscar wins for the film “CODA” has provided an unprecedented feeling of affirmation to people in the Deaf community. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

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Oscar wins for ‘CODA’ bring elation to Deaf community

by Ben Finley Associated PressMarch 29, 2022

A plume of smoke from the Winston Weaver Co. fertilizer fire drifts west, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, as seen from a drone near University Parkway in Winston-Salem, N.C. , north of the fire. The uncontrolled fire at the fertilizer plant has forced thousands of people to evacuate. Firefighters warn that chemicals at the site near Wake Forest University could cause a large explosion. Authorities urged people within a mile of the site to take shelter elsewhere. No injuries have been...

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Thousands flee homes near N. Carolina fertilizer plant fire

by Tom Foreman Jr.. Associated Press, and Ben Finley Associated PressFebruary 1, 2022

Author Archives: Ben Finley

Vigil planned for Va. teacher shot by student, 6

Police: Teacher shot by 6-year-old in Virginia classroom

Va. Walmart shooting survivor files $50M suit

Walmart shooter left ‘death note,’ bought gun day of killing

Va. Walmart manager kills 6, self in break room

Coach: Slain Virginia football players ‘were all good kids’

John Hinckley Jr. freed from court oversight after 41 years

Depp says Heard attacked, berated him; actor says he never hit back

Oscar wins for ‘CODA’ bring elation to Deaf community

Thousands flee homes near N. Carolina fertilizer plant fire

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