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What was a regular afternoon suddenly turned into life-threatening chaos.
Someone outside started shooting through one of the apartment windows, forcing Gatto, the sister and friend to drop to the floor and find cover.
By the time the gunfire stopped, 13 bullets had flown through the apartment. One was lodged in Gatto’s leg. Another grazed her arm.
“I thought I was gonna die,” she said.
Gatto said she believes she knows who the shooter was, but hasn’t been able to prove it to law enforcement. The case remains unsolved.
After surgery and months of therapy, Gatto’s leg recovered. Her emotions still haven’t.
Extending reliable broadband access to more of the commonwealth's communities is an investment in Virginia's future, Newport News Mayor McKinley Price writes.
Community members, leaders practice MLK s message of helping others with food drive
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HAMPTON, Va. The Reverend, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once stated, âWhat are you doing for others?â
Residents with organizations and departments from across the Peninsula gathered at the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank on Martin Luther King Jr. to practice that message.
They dropped off, received, and sorted through lots of donated food for the Foodbankâs fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Food Drive. All of the food was gathered in a matter of two weeks from January 4 to January 15.
Press Release From Terry McAuliffe Campaign: Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea today endorsed Terry McAuliffe for governor, joining a growing list of prominent Virginia leaders backing Terry for Virginia since he launched his campaign just last week. In his endorsement, Mayor Lea touted Terry’s big, bold vision to create a more equitable Virginia by making an unprecedented investment in education and ensuring all Virginians benefit from the Commonwealth’s post-COVID economic recovery.
“Since he announced his campaign just last week, Terry McAuliffe has demonstrated his vision for the future of our Commonwealth is big, bold, and consequential. Terry has made racial equity central to his education and COVID plans, pushing to address inequalities that have plagued our communities for generations,” said Mayor Sherman Lea (Roanoke). “He will lift up our communities by making sure our kids have a quality education, fighting this opioid and heroin epidemic, and helping small businesses