20-YEAR-OLD MAN SUSPECTED OF KILLING ONE PARENT,INJURING OTHER BY GUN

• Ben Wager, 20, arrested for murder and attempted murder of parents


• Dianne Wagner, 50, killed; Burt Wagner, 48, injured


• Court date set for October 7, 2013

Ben Wagner, 20, suspect 

Wagner Home on Donald Street

Wednesday evening, two individuals were shot in their home on Donald Street with one resulting in a fatality and the other being sent to the Lynchburg General Hospital.

            At 5:30 p.m. on October 2, a neighbor called in and reported that he heard gunshots from 134 Donald St., and saw a man named Ben Wagner, 20, carrying a gun and jumping into a car and speeding away. Lynchburg Police Detective Randi Bennett was sent to the house of Bert and Dianne Wagner to join Officers Shane Barrow and Mindy Johnson.

           

The police found the body of Ben’s mother, Dianne, 50, in the kitchen with two gun wounds in her chest. Ben’s father Bert, 48, was found unconscious in the garage with a gunshot wound on his leg. He was taken to the hospital, and is now recovering after a complication free surgery.

Bert is an employee at the Lynchburg Construction Company, and Dianne worked at a local daycare center.

Ben, the prime suspect, owns a white Camaro, the car he was seen jumping into. The police put out an all-points bulletin for his car at 6:15 p.m.

At 8:21 p.m., police spotted Ben’s car at the Shell gas station on Lee Highway. He was spotted inside buying a snack, and was then taken into custody without a fight.

While the police searched Ben’s car, they found a 9mm handgun in the back seat, which is being tested to confirm if it was the gun used to kill his parents. Ben Wagner, an employee at Burger King, was arrested and charged with murder of Dianne Wagner, and attempted murder of Bert Wagner.

“We are confident we have the one and only suspect behind bars for this crime. All the evidence we have collected points to him being the only suspect,” said Bennett.

Police report that Ben Wagner has a prior police record.

• Speeding while under the influence; guilty first offence, $1,200 fine
• Altercation at work; no charges filed
• Involvement with cocaine; no charges filed

Bert said in his statement to the police that his son had shot him.

“I lost my wife and my son. Ben may still be alive but things will never be the same. I will standby my son’s side and continue to give him the love he has always had,” said Bert to the media reporters.

“This crime has shaken the city to its core. We have made this case a priority and are working to restore peace to the Wagner’s neighborhood,” said Bennett.

Ben will face charges of one count first degree murder; one count attempted murder; one count malicious wounding at the Lynchburg General District Court Monday October 7, 2013. Attorney Harry Davis is representing him and the official trial date will be set at that time.

Word count: 465

20-year-old man attacked both parents before going to gas station to buy a snack
One woman killed and one man injured after being shot by who is suspected to be their son.

Exercise 5.14

5.14

A High School World Religions Course

• 9 week course for 9th graders
• fundamental beliefs of major world religions
• ties into the history of religious liberty in the United States

Polio

• rumors that the vaccine carries AIDS
• meant to sterilize young Muslim girls
• made reaching full vaccination in the area impossible until now

Home Runs

• Babe Ruth retired in 1935 with 714 home runs
• Hank Aaron retired in 1976 with 755 home runs
• Barry Bonds retired in 2007 with 762 home runs

Bees

• the only insect that provides a food for humans to consume
• responsible for pollinating much of the food that we eat
• "bees have a fascinating social structure- and one that is necessary for their survival"
• a single bee cannot live by herself
• every colony has only one queen and that bee is the most important one in the colony

Sports News

Andy Reid plays it cool for reunion
Andy Reid, former coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for 14 years, and present coach for the Kansas City Chiefs will be playing his old team this Thursday. He is keeping his head up, as he doesn't know if he will get cheered for or booed. He is accompanied by other former Eagles as well.
Renuion


Tim Thomas: Playoffs ignited itch
Tim Thomas, former Boston Bruins player agreed to a tryout deal with the Panthers Monday after a 16 month hiatus. He was watching his old team play in the Stanley Cup finals when he decided to return to the ice. During his time off, he spent time with his family, and started a real estate business.
Playoffs ignited itch


Ryan Braun visits Brewers clubhouse
Ryan Braun is presently serving a 65-game suspension with the Milwaukee Brewers due to his involvement with performance-enhancing drugs. He visited his teammates at Miller Park on Wednesday, after being gone since July. Losing Ryan, and another player, Corey Hart, has put the team to fourth place.
Brewers clubhouse

Exercises 5.11, 5.12, 5.13

Ex. 5.11, 5.12, 5.13 (list 5ws, 1h, write lead, write 2nd paragraph. 2nd para = 1-3 sentences).

5.11

Curriculum Changes
Who:
What:Liberty University president, David French, announced changes in the requirements for graduation
Where:Liberty University
When: next fall
Why: recent study showed only 15 percent of students took a foreign language course, and only 20 percent took a math course while at the university
How: must take one math, computer science, and foreign language course

Lead

2nd Paragraph



____________________________________________________________________________________________Arrest
Who:Cathy Bensen, 22-year-old senior at Vanderbilt University
What:arrested
Where:
When: Saturday night
Why: for driving under the influence of alcohol for third time in six months
How

Lead:
 Homecoming queen, cheerleader, and straight-A student at Vanderbilt University arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol for the third time in six months.


