Laurence Hammack
Roving Reporter at Roanoke Times
Veteran Roanoke Times reporter, covering environmental issues, including the Mountain Valley Pipeline, and business and enterprise stories.
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2 days ago |
newsadvance.com | Laurence Hammack
A welding inspector for the Mountain Valley Pipeline says he was fired for reporting corrosion of the metal pipe as it was being installed in 2023, about the time a federal safety agency voiced concerns about what it called “a pipeline integrity risk.”Michael Barnhill made the claims in a lawsuit filed in Monroe County, West Virginia, where the buried pipeline crosses the state line and enters Giles County on its way through Southwest Virginia.
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2 days ago |
roanoke.com | Laurence Hammack
A welding inspector for the Mountain Valley Pipeline says he was fired for reporting corrosion of the metal pipe as it was being installed in 2023, about the time a federal safety agency voiced concerns about what it called “a pipeline integrity risk.”Michael Barnhill made the claims in a lawsuit filed in Monroe County, West Virginia, where the buried pipeline crosses the state line and enters Giles County on its way through Southwest Virginia.
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3 days ago |
roanoke.com | Laurence Hammack
The developers of a coffee shop in Roanoke’s Fishburn Park have withdrawn their lawsuit against a neighborhood activist whom they accused of defaming them with false allegations of racism.
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3 days ago |
roanoke.com | Laurence Hammack
The case of a Roanoke man charged with resisting police in an encounter that led to an excessive force complaint will not be prosecuted — at least for now. A misdemeanor charge against 24-year-old Anton Mylere Brown was continued generally for six months on Tuesday. If there are no additional problems, the charge will be dismissed in December, Commonwealth’s Attorney Donald Caldwell said during a hearing in Roanoke General District Court. No evidence was presented during the brief hearing.
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4 days ago |
roanoke.com | Laurence Hammack
A former vice president at Hollins University is claiming he was fired in retaliation for his support of Jewish students, who said they encountered antisemitism on campus that was sparked by the Israel-Hamas war. Steven Laymon was terminated because of “an anti-Jewish discriminatory animus” at Hollins, according to a lawsuit that seeks $5 million. Laymon was hired in 2021 as Hollins’ vice president for graduate programs and continuing studies.
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