Alison Parker

• Former news anchor whose girlfriend killed live on air elected in Virginia

  Two years after his girlfriend and colleague was killed on live television, former Virginia news anchor Chris Hurst has defeated a Republican incumbent for a seat in the House of Delegates.

  Politics

  Nov 8, 2017
  
• Father of on-air shooting victim says Congress should take on gun lobby

  The father of shooting victim Alison Parker trekked to Capitol Hill Thursday to urge U.S. lawmakers to defy the powerful gun lobby and pass legislation to strengthen background checks for gun purchasers.

  World

  Sep 10, 2015
  
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• Victim of Virginia TV shooting released from hospital

  Vicki Gardner, the survivor of a shooting which killed two journalists on live television, has been released from hospital, according to the Virginia television station where the two victims worked.

  Politics

  Sep 8, 2015
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• Sole survivor of WDBJ-7 shooting Vicki Gardner in ‘good condition’ after 2 surgeries

  The sole survivor of this week's heinous shooting that took place live on a morning television show is "recovering well" after undergoing two surgeries.

  Crime

  Aug 28, 2015
• Bridgewater Plaza reopens after fatal on-air shootings in Virginia

  Businesses are reopening at the scene of this week's on-air shooting as more details surface of the gunman's long history of confronting and bullying co-workers at a succession of television and customer-service jobs.

  Crime

  Aug 28, 2015
• Virginia shooter had ammo, wig, extra license plates in his car

  Searches of Vester Flanagan's rental car and apartment turned up a trove of unusual items such as a wig, extra license plates, and multiple publicity photos of himself.

  Crime

  Aug 27, 2015
• WDBJ-7 shooting fuels gun control debate: How could the U.S. deal with gun violence?

  Calls for better gun control laws in the U.S. are growing louder in the wake of the murders of two young journalists during a live TV interview Wednesday morning.

  World

  Aug 27, 2015
• WDBJ-7’s memos to Bryce Williams reveal angry behaviour, threats

  Twenty-three pages of internal memos from Virginia news station WDBJ-7 outline plenty of red flags involving Vester Flanagan, aka Bryce Williams.

  Crime

  Aug 27, 2015
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• Father of slain journalist calls for tighter laws so ‘crazy people can’t get guns’

  The father of slain journalist Alison Parker called the murders of his daughter and her colleague “senseless” and that their lives were “taken by a crazy person with a gun.”

  World

  Aug 27, 2015
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• Twitter, Facebook criticized for auto-playing Virginia shooting videos

  Social media users looked on in horror Wednesday as details of the brazen murder of two journalists live on air unfolded on social networks around the world.

  Crime

  Aug 27, 2015