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Meadows of Dan man held on multiple charges

Keith Edward Hughes, of Meadows of Dan, is being held without bond. A Meadows of Dan Man was arrested following an alleged domestic dispute on Wednesday, according to Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith. Throughout Wednesday morning, a man allegedly sent multiple detailed and violent electronic messages to his wife and another person, stating his intent to go to her workplace and shoot her and others, Smith said. The man’s wife is employed by Capewell Aerial Systems in Meadows of Dan, and managers there immediately notified the Patrick County Sheriff’s Office about the threats, Smith said. Patrick County Sheriff’s Lt....

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Respected snake researcher dies from rattlesnake bite

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A respected snake researcher who had been making significant discoveries about the species since childhood has died after being bitten by a timber rattler. William H. “Marty” Martin died Aug. 3 after being bitten the day before by a captive snake on the property at his home in Harpers Ferry,
Justice Dept. weighs in on 2020 election robocall suit

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has weighed in on a civil lawsuit against two conservative political operatives accused of using robocalls to dissuade Black voters from taking part in the 2020 election. The department said Friday that defense lawyers for the two men were misinterpreting the Voting Rights Act, although the department
Climate bill: Could coal communities shift to nuclear?

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A major economic bill headed to the president has “game-changing” incentives for the nuclear energy industry, experts say, and those tax credits are even more substantial if a facility is sited in a community where a coal plant is closing. The transformative bill provides the most spending to fight climate change by any