2nd Paragraph



____________________________________________________________________________________________Record Weather
Who:
What: unseasonably warm; high of 82 degrees
Where:Port Columbus
When: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday
Why:
How: Hottest temperature for this date since 1888

Lead

2nd Paragraph





____________________________________________________________________________________________5.12

Protest
Who:
What:
Where:
When:
Why:
How

Lead
(use quote in lead)
2nd Paragraph
(use pastor, church name, talk about university)




____________________________________________________________________________________________Lawsuit
Who:
What:
Where:
When:
Why:
How

Lead

2nd Paragraph



____________________________________________________________________________________________Agreement Announced
Who:
What:
Where:
When:
Why:
How

Lead
last min aggrement announced by local stealworkers union (happened at last minute)
2nd Paragraph
(what was struck, and why did they strike)



____________________________________________________________________________________________5.13
Malpractice Suit
Who:
What:
Where:
When:
Why:
How

Lead
(2 doctors being sued stepping in and saving the lawyer's life)
2nd Paragraph
(names, where they practice, lawyers name, 'Trial to resume next week.')

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Alumni Festival
Who:Liberty University Alumni Association
What: planning spring festival :BBQ lunch and exhibition baseball game, games and contests held on football field
Where:football field
When: April
Why: to raise money for school library
How

Lead
The Liberty University Alumni Association is planning a tentative spring festival at the football stadium for the month of April to raise money.

2nd Paragraph
library, why is money being raised

"This kind of activity is one of the positive things we can do to make this university a better educational institution," alumni president, Bobby Don Willis said.

Exercise 5.8

5.8

Crash

Who: Rufus N. Hebernowski, an Air Force major, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base
What: crashed a jet aircraft he was piloting and died; no one on ground injured or killed
Where: Super Shopping Mall, a huge new mall on the western edge of town
When:Wednesday at noon
Why:
How:

 An Air Force major was killed in a jet aircraft he was piloting into the parking lot at the Super Shopping Mall on the western edge of town.




City Council

Who: City council
What:10 percent increase in city property taxes
Where: Lynchburg
When: first of next month
Why: tax will be used to pay for doubling size of city park
How: it will go up by $50

City council met Wednesday to announce that starting next month, property taxes will increase 10 percent, which will be used to pay for doubling the size of city park.

University Raises

Who: Liberty University
What: made an announcement about faculty and staff getting a 15 percent raise this fall
Where:front steps of university administration building
When: during a press conference
Why: long overdue to get a raise, first in 2 years
How: increased revenues from state

During a press conference, Liberty University announced that the school will be using the increased revenues from the state to give faculty and staff a 15 percent raise this fall.

Journalism Students Meet

Who: Journalism Student Association (200 students)
What: protest university tuition increase
Where:
When: Wednesday at noon
Why:tuition is supposed to increase by 10 percent beginning in the fall semester
How:organize a boycott of all journalism classes

About 200 members of the Journalism Student Association decided to boycott all journalism classes to protest the Liberty University’s announcement to increase tuition by 10 percent.

World News

Catalans to link up in human chain today in their call for secession from Spain

To demonstrate the "Catalan Way Toward Independence," there will be a 250 mile human chain in northeastern Spain. This is to show that the process can only go forward, not backward. However, the Spanish government feels that Cantalonia will continue to be a part of Spain. 

Catalans to link up in human chain

Benghazi hit by blast on anniversary of U.S. Consulate attack

A car bomb exploded on the anniversary of an assault on the U.S. Consulate. Luckily it happened at 7 a.m. when no one was out on the streets. Many precautions are being taken to try to prevent future attacks. 

Benghazi hit by blast

Philippines standoff in Mindanao: Clashes continue in third day

Muslim Moro National Liberation Front has at least 180 hostages in the Philippines. almost 13,999 people were evacuated after a fight between government armed forces and Muslim rebels. The Mayor posted on Facebook that schools would be closed, and curfews would be set. 

Philippines standoff in Mindanao

9/11/2001 Interview

What is your name, and how old were you on Sept 11, 2001?
     Kayla Marie Gruver; 7 years old

What did you experience on Sept 11, 2001?
     She remembers that she was in third grade and when she came to her mom's classroom at school, she didn't understand why her mom was skeptical about taking her in public.  Her father was there as well, which was unusual.  She went to dance class with her parents and then went home and saw the news on TV.

Where were you when you found out about the events?
     She found out something bad happened that involved planes from her mom at school and heard the full news story at home.

