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The Jamestown Colony in Virginia was settled on Jamestown Island on May 14, 1607. Jamestown is commonly regarded as the first permanent English settlement in the United States. It was the capital of the Virginia Colony until 92 years later -- in 1699 -- when it was relocated to Williamsburg. Current historical attractions include Historic Jamestowne and Jamestown Settlement, and nearby Colonial Parkway, Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown. Show more »
The Jamestown Colony in Virginia was settled on Jamestown Island on May 14, 1607. Jamestown is commonly regarded as the first permanent English settlement in the United States. It was the capital of the Virginia Colony until 92 years later --...
The Jamestown Colony in Virginia was settled on Jamestown Island on May 14, 1607. Jamestown is commonly regarded as the first permanent English settlement in the United States. It was the capital of the Virginia Colony until 92 years later -- in 1699 -- when it was relocated to Williamsburg. Current historical attractions include Historic Jamestowne and Jamestown Settlement, and nearby Colonial Parkway, Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown. Show more »
The Jamestown Colony in Virginia was settled on Jamestown Island on May 14, 1607. Jamestown is commonly regarded as the first permanent English settlement in the United States. It was the capital of the Virginia Colony until 92 years later -- in 1699 -- when it was relocated to Williamsburg. Current historical attractions include Historic Jamestowne and Jamestown Settlement, and nearby Colonial Parkway, Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown. « Show less
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Ex-student sentenced for S. Ind. college stabbing
MADISON, Ind. (AP) — A former student at a southern Indiana college has been sentenced to two years in prison for breaking into a dorm room and stabbing a man. A judge ordered that sentence for 22-year-old Demetrius Jones of Columbus after he...Tags: Ohio River, Punishment, Education, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities
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Mich. college student accused of bleaching roommate's tea
UNION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Police say a Central Michigan University student tried to poison her roommate all due to a dispute over dirty dishes. Michigan State Police said 19-year-old Kayla Ashlyn Bonkowski, was arrested on a count of felony poisoning...
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Outside money fills airwaves in tight Senate races
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Campaign cash from outside political groups is flooding into conservative states with close Senate races like Indiana, Arizona and Montana, where residents are more accustomed to local news promos between football games than...Tags: Parties and Movements, Harry Reid, Voting, Elections, Brad Ellsworth
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Authorities: Jealousy prompts man to kill horses
JAMESTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Western Michigan authorities say a man who suspected his wife of cheating on him with a stable owner used a knife to kill two horses. Ottawa County sheriff's Lt. Mark Bennett says the suspect argued with his wife...Tags: Horse (animal)
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Man accused in horse slayings pleads no contest
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan man who authorities say slit the throats of two horses belonging to his wife and a stable owner as retribution for his belief that the two were having an affair has pleaded no contest in the case. Dennis...Tags: Michigan, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice
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3-foot alligator captured in western NY yard
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A call of an alligator on the loose snapped police into action in western New York. Police in the city of Jamestown say a resident called about 7:45 a.m. Tuesday to report an alligator in a side yard. Officers and the city's...Tags: New York, Human Interest, Animals
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