{
  "id": 5128068,
  "title": "Virginia elementary school evacuated as police respond to emergency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/virginia-elementary-school-evacuated-as-police-respond-to-emergency-5128068",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T16:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/waynesboro-virginia-school-evacuated-281acd774aabf0a1bc646a1c03cb244e"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday morning, Waynesboro, Virginia was shaken by an emergency at Westwood Elementary School. School officials confirmed that students, teachers, and staff were evacuated from the premises, according to a release from the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office. However, the nature of the emergency remains undisclosed. No further information was provided by Waynesboro police dispatcher. Emergency vehicles were seen outside the school, and students and their families were being gathered at a nearby church for reunification, as reported by Waynesboro assistant schools superintendent Ryan Barber. Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger expressed her concern over the incident, vowing to monitor the situation. \"My heart is with these young students, their parents and families, and the teachers and staff at the school,\" Spanberger stated. \"Thank you to the first responders who are assisting at the scene.\" Waynesboro lies approximately 96 miles northwest of Richmond.",
  "summary": "WAYNESBORO, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia said they were responding to an emergency at an elementary school on Wednesday morning. Students, teachers, and staff were safely evacuated from Westwood Elementary…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Virginia elementary school evacuated as police respond to emergency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/virginia-elementary-school-evacuated-as-police-respond-to-emergency",
        "published": "2026-09-02T15:55:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "1 adult hurt, no kids harmed in Virginia elementary school shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/1-adult-hurt-no-kids-harmed-in-virginia-elementary-school-shooting",
        "published": "2026-09-02T17:52:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "1 adult hurt, no kids harmed after shooting at Virginia elementary school, official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/1-adult-hurt-no-kids-harmed-after-shooting-at-virginia-elementary",
        "published": "2026-09-02T18:27:14.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}