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Man arrested on Capitol riot charges after prison sentence for white nationalist march in Virginia
Read full article: Man arrested on Capitol riot charges after prison sentence for white nationalist march in VirginiaA man imprisoned for joining torch-toting white nationalists in marching through the University of Virginia’s campus in 2017 has been arrested on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol and attacked a police officer.
In Buffalo, Biden to confront the racism he's vowed to fight
Read full article: In Buffalo, Biden to confront the racism he's vowed to fightPresident Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have traveled to Buffalo, New York, to show solidarity with the community after a white supremacist targeted Black people at a supermarket and left 10 people dead.
Woman recalls total 'terror' of Charlottesville car attack
Read full article: Woman recalls total 'terror' of Charlottesville car attackA woman who was pushed to safety as a car slammed into counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville has recounted a scene of “complete terror."
'An incredible day' as Lee statue removed in Charlottesville
Read full article: 'An incredible day' as Lee statue removed in CharlottesvilleA Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been hoisted off its stone pedestal and hauled away to storage.
Bruised and haunted, US holds tight as 2020 campaigns close
Read full article: Bruised and haunted, US holds tight as 2020 campaigns closeBut by the final, frenetic sprint of the 2020 race, the world had long peered into the country's darkest corners and seen a battered and haunted image staring back. The presidency and control of the Senate are in the balance, but for many, there was something even more urgent. “Tuesday is our big deal as a country!” Trump said on Sunday, as he braved flurries and a stiff wind chill in Michigan. In Texas, Trump supporters in cars and trucks swarmed around a Biden campaign bus at high speed on a highway. ___Associated Press writers Alex Jaffe traveling with Biden, Zeke Miller with Trump, and Kathleen Ronayne with Harris contributed to this report.
Susan Bro reflects on healing three years since losing daughter in Charlottesville rally
Read full article: Susan Bro reflects on healing three years since losing daughter in Charlottesville rallyCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Wednesday marks three years since the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. 10 News sat down with Heather Heyer's mother, Susan Bro, who says despite the hardships of 2020, there's been healing. Three years ago, Heather Heyer stepped into the streets of Charlottesville to march for black lives. As America has worked this year to make strides in racial reconciliation, for Bro, the effort began in 2019. For Bro, this work has thrust her into the public spotlight and just this year she's starting to heal from Heather's death.
Robert E. Lee Memorial in downtown Roanoke knocked over
Read full article: Robert E. Lee Memorial in downtown Roanoke knocked overROANOKE, Va. The Robert E. Lee Memorial in downtown Roanoke has been knocked over. This comes after the Roanoke City Council started the process to possibly remove the monument from Lee Plaza across from city hall by setting up a public hearing on Aug. 17. In 2017, the monument was spraypainted with the words Rest in Power Heather Heyer.The Robert E. Lee monument has been in Lee Plaza for just shy of 60 years. A 10 News crew discovered the knocked over monument Thursday morning after a tip from a viewer. We have reached out to Roanoke City Police and are awaiting a response.
What's News Today: September 25, 2019
Read full article: What's News Today: September 25, 2019Here's a look at some of the stories we'll be following today as they make headlines across the country and Southwest Virginia. If you would like to give your input, the meeting runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Bonner Middle School. The trial is expected to begin today for the father of a missing Roanoke infant. Her father, Andrew Terry, says Arienna's mother gave the baby to him, while she was clinging to life. Drive Smart Virginia holds its annual Distracted Driving Summit in Roanoke starting today.
Heather Heyer's mom sues killer for $12 million
Read full article: Heather Heyer's mom sues killer for $12 millionHeather Heyer/Facebook/CNN Video(CNN) - Heather Heyer's mother is suing her daughter's imprisoned killer for $12 million -- but she doesn't expect to see a penny. Bro has been keeping herself busy with the Heather Heyer Foundation, she said. She's also joined Haifa Jabara in pushing Congress to enact hate crime legislation in Heyer's and Jabara's son's names. Exactly one year before Heyer's death, Khalid Jabara was murdered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by a man who had been harassing the 37-year-old and his Lebanese family for years. The Jabara-Heyer No Hate Act aims to improve the accuracy of hate crime reporting and provide resources for state hate crime hotlines, among other provisions.
Mother whose child was killed at Charlottesville rally speaks out about hate crimes in the US
Read full article: Mother whose child was killed at Charlottesville rally speaks out about hate crimes in the USCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A grieving mother is speaking out about hate crimes. Many are questioning the classification of hate crimes in the United States, including Susan Bro, Heyer's mother. She wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times with another mother whose child, Khalid Jabara, was also killed in a hate crime. They say that both of their children's murders were not reported as hate crimes in official government statistics. There's a bill in the Senate named for Heyer and Jabara that would force states to report hate crimes.
It has been two years since deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville
Read full article: It has been two years since deadly white supremacist rally in CharlottesvilleCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Charlottesville commemorated a tragic anniversary during the weekend. It has been two years since the Unite The Right white supremacist rally took over the city and ultimately ended with counterprotester Heather Heyer dying when a white supremacist ran her down with his car. The street where Heyer died was blocked off to traffic and became a memorial to her with messages written in chalk. In response to the tragedy, Charlottesville community leaders organized Unity Days, a series of events through the weekend highlighting the good in Charlottesville. Sunday's event showcasing different community groups took place in Market Street Park, which contains the Robert E. Lee statue that initially attracted the white supremacist rally to Charlottesville.
Man who plowed car through Charlottesville rally gets 2nd life sentence
Read full article: Man who plowed car through Charlottesville rally gets 2nd life sentence(CNN) - The man who plowed his car through a crowd of counterprotesters at a "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville two years ago, leaving a woman dead, was sentenced to life in prison by a Virginia state judge Monday. A federal judge also gave James Alex Fields Jr., 22, a life sentence in June. Fields pleaded guilty in March to 29 federal hate crimes as part of an agreement that eliminated the death penalty as possible punishment. Before his federal sentencing in June, Fields told the judge he wanted to apologize. "We're not the ones who need to be careful," Fields responded, attaching a photo of Hitler, according to the indictment.