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(img1)Guys and dolls 22715 — Roanoke Police Department execute search warrant at pool hall

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(img1)Trafficking 22715 — Bill passes that will combat sex trafficking in Virginia

(img1)XGR Friday 22715 — Virginia lawmakers reach agreement on ethics reform Friday night

Bedford County deputies to begin bicycle patrols

Painful progress for Blacksburg developer

Human trafficking bill passed in Virginia

Lawmakers say General Assembly session was a success

Investigators searching for tire dumping suspect

Dog on the mend after surviving sever case of hypothermia

New bed and breakfast comes to downtown Rocky Mount

Danville s ReStore moving — Danville's ReStore moving

Survivors of forced sterilization to be paid restitution — Survivors of forced sterilization program to be paid restitution

Woman to spend eight years in prison for SML mortgage scheme

WDBJ7 s Alison Parker goes through a sleep study — WDBJ7's Alison Parker goes through a sleep study

NATIONAL & WORLD NEWS

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Republicans agree with ... Elizabeth Warren?

At first glance, they could easily fit in at an Elizabeth Warren rally. They want to break up the big banks. They don't trust Wall Street and bemoan its outsized role in politics. They are worried about the growing gap between the poor and the rich.
Obama gives emotional tribute to Holder
Warren Buffett knows who next Berkshire CEO is
Court rejects request to move Tsarnaev trial
Janet Yellen meets with conservatives
Missing Oscars dress possibly recovered
Volcano grows Japanese island

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Missing Oscars dress possibly recovered

The police may have found the missing dress.
You know, the white custom Calvin Klein gown that adorned actress Lupita Nyong'o when she attended Sunday's Academy Awards.
The one encrusted with 6,000 white Akoya pearls that Fortune estimated was worth $...
Kelly Osbourne quits E!'s 'Fashion Police'
Leonard Nimoy of 'Star Trek' dead at 83
Barack Obama: 'I loved Spock'
Kanye West apologizes to Beck, Bruno Mars

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SPORTS NEWS

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Stolen NASCAR Sprint Cup car found in Georgia

Maybe the thieves didn't know what they were stealing. A NASCAR Sprint Cup car stolen from the hotel where the team was staying turned up on a rural Georgia road Saturday -- the day before the scheduled race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
ODAC Tournament roundup: Men's quarterfinals
Vandy's Stallings apologizes after yelling at player
Kyle Busch released from hospital following foot surgery
Liberty-JMU football game scheduled for September canceled

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HEALTH NEWS

Secret Service says $1.7 million missing from Centra Health Credit Union

A search warrant says a branch manager is the focus of an investigation
Dentists check for oral cancer in downtown Roanoke
Investigators ask for help after more than 100 tires are dumped in Roanoke County
UnitedHealth limits coverage for most common hysterectomies
Measles cases linked to Las Vegas restaurant

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GOOD NEWS

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Radford University helps more than a dozen students affected by two house fires

Radford University students and staff are helping their own with several in-person and online fundraising drives after two fires destroyed off campus homes.
Highlander Polar Plunge raises money for Special Olympics
Princess tea party takes aim at bullying in Roanoke
Campbell County cancer patient finds success with investigative drug
TAP honors local African Americans, celebrates Black History Month

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TECHNOLOGY NEWS

Volcano grows Japanese island

Magma and lava from a Japanese volcano is forming new geography in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean.
An eruption on the tiny volcanic island of Nishinoshima in November 2013 formed a small islet right next to it when molten lava cooled.
That islet ha...
They're getting cash, free products, and YouTube-famous
Iran hacked a US casino, US says
The 'memristor': A new era for electronics?
Get ready for lawsuits over net neutrality

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IRRESISTIBLE NEWS

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#TheDress goes viral: Sales soar 347%

A social media frenzy about the color of a dress is bringing fame and fortune for one small British fashion company.
Officer says he was poisoned at McDonald's
'The Dress' becomes huge BuzzFeed traffic driver
1,000-year-old mummified monk found in statue
Basketball teams banned for throwing game

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LEISURE

Unearthing America's truffle trove a lucrative niche

U.S. truffles niche small but lucrative — Brad Barket/Getty Images

Jim Sanford and his dog Tom can be found on the hunt in Tennessee's foothills, searching for the highly prized underground fungus known as the truffle.

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No dogs allowed: San Francisco's pet housing crisis

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The housing crunch in San Francisco isn't just forcing out lower income renters, it's forcing out Fido, too. The animal welfare nonprofit SF SPCA says there's been a surge in owners abandoning their pets.

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Lawsuit says Purina dry food harmful to dogs

Beneful Purina dog food — Skip Bolen/Getty Images for Beneful

Beneful dry dog food produced by Nestle Purina PetCare has "resulted in serious illness and death of thousands of dogs," a lawsuit says.

The eight kinds of Beneful dog food have caused internal bleeding, liver failure, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss,...

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United issues scathing safety memo to pilots

United Airlines sent a scathing memo to its pilots warning that alarming behavior of its flight teams must stop now.

The memo reveals some cockpits are dysfunctional, with pilots ignoring their copilots warnings about an "unsafe situation."

The memo,...

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FAMILY

Asian Americans are catching white Americans in the wealth race

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Asians are on their way to toppling whites as the wealthiest group in America.

Asians have had higher median incomes than their white counterparts, according to a new study by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The typical Asian family has brought...

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The answer to New York City's housing crisis: Smaller apartments

Pre-fab apartments will be 250-350 square feet — Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

New York City has a housing problem: Real estate is too expensive, and there's not enough of it. The city is betting on solutions like My Micro NY, which is building prefabricated units that are 250-350 square feet.

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Olbermann suspended over Penn State tweets

ESPN has suspended anchor Keith Olbermann for the remainder of the week over a Twitter spat that the anchor had with fans of Penn State University.

Early Monday, a Penn State supporter tweeted at Olbermann with the university's trademark slogan: "We A...

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Warren Buffett knows who next Berkshire CEO is

Warren Buffett, the billionaire CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, expects even better times ahead for his company. He also said that he knows who will one day replace him.

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WDBJ7 Blogs

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LOCAL PHOTOS

PHOTOS: Original cast members of the TV series 'The Waltons'

Fans of the TV series “The Waltons” were able to meet original cast members of the show at a fan convention called “The Homecoming” in Lynchburg.
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PHOTOS: Virginia National Guard soldiers assist Wise County

Virginia National Guard soldiers are assisting the Wise County Sheriff's Office with medical and safety evacuations. Photos Courtesy: Virginia National Guard.
7 animals thought to predict the weather

Here are photos of seven animals that are believed to predict the weather.
PHOTOS: Radford student apartment complex destroyed by fire

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A fire destroyed a building Friday where five Radford University students lived.
PHOTOS: Carilion's Life-Guard Air Ambulance Team

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Carilion's Life-Guard Air Ambulance team is the crew that's called in the event of a serious emergency and when patients need be transported to help as fast as possible. These are photos from our time with Life-Guard 12 based at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Lexington, Va.