What time of day did you find out?
     After school (afternoon)

Why didn't your school disclose the information about the event to students?
     She believes that it was because the school didn't want to scare children and wanted their parents to tell them what happened with their own censors

How did you hear about it?
     Parents warned to be cautious, TV for full story

How did your parents react to this?
     Mother was very upset and sat in front of the TV crying and father consoled her and explained to Kayla about the "bad people" who did this

Were any of your close friends or family directly impacted?
     No, she didn't know anyone in New York at the time

Did your daily life change?
     She became much more cautious, showed more anxiety in crowded places, and became paranoid throughout her adult life

Do you do anything special to remember this day?
     She prays every September 11th for families of victims and workers that were killed within this tragedy

National News

'Under God' part of Pledge of Allegiance under review in Massachusetts

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts believes that the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is discriminating.  It was already tried on a state level, saying it was a violation of the separation of church and state. However, they are still trying to remove it. 

"Under God' under review

Obama administration won't enforce VA ban on same-sex benefits

The Justice Department will now allow the Veteran Affairs Department to provide benefits to same-sex married couples. In June, they defined marriage as only between one and and one woman. Now they are taking that back, to give benefits to all veterans.

Same-sex benefits

Texas high school stabbings: Teen charged with murder

One Texan student dead, and three injured at high school stabbing. During a physical interaction, the suspect pulled a knife and stabbed the victim to death. Parents heard about the incident through automated phone and e-mail messages three hours after. 

High School Stabbings

Exercise 3.14

Exercise 3.14

Baseball Game

The Bay City Bluebirds rallied from a 3-run deficit Tuesday to defeat the Carmel Cardinals 6-3 and win the Western Tri-State Division Championship.
The Bluebirds are now assured a place in the Tri-State playoffs next week.
Their opponent will be determined Thursday in a game between the Santa Ana Generals and the Redwood Knights.
The Cardinals led the Bluebirds for most of the game, and they had a 3-0 lead in the eighth-inning.
In the Bluebird half of the eighth, Tim Story, the first baseman, walked and stole second. Left fielder Biff Carbosi was walked intentionally, and both runners moved up a base on a wild pitch by Cardinal starter Ronnie Miller. Miller was then relieved by Chuck Nelson.
Bluebird second baseman Carbo Garbey lined Nelson's first pitch into deep center field, scoring both base runners. Two pitches later, Garbey stole home to tie the game.
Nelson got the next two hitters out, but then Carey Clark, the Bluebird catcher, ran home to put the Bluebirds ahead. The Bluebirds added two more runs in the ninth to ensure their victory.

Exercises 3.5, 3.7, 3.8

3.5
1. The United States is sometimes not the best market for U.S. products.
2. Circle the correct form:
      upward, upwards
      British (Labour, Labor) Party
      Riverside (Ave., Avenue)
      cupsful, cupfuls
      eying, eyeing
3. The republican differed from the democrat many times during the debate.
4. Drs John Smith and Mary Wilson performed the operations.
5. Circle the correct form :
     good will, goodwill (noun)
     USS Eisenhower, U.S.S. Eisenhower
     cigaret, cigarette
     midAmerica, mid-America
6. He said he was neither a communist nor a member of the Communist Party.
7. After her surgery, she had to wear a pacemaker.
8. "What a hare-brained scheme!" she exclaimed.
9. pre-empt, speedup (noun), 55 mph, hooky
10. The Mafia, was responsible for the murder.

3.7
1. The 25-year-old man wept as he left Hattiesburg, Miss.
2. This Nov. 10 will mark our anniversary.
3. Do not park the car on Rodeo Drive. Instead, park it at 12 Davies St.
4. They spent $130 to buy a new set of nose rings.
5. Smoots moved to the North because the people there are so nice.
6. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, the rodeo will begin in the Town Square.
7. On Monday, the terrorists blew up  their home at 123 Melrose St.
8. Twenty-two seamstresses were needed to mend the prom dresses.
9. About five percent of the professors have lost their hair.
10. After two feet of snow fell at his home in Columbus, Ohio, Jones decided to leave.
11. Smith bet $50 that her brother weighed more than a 1964 Chevy.
12. Guy Reel, the governor of California, set his trailer on fire Sept. 1.
13. A fire began at 3325 McDonald Drive when an oven full of rutabagas exploded.
14. During the 1970s, everyone wore bell-bottom blue jeans to church.

3.8
1. In August 1985, Davies rented a rutabaga stand in Augusta, Ga.
2. Pomerantz tied the beehive to Sen. Gramm's cowboy hat.
3. About 1,200 Easter rabbits were killed in the explosion at Big Dave's Bunny Warehouse, located at 2525 Hackensack Drive.
4. In the late 1980s, Davies left the Midwest and moved to the Loire Valley in France.
5. Smoots brought two cups of coffee to the governor.
6. About 8 percent of the cantaloupes have been stuffed with rutabagas.
7. Jones bet $40 that his roommate had hidden the sandwich.
8. The three university professors share a house at 613 25th Ave.
9. After two feet of snow fell at his home in Columbus, Ohio, Jones decided to leave the Midwest and move to the South.
10. On Dec. 11, all classes will be canceled.
11. On Wednesday morning, the mayor skipped her aerobics class.
12. Davies drove 2 million miles in his old Toyota Corolla before it blew up.
13. Dr. Kildare said he had filed a malpractice suit against Marcus Welby.
14. At 8 p.m., Gov. Jim Guy Tucker of Arkansas will give a short speech in front of the Gorgas Library.