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NEWS ABOUT: Virginia Tech massacre

Virginia Tech massacre stories: 5 news summaries

Found: Missing Mental Health Records of Va. Tech Shooter

Files had been removed from university clinic illegally

Jul 22, 09 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The mental health records of the gunman behind the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre have been found in the home of a former director of the university’s clinic, reports the AP. Seung-Hui Cho’s records were illegally taken from the clinic more than a year before the attack, says a... More »

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Student Held in Fatal
Virginia Tech Stabbing

Student alert system launched

Jan 22, 09 5:50 AM CST
(Newser) - A Chinese graduate student has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a female student in a cafeteria of the Virginia Tech campus. The death was the first campus killing since a suicidal gunman shot dead 32 in 2007. A student alert system devised after that attack was launched when... More »

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Judge OKs
$11M Settlement for Va. Tech Families

Quicker action could've saved lives, suit said

Jun 18, 08 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Virginia judge yesterday approved an $11 million settlement with 42 families of those killed or injured in last year's Virginia Tech shootings, the Washington Post reports. The families sued after a panel concluded that lives might have been saved if the university contacted students immediately after the first shootings.... More »

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Virginia Tech • Seung-Hui Cho • school shooting • settlement • Virginia Tech shootings • wrongful death • Virginia Tech massacre

 Colbert Grabs a Peabody 

Compares staff to 'enema' flushing out truth

Jun 17, 08 2:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Comedy Central funnyman Stephen Colbert snatched a prestigious Peabody media award at last night's ceremony hosted by CBS correspondent Lesley Stahl. She stepped in to replace Brian Williams, who opted to spend time with NBC colleagues after Tim Russert's death. Colbert displayed his usual deadpan style, comparing his staff to... More »

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Tim Russert • Stephen Colbert • 60 Minutes • Bob Woodruff • The Colbert Report • Brian Williams • Project Runway • Peabody Awards • Virginia Tech massacre • George Foster Peabody • National Public Radio • Lesley Stahl • Sunday Morning

 SC Teen Busted in
 'New Columbine' Plot 

Student plotted school suicide bombing

Apr 21, 08 5:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Carolina police have foiled a student's suicide bomb attack on a high school, timed to coincide with the ninth anniversary of the Columbine school massacre, officials said. The 18-year-old senior was arrested after his parents discovered 10 pounds of explosive chemicals, a year-long journal  and detailed plans for a... More »

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