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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: Punishment, Trials, Crimes, Ohio River, 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...
Tags: Trials, Central Michigan University, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Political Fundraising, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Joe Donnelly, Republican Party, Labor Legislation
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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: Punishment, Michigan, Crime, Law and Justice
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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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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: Animals, New York, Human Interest
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One of Jamestown-Scotland ferries back in operation
One of the two ferries of the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry system that underwent maintenance Tuesday morning is back in service. The Pocahontas ferry was in operation as of 1:45 p.m., according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. The Surry ferry...
Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation, Pocahontas, Surry (Surry, Virginia)
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Howard Schweitzer
Howard Fritz Schweitzer, 81, St. Onge, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at Fort Meat VA Medical Center, after a long, courageous battle with cancer, and other health problems. According to his wishes he was cremated. A visitation prayer service...
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Monday's high school roundup: Unbeaten Menchville blanks Norview in Eastern Region boys tennis first round, joins Heritage in semis
Daily PressBoys tennis: Menchville maintained its season-long streak of not losing an individual match through the Eastern Region first round, beating visiting Norview 5-0 Monday. But the Monarchs (10-0) weren't the only Peninsula District team to advance to...Tags: Tennis, Charles Johnson (football, defensive end), Phoebus (Hampton, Virginia), Denbigh, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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A cradle of slavery on the York
When the director of the Middle Passage port markers project arrives in Yorktown to give a talk about slavery Friday night, she'll find herself in the perfect place. Though Old Point Comfort and Jamestown can lay claim to the first Africans in English...
Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), Hampton Roads, Social Issues, Yorktown (York, Virginia), Jamestown Settlement
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NAHL Frozen Four begins
The North American Hockey League Robertson Cup championship tournament will begin today at the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas. Second-seeded Bismarck will play No. 3 Wenatchee (Wash.) at 4:30 p.m. followed by No. 1 Amarillo vs. No. 4 Jamestown (N....Tags: American Hockey League
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A lost Spanish mission on the York River
When the first English settlers sailed into Hampton Roads in 1607, they were latecomers to Virginia. Four times during the previous half-century, Spanish explorers probed the James and York rivers - and on Sept. 10, 1570 they planted a Jesuit mission...
Tags: Hampton Roads, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, College of William and Mary, Mexico, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
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