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Bath Combined Court evacuated due to bomb threat

Court clerk received email about possible bomb inside building

BATH COUNTY, Va. – The Bath Combined Court was evacuated Wednesday due to a an email about a possible bomb in the courthouse, according to the Bath County Sheriff's Office. 

The Sheriff's Office says the clerk for the courthouse received an email about a possible bomb inside the building and then notified police around 12:20 p.m. 

The building was evacuated and searched by the Bath County Sheriff's Office and Virginia State Police with a bomb-sniffing K-9, according to the Sheriff's Office. 

Authorities say the courthouse was closed for the rest of the day, and no device was discovered. 


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