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Police: Speeding, texting while driving likely contributed to deadly accident
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – The Richmond Police Department has released the identities of the persons involved in Saturday’s afternoon crash deadly traffic accident on Chippenham Parkway. Two people were...
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Minister starts petition after niece’s texting death
RICHMOND, Va, (WTVR) – Lawmakers that want the General Assembly to pass legislation to ban texting while driving in the state have a new advocate. Minister Tracy Whitlock, whose niece was killed in a...
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Bill outlawing texting and driving gains traction
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – A bill to outlaw texting while driving is getting some mileage in the General Assembly. Monday, the Senate Courts and Justice Committee voted 10-4, in favor of making texting...
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Getting text spam? New service can help
By Amy Gahran, Special to CNN Unsolicited text messages from scammers, companies and political campaigns are illegal and annoying. But at least now they’re easier to report. Recently all of the major...
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Local high school students get lesson in texting while driving
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – Wednesday the entire student body of James River High School will get a lesson on the dangers of texting and driving from their peers who have experienced the risks...
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Police targeting people who text or talk while walking
FORT LEE, N.J. (WTVR) – Texters beware. One city in New Jersey is cracking down on texting while walking. Officials in Fort Lee have begun issuing tickets up to $85 for each offense. The measure was...
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Verizon having statewide cell phone texting issues
Take Our Poll RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – If your cell phone provider is Verizon Wireless, you may have noticed that you’re having trouble sending and receiving text messages Sunday morning. A...
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Sexting on the rise among teens, study says
AUSTIN, TX (WTVR) – Nearly 30 percent of U.S. teenagers are sexting, sending nude photos via email or text, according to a study that shows the behavior is more common than previously thought....
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Teen texter almost loses his head
(CBS) – A teen driver suspected of texting and driving narrowly escaped death after a fencepost speared his windshield. Washington State Patrol Trooper Russ Winger said the teen was eastbound on...
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Texting teen slams into fence, nearly loses his head
A Washington state teenager came close to death after crashing his car while texting. The 18 year-old says he was making a U-turn when he careened off the side of the highway, and slammed into a fence....
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Doctors warn prolonged mobile device use can cause “text neck”
(CBS) – If you’re reading on your smartphone or laptop, chances are you are hunched over, with your head tilted forward. Doctors say the bending can cause “text neck”, and the condition is more...
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Commission blames cigarettes for increase in organized crime
Richmond, VA (WTVR) – Organized crime is on the rise in Virginia. And state leaders say it’s all because of cigarettes. Virginia currently has the second lowest cigarette tax in the country. The...
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OMG! Texting turns 20!
(CNN) - The first ever text message was sent on this day 20 years ago by Neil Papworth.The first text wasn’t sent from a cell phone. Instead it was sent from a computer terminal to a colleague’s...
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Va. crime panel pushes for tougher penalties for texting drivers
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) — The Virginia State Crime Commission is endorsing tougher penalties for texting while driving. The endorsement comes on the heels of proposed legislation by two Virginia...
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Push to stiffen texting while driving penalties
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Virginia last passed significant changes to its code aimed at reducing the number of drivers who text while they drive in 2009. That law made texting a misdemeanor and while...
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Lawmakers praise bipartisan push to stop texting while driving
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – A bipartisan push to stop texting while driving in Virginia is gaining momentum. Members of the House and Senate advanced bills that would allow police to pull drivers over and...
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Texting Ban bill gets green light
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR)- A bill banning texting while driving got the green light in the General Assembly Tuesday. Senators passed a plan that hands down a $250 fine to drivers who are caught texting. Any...
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HOLMBERG: New texting-while-driving law needs a reality checker
RICHMOND, Va (WTVR)- A new law awaiting the governor’s signature would make texting while driving a primary offense, meaning an officer can pull you over – as the bill states – for typing (texting)...
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Survey: Adults text more than teens while driving
By Doug Gross, CNN (CNN) — If you’re holding onto the stereotype about foolhardy teens fiddling with their smartphones while driving, you might want to look at yourself first. In a new survey by...
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Picture released of fatal text message sent before deadly crash
At the behest of his parents, the Greeley Police Department released this photo of the text Alexander Heit was in the middle of sending before the accident that killed him. (Photo: Greeley PD) DENVER —...
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