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Hispanic Astronaut Inspires High School Students

July 23, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

Serena Aunon, the second Hispanic woman to become a NASA astronaut, spoke to about 100 Latino high school students Friday to try to spark their interest in science and technology.

“I think the biggest thing to start with is exposure,” she said. “Sometimes you just have to plant that seed. You just need to plant one idea.”

Aunon’s audience was made up of high school juniors and seniors from throughout the state attending the four-day Hispanic College Institute at Virginia State University in Chesterfield County.

Death penalty sought in Va. trooper's slaying

March 9, 2013 Bartle Doo Leave a comment

A southeastern Virginia prosecutor says she will seek the death penalty against the man charged in the shooting death of a state trooper.

Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney Lisa Caruso announced her intentions Friday at Russell Ervin Brown’s arraignment. The 28-year-old Chesterfield County man is charged with capital murder in Thursday’s slaying of 63-year-old Master Trooper Junius Walker. Brown also is charged with two felony firearms counts and attempted capital murder for allegedly exchanging gunfire with a trooper who came to Walker’s aid.

According to media reports, Brown said in court that he expects to be executed.

Attorney Joseph Teefey was appointed to represent Brown, whose next court appearance is March 18. Teefey told The Associated Press that he wasn’t sure why Brown made that statement. He said they met briefly and he was still gathering information about the case.

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