blue ridge parkway

Trevis Johnson allegedly fled naked along the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Johnson's journey: Parkway chase ends in naked capture

An early Wednesday police chase on the Blue Ridge Parkway ended with a crashed-and-burned sport utility vehicle and a driver who, by the time a canine team caught up with him, had ditched his clothes. Police say the trouble started around 6:46am on May 2 in Augusta County.
A memorial to Jonathan Sullivan photographed August 19 at Ravens Roost.

Ravens Roost: Rock-climbing death deemed accidental

What may be Virginia's most beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway overlook was also the scene of one of its most tragic accidents, the June 15 rock-climbing death of Alabama resident Jonathan "Sully" Sullivan. The 20-year-old's fatal fall, under investigation for nearly three month
Ralph Leon Jackson of Stuarts Draft will spend the rest of his life in prison.

Parkway shooter sentenced

The man who fired upon two strangers and terrorized the Blue Ridge Parkway in April 2010 was sentenced June 9 in federal court in Harrisonburg. Ralph Leon Jackson, 57, previously had pleaded guilty to one count of murder in the slaying of Tim Davis, a DJ at WNRN, one count
Ralph Leon Jackson and the scene of the crime, the overlook where Tim Davis fell after shot by Jackson.

Mistaken identity defense? Parkway shooter pleads guilty, gets life

Ralph Leon Jackson, 57, pleaded guilty March 23 in federal court to the murder last spring of WNRN DJ Tim Davis, 27, and the wounding of Christina Floyd, 18, as they sat at Rock Point Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway and watched the sunset on April 5. Jackson will spend t

'Family man': Parkway shooting suspect's family, boss express shock

Ralph Leon Jackson, 56, was arrested for the sunset shooting of Christina S

Ralph Leon Jackson arrested in Parkway shooting

Ralph Leon Jackson, 56, was arrested today at his residence for the

Parkway terror: Radio personality in critical condition after shooting

The friends had stopped for views from Rock Point Overlook. FLICKR/AZZ.
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