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Virginia Beach Mourns As Probe Into Mass Shooting Continues

7:44am June 03, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Bobby Allyn on the ongoing investigation into the shooting. She also talks to David Frum of The Atlantic, who offers his perspective on the future of gun policy.

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News Brief: Va. Mass Shooting, Calif. Democratic Party, Trump To U.K.

5:43am June 03, 2019

by Rachel Martin

Twelve people were killed when a gunman opened fired in a Virginia Beach government building. Democratic candidates offer a preview of future debates. The president kicks off a state visit to Britain.

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Virginia Beach Police Chief James Cervera addresses reporters at a press briefing on Sunday about the Virginia Beach shooting. Officials confirmed that the shooter resigned from his job just hours before the shooting.

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Virginia Beach Gunman Shot 2 Department Bosses In His Workplace Rampage

6:13pm June 02, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Officials are still exploring how the shooter's employment status factored into his decision to commit a stunningly violent act at his workplace.

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Virginia Beach Officials Confirm Gunman Sent In Resignation On Day Of Shooting

5:44pm June 02, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

As investigators discover more details into Friday's shooting in Virginia Beach, residents continue to process what happened, including places of worship.

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T.K. Thorne says the $20 monthly solar fee she pays to Alabama Power will double the time it will take to pay off her rooftop solar system.

To Some Solar Users, Power Company Fees Are An Unfair Charge

5:11pm June 02, 2019

by Julia Simon

Alabama has some of highest solar fees in the U.S. and critics say it's hurting solar customers. It's one of several states where utilities are proposing or raising fees for homes with rooftop solar.

Christi Dewar, a survivor of the Virginia Beach mass shooting, stands with her son, Charles Dewar III, next to the office complex where a gunman killed 12 and injured several others on Friday.

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Virginia Beach Shooting Survivor Says Victim Laid Down His Life To Save Colleagues

4:28pm June 02, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Christi Dewar, a government employee in Virginia Beach, says her co-worker Ryan Keith Cox died attempting to provide safety amid rapid gunfire.

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Friends And Family Remember Victims Of Virginia Beach Shooting

1:55pm June 02, 2019

Twelve people were killed in a shooting in Virginia Beach on Friday afternoon. Their friends and family have been remembering the victims on social media.

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Authorities Investigate Virginia Beach Shooting

12:25pm June 02, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Police in Virginia Beach are still investigating Friday's shooting that left 12 people dead. For one woman who survived, the pain of losing friends and colleagues is raw.

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Preparing For Election Threats In 2020

12:10pm June 02, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Laura Rosenberger of the Alliance for Securing Democracy about ongoing threats to the U.S. electoral system from foreign operatives.

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Virginia Beach Residents Attend Vigil To Mourn 12 People Killed

10:58am June 02, 2019

by Whittney Evans

People in Virginia Beach are mourning the loss of 12 people killed by a gunman Friday afternoon.

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