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Virginia city councilman set on fire outside his work office; suspect charged with attempted murder

Authorities say Danville Councilman Lee Vogler knew his attacker and the assault stemmed from a personal matter, not Vogler’s ...

Virginia city councilman doused with gasoline and set on fire in horrific workplace attack, suspect arrested

Danville City Council member Lee Vogler hospitalized with burns after gasoline attack at Showcase Magazine office, suspect ...

Man who set a Virginia city councilmember on fire intended to kill him, police say

Police say a man who doused a Virginia city councilman in gasoline and set him on fire told investigators he wanted the ...

Virginia city councilman set on fire in attack over "personal matter," police say

Lee Vogler, a city council member in Danville, Virginia​, was set on fire by a man who entered a local magazine office, ...

Wife of torched Va. Councilman Lee Vogler calls him a ‘fighter’ after psychotic fiend set him on fire in targeted attack

Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler, 38, was hospitalized with severe burns across his body after a man he knew stormed into ...

Virginia city councilman set on fire in workplace attack; suspect charged with attempted murder

Danville, Va. — A city councilman in Virginia was seriously injured Wednesday when a man stormed into his office at a local ...

Danville rallies around councilman Vogler after shocking attack leaves him hospitalized

Vogler, who has served on the city council since 2012, is known for his strong advocacy for the people of Danville and the ...

Virginia Politician Doused in Gasoline then Set on Fire

Andrew Brooks, the publisher and owner of Showcase Magazine, said in the Facebook video that Vogler being treated at a burn ...

“Many surgeries on the road to recovery.” Treatment continues for Danville Councilman set on fire

DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler faces the “first of many surgeries on the road to recovery” Friday, according to his wife, Blair, via a social media post by Vogler’s ...

First responder describes effects of fiery attack on Danville councilman

Bryan Fox, assistant director of the Danville Life Saving Crew, was among the first responders to arrive at the scene.
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New historical marker highlights dark chapter in Danville’s past

A small group of people gathered Thursday, July 31 on Main Street in Danville to unveil a historical marker commemorating the ...