The boyfriend of a news reporter who was shot and killed on live TV in 2015 won a seat in Virginia’s House of Delegates Tuesday.
Chris Hurst, a first-time politician and former news anchor, received 54.33 percent of the votes as of 11:52 p.m. Tuesday night, according to the Virginia Department of Elections. The 30-year-old Democrat unseated Republican and three-time incumbent Joseph Yost in the race for the 12th District House of Delegates seat.
In a February op-ed for The Daily Beast, Hurst announced he was leaving his job as a broadcast journalist to run for office.
“In 2015, my girlfriend...
Chris Hurst, a first-time politician and former news anchor, received 54.33 percent of the votes as of 11:52 p.m. Tuesday night, according to the Virginia Department of Elections. The 30-year-old Democrat unseated Republican and three-time incumbent Joseph Yost in the race for the 12th District House of Delegates seat.
In a February op-ed for The Daily Beast, Hurst announced he was leaving his job as a broadcast journalist to run for office.
“In 2015, my girlfriend...
- 11/8/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Chris Hurst, a former TV anchor whose girlfriend was shot and killed live on air in 2015, has won the race for the 12th district of Virginia’s House of Delegates. He and Alison Parker both worked for Roanoke, Virginia, TV station Wdbj when Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were shot to death during a live television broadcast. Hurst ran against an NRA-endorsed Republican incumbent, Joseph Yost. Also Read: Trump Blames Texas Shooting on Shooter's Mental Health: 'This Isn't a Guns Situation' #Breaking AP calls 12th District House of Delegates race. Democrat Chris Hurst unseats incumbent Republican Joseph Yost. pic.twitter.
- 11/8/2017
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
As Hurricane Irma roared through Florida on Sunday, one woman in Coral Springs, Florida, went into labor in the midst of the storm while her family called 911 and waited for police and fire crews to arrive.
Rescue crews made their way to the house — which was difficult to reach because of the storm damage.
“Basically, baby was coming when I picked up,” emergency dispatcher Lou Falco told CNN.
When they arrived, the baby was almost fully delivered.
“The mother of the person in labor was actually pretty much delivering the baby – her own granddaughter – in the bathroom on the floor,...
Rescue crews made their way to the house — which was difficult to reach because of the storm damage.
“Basically, baby was coming when I picked up,” emergency dispatcher Lou Falco told CNN.
When they arrived, the baby was almost fully delivered.
“The mother of the person in labor was actually pretty much delivering the baby – her own granddaughter – in the bathroom on the floor,...
- 9/11/2017
- by Caitlin Keating
- PEOPLE.com
Alison Parker's parents still have not seen the footage of their daughter's death - a shooting on live TV - and they tell People they'll never look at it. "And we don't want to," says Alison's dad, Andy Parker. "We want gun violence to stop. We don't need this many guns in America. To the people that drink the NRA Kool-Aid, we're not trying to take your guns away. We want to make sure the wrong people can't get guns and we want to close some of those gun show loopholes." Little more than a year ago, as they...
- 9/23/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
WDBJ7 reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward were tragically gunned down on live TV Wednesday morning, and that night, Alison's boyfriend and co-worker, Chris Hurst, and father, Andy Parker, opened up to Fox News' Megyn Kelly about their horrible loss. "I've been alternating between shock and grief," Andy explained. "It's gone back and forth, but the anger is starting to creep in there because this should not happen. It shouldn't have happened to someone like Alison." Andy and Chris both found out about the shooting when they received text messages and phone calls that something had happened and they needed to go to the station. Andy said when he didn't receive his...
- 8/27/2015
- E! Online
The boyfriend of slain Wdbj reporter Alison Parker has spoken out about their last moments together.
Chris Hurst, who anchors the 6 Pm and 11 Pm newscasts for the Roanoke, Va., CBS affiliate, told local reporters in a press huddle outside the station on Wednesday that he and Parker's day had gotten off to a normal start.
"This morning she had to get up a little extra early to go to Smith Mountain Lake," Hurst said, referring to what tragically ended up being Parker's final assignment. "I made her breakfast, I made her lunch, I sent her on ...
