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Prankster Who Threatened HS In VA On Social Media Hit With Felony, Sheriff Says Prankster Who Threatened HS In VA On Social Media Hit With Felony, Sheriff Says
Prankster Who Threatened HS In VA On Social Media Hit With Felony, Sheriff Says A day after students returned to the classroom following Easter Break, a teen who flippantly made a social media threat purportedly targeting a Virginia high school has been apprehended, according to authorities. There was an increased police presence at Riverbend High School to start the week, as members of the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office investigated a report of a threat depicting a young boy holding a rifle and referencing a school with the initials "RHS."  School administrators, detectives, and School Resource Officers launched "an extensive investigation" over the weekend after …

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by Zak Failla
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No Joking Matter: Threat Targeting VA School Deemed Prank No Joking Matter: Threat Targeting VA School Deemed Prank
No Joking Matter: Threat Targeting VA School Deemed Prank There will be an increased police presence at a Virginia high school on Tuesday when students return to class after a recent social media threat was investigated by the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office. Over the weekend, the sheriff’s office was made aware of an online social media threat to a school with the initials “RHS,” which are believed to represent Riverbend High School, officials said. Following “an extensive investigation,” detectives from the sheriff’s office were able to identify the student who posted the threat on social media, and it was ultimately deemed not credible, and was p…

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by Zak Failla
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Spotsylvania Sisters Killed In Single-Car Crash Remembered Celebration Of Life Spotsylvania Sisters Killed In Single-Car Crash Remembered Celebration Of Life
Spotsylvania Sisters Killed In Single-Car Crash Remembered Celebration Of Life A family is grieving after two teen sisters who died of injuries sustained in a violent weekend car crash in Spotsylvania, authorities announced. Riverbend High School junior Dawn Donnelly and senior Alexyss Scott, were in a 2005 Honda Accord with two other individuals when the driver lost control and caromed into an embankment on River Road and Musket Right Lane over the weekend, authorities said. All four were pulled from the fiery wreckage, and Donnelly was pronounced dead at the scene. Scott was airlifted to an area hospital where she later died from her injuries. The driver was report…

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by Zak Failla
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Video Shows Brawl At Spotsylvania HS That Left Teen Hospitalized Video Shows Brawl At Spotsylvania HS That Left Teen Hospitalized
Video Shows Brawl At Spotsylvania HS That Left Teen Hospitalized Parents are demanding safety improvements after a violent fight caught on video sent at least one student to the hospital with head injuries, reports NBC 4.  The fight broke out at Riverbend High School before classes started on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The video shows several students punching each other before one of the teens was thrown to the ground violently. The teen later was revealed to have suffered a severe concussion in the attack. In the background of the video, other students were seen continuing to punch and choke each other, the outlet continues. SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. Eight teenager…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Fredericksburg Teen, 18, Dies A Month After Graduating From High School Fredericksburg Teen, 18, Dies A Month After Graduating From High School
Fredericksburg Teen, 18, Dies A Month After Graduating From High School An 18-year-old Spotsylvania County man died last week a month after he graduated from high school.  Mason Allen Hancock died on Thursday, June 23, according to his obituary. He is survived by his mom Lisa Milam and stepdad Mike, dad Rudy Hancock, brother Chase Milam, and an extended family. They did not disclose his cause of death.  Hancock graduated from Riverbend High School in May and worked at the Fredericksburg Nationals Baseball Stadium, according to his obituary. He grew up as a gifted athlete who played basketball and wrestled. One of his former coaches wrote Hancock was a…

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by Josh Lanier