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Man shot dead after hitting James City police officer with car

By Susan Robertson — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:33:00 EDT

JAMES CITY - One man is dead and a James City County police officer is in the hospital following an altercation Monday afternoon at a senior living facility in the Grove section of the county.

Oklahoma lowers tornado death toll amid frantic search

Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:04 EDT

MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Emergency workers searched for survivors in the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado, but officials on Tuesday sharply lowered the number of deaths caused by the storm.

New Kent man halted car dragging wounded driver

By Susan Robertson, srobertson@vagazette.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 EDT

Victim paralyzed from neck down after surgery

LANEXA — Unaware a car accident had happened a few miles away in James City County, 20-year-old Caleb Gay thought what he spotted Saturday afternoon beneath a hatchback on Route 60 was someone's prank.

Schooner Amistad visits Yorktown Monday afternoon

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:21:00 EDT

YORKTOWN – The Freedom Schooner Amistad docked in Yorktown Monday afternoon, offering deck tours throughout the afternoon.

York seeks regional enterprise zone

By Amanda Kerr, akerr@dailypress.com — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

YORK — With the downsizing of the Dominion Yorktown power station looming and the closure of the Yorktown refinery and Altria tobacco plant a few years ago, York County officials are pursuing a state enterprise zone designation to help attract more businesses to the county.