Lauren Mackey

News Producer

Producer, CBS 6 News @ 5

Recent Articles

  • Woman gets put on hold after calling 911

    Posted on: 4:56 pm, May 7, 2013, by , updated on: 05:07pm, May 7, 2013

    A DC woman says someone was breaking into her home -- and that dispatchers put her on hold. Read More ›

    911 call
  • Two more Va. universities plan to raise tuition

    Posted on: 4:49 pm, May 7, 2013, by , updated on: 05:14pm, May 7, 2013

    Both VSU and VMI are announcing tuition hikes. Read More ›

    vmi tuition
  • Commentary: We need women designing buildings

    Posted on: 12:37 am, May 7, 2013, by

    There is a movement afoot to recognize women in the male dominated profession

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    construction
  • Pfizer to start selling Viagra online

    Posted on: 5:14 pm, May 6, 2013, by , updated on: 07:50pm, May 6, 2013

    Pfizer announced Monday it is setting up its own site to sell Viagra online, in what it says is an effort to battle the sale of counterfeit versions of the drug.

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    Pfizer
  • Gun control in crosshairs at NRA convention

    Posted on: 8:04 pm, May 3, 2013, by , updated on: 04:16pm, May 3, 2013

    The group's leaders went after gun control proposals and advocates who sought to expand tougher firearm laws following the deadly Newtown school massacre. Read More ›

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  • Stan Lee: If I could be a superhero, I’d be Iron Man

    Posted on: 3:41 pm, May 3, 2013, by , updated on: 04:24pm, May 3, 2013

    Lee, who started writing Marvel comics just over 70 years ago, never imagined that his characters would be as globally popular as they are now. Read More ›

    'Iron Man 3'
  • Giant rubber duck will sail to U.S. next

    Posted on: 6:28 pm, May 2, 2013, by

    Hong Kong's busy harbor is never short of action, but the great big yellow duck that floated into town on Thursday turned everybody's heads.
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  • COMMENTARY: Google Glass, the beginning of wearable surveillance

    Posted on: 5:09 pm, May 2, 2013, by , updated on: 07:46pm, May 2, 2013

    This new technology may unobtrusively capture video data in real time, store it in the cloud and allow for it to be analyzed.
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    Google is developing a wearable smartphone screen as part of its 'Project Glass' initiative.
  • Petersburg advances study for year-round school session

    Posted on: 6:25 pm, May 1, 2013, by and , updated on: 11:48pm, May 1, 2013

    The City School Board is considering a proposal to hold classes year-round. Read More ›

    School Bus
  • Consumers face tough choices over Bangladesh

    Posted on: 6:06 pm, May 1, 2013, by

    It is hard for American shoppers to avoid buying clothes made in unsafe factories abroad. Read More ›

    Bangladesh factory collapse. Over 600 left dead
  • Poll: Majority wanted background checks to pass Senate

    Posted on: 7:09 pm, April 29, 2013, by

    Nearly two-thirds of Americans say that the Senate should have passed a bill that would have expanded background checks for gun sales, a poll shows. Read More ›

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  • ‘Disgraceful’ decision to end Boston suspect’s interrogation, GOP lawmaker says

    Posted on: 5:43 pm, April 29, 2013, by

    The decision to read Miranda rights to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the midst of an interrogation was called "disgraceful" Sunday by a leading Republican.

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    Dzhokar Tsarnaev (CBS/NDN)