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Chris Hurst, who anchors the 6 Pm and 11 Pm newscasts for the Roanoke, Va., CBS affiliate, told local reporters in a press huddle outside the station on Wednesday that he and Parker's day had gotten off to a normal start.
"This morning she had to get up a little extra early to go to Smith Mountain Lake," Hurst said, referring to what tragically ended up being Parker's final assignment. "I made her breakfast, I made her lunch, I sent her on ...
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- 8/27/2015
- by access.hollywood@nbcuni.com (Access Hollywood)
- Access Hollywood
After a TV reporter and a cameraman were fatally shot during a live broadcast in Moneta, Va, on Wednesday morning, the reporter's boyfriend and co-worker posted a heartfelt message on Facebook. Roanoke's WDBJ7 reporter Alison Parker was dating her co-worker Chris Hurst, who shared thoughtful words about the woman he loved hours after she was killed. He mentioned their relationship and her love for her family, adding that he felt "heartbroken" for the fiancée of the cameraman, 27-year-old Adam Ward, who also worked with them. Along with sharing a series of pictures, Chris wrote: "We didn't share this publicly, but Alison Parker and I were very much in love. We just moved in together. I am numb. We were together almost nine months. It was the best nine months of our lives. We wanted to get married. We just celebrated her 24th birthday. She was the most radiant woman I ever met.
- 8/26/2015
- by Laura-Marie-Meyers
- Popsugar.com
8:10 Am Pt -- Police have named the suspect ... he's Vester L. Flanagan aka Bryce Williams ... a former employee of Wdbj. He's tweeting video he recorded of the shooting. 7:15 Am Pt -- The Governor of Virginia says ... officials believe the shooter is a disgruntled employee from the station. 7:08 Am Pt -- The suspect in the shooting is currently being chased by law enforcement on the I-81 highway in Virginia. A TV reporter and...
- 8/26/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
A Roanoke, Va.-area TV news reporter and her cameraman were both shot dead by a suspected former colleague during a Wednesday-morning segment, as it was being broadcast live.
The suspected gunman, former Wdbj employee Vester Lee Flanagan aka Bryce Williams, shot himself upon being chased down by police on Interstate 66 and later died at the hospital.
Around 6:45 am, Wdbj-7’s Alison Parker, 24, with cameraman Adam Ward, 27, was reporting for the CBS affiliate from Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta, Va., when a gunman approached and fired about a half dozen shots, hitting Parker, Ward and their interview subject, Smith Mountain...
The suspected gunman, former Wdbj employee Vester Lee Flanagan aka Bryce Williams, shot himself upon being chased down by police on Interstate 66 and later died at the hospital.
Around 6:45 am, Wdbj-7’s Alison Parker, 24, with cameraman Adam Ward, 27, was reporting for the CBS affiliate from Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta, Va., when a gunman approached and fired about a half dozen shots, hitting Parker, Ward and their interview subject, Smith Mountain...
- 8/26/2015
- TVLine.com
Unbelievable. According to WDBJ7, two of their own employees were shot to death this morning during a live broadcast around 6:45 a.m. in Moneta, Virginia. Reporter Alison Parker, 24, and photographer Adam Ward, 27, were killed. Vicki Gardner of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce was injured in the shooting and was said to be in surgery.
Details are still coming in, but see below for a photo of the suspected shooter, who is reportedly a "disgruntled" former station employee with grievances against Adam and Alison. According to Whsv, the Augusta County Sheriff's Department identified the suspect as Vester Lee Flanagan, but on air he went by Bryce Williams. Whsv later updated that Flanagan had shot himself and was in critical condition. Not too long after that, the news came in that the alleged gunman had died.
This is the most heartbreaking part of an already heartbreaking tragedy: Both...
Details are still coming in, but see below for a photo of the suspected shooter, who is reportedly a "disgruntled" former station employee with grievances against Adam and Alison. According to Whsv, the Augusta County Sheriff's Department identified the suspect as Vester Lee Flanagan, but on air he went by Bryce Williams. Whsv later updated that Flanagan had shot himself and was in critical condition. Not too long after that, the news came in that the alleged gunman had died.
This is the most heartbreaking part of an already heartbreaking tragedy: Both...
- 8/26/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
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