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Spilled milk dyed a Virginia creek white — see the unbelievable pictures taken of the incident
The Lynchburg Fire Department answered a most unusual call on Feb. 3.
A creek had mysteriously turned white.
It was quickly determined that the creek, located near Westover Dairy, a dairy plant, actually had been dyed by “an undetermined amount of waste milk” that had been accidentally released into the creek.
“A citizen called 9-1-1 this morning to report the creek near the 1300 block of Hendricks Street was almost completely white in color,” the Lynchburg Fire Department wrote on its Facebook page on Saturday, Feb. 3.
Lynchburg is located in central Virginia, a little more than 100 miles west of Richmond.
It’s home to several colleges, including Liberty University.
The mystery of the white creek was quickly solved.
“Crews determined the cause was a clogged drain line at Westover, which had allowed waste milk to overflow into the storm sewer and then into the creek,” said the fire department.
The fire department continued, “The line was cleared and the overflow stopped.”
Water resource officials were notified about the incident, the department added.
And despite the concerning color of the water, everything is apparently fine.
“There is no public health threat,” said the Lynchburg Fire Department.
The fire department’s post was shared on Facebook dozens of times, evoking mostly amused reactions.
“With grocery prices these days, I’m running to the creek with a few gallon jugs!!” joked one Facebook user.
Others joked that now was the time to put some chocolate syrup into the creek to make the best of the situation.
Another Facebook user was more direct in his assessment of the situation, writing, “That’s got to stink.”
There were no reports of anyone crying over the spilled milk.
GRAYSON COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A man wanted in a North Carolina murder investigation was arrested in Grayson County, Virginia, on Friday, authorities said.
53-year-old Matthew Jared Vukmer was taken into custody without incident around 5:30 p.m. in the Little River section of the county, according to the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies say that on Friday, around 2:30 p.m., a call came in from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina about a suspect wanted for first-degree murder who was possibly in the Little River area of Grayson County.
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Investigators say they immediately began preparing search warrants, and the sheriff’s office, along with the Virginia State Police, launched drones to survey and monitor the suspect’s activity.
Authorities said that after they determined the wanted individual, Vukmer, was at a location on Windwood Lane, deputies were sent to the address. Lt. Jody Poole and Deputy Adam Bolling then took Vukmer into custody without incident.
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Vukmer was charged with being a fugitive from justice and is being held at the New River Valley Regional Jail pending extradition to North Carolina to face murder charges, according to authorities.
ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — Flags are flying at half-staff in Virginia on Saturday in honor of the life of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
Governor Abigail Spanberger ordered that the flags be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth in honor of Jackson. The civil rights leader died on Tuesday. He was 84.
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“We honor his decades of service as a minister, community leader, and international civil rights leader,” Spanberger wrote in the order.
The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset.
Jackson’s family confirmed he died at home, surrounded by family. He was battling the neurodegenerative disorder Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP).
He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Lavinia Brown, and their five children: Santita Jackson, former Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.), Jonathan Luther Jackson, Yusef DuBois Jackson, Esq., and Jacqueline Lavinia Jackson, Jr.
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Jackson was known as a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and helped lead the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
Jackson was with King during his assassination at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis in 1968.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — As the war in Iran stretches toward a week, evacuations out of the region continue, including efforts coordinated by a Northern Virginia-based security company that has helped move nearly 4,000 people out of the Middle East.
Global Guardian has assisted people in evacuating at least 15 countries through a combination of charter and commercial flights, according to Colin O’Brien, the company’s deputy vice president of operations. Most of them are Americans, he said.
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“The primary objective is to get them out of the Middle East, to move them to places where they have freedom of movement, where there are pre-existing commercial airline options — so places like Western Europe, Turkey, Cairo, where I have major functioning international airports that have yet to be affected by this crisis,” O’Brien explained. “And then from there, we can take our time. We can get the right plane ticket, and we can send them home.”
Meanwhile, airports, including Dulles, are experiencing some flight cancellations and delays from the Middle East.
7News was at baggage claim as people returned to America, greeting loved ones with hugs.
One man who wished to remain anonymous spoke with 7News while waiting for his daughter and grandchildren to return from the Middle East, where his son-in-law is stationed in the military.
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He said he is grateful to have them home, but it’s bittersweet because his son-in-law is still over there amid the conflict.
A woman who arrived Thursday afternoon told 7News she’s grateful to be away from potential danger but feels sorry for those who can’t leave.
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