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School bus flips in Fincastle; 13 students taken to the hospital

School bus flips in Fincastle; 13 students taken to the hospital

A school bus that flipped on its top in Botetourt County on Wednesday morning sent 13 students to the hospital.

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Sales tax holiday for hurricane preparation starts Friday across Virginia
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Alleghany County parents dealing with news two schools could close
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Another afternoon of showers and thunderstorms
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Kaine sits down with women voters during visit to Roanoke County
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Civil case settled in death of Roanoke attorney
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Roanoke's Fourth of July concert will happen
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Farmville Police officer involved in shootout
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Boy scout in Roanoke honored with hero's award
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Smokers try to break the habit with hypnosis
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Chef gives Roanoke middle school students "Food for Thought"
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Mystery lingers 25 years after Gene McPherson's disappearance
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New Lynchburg facility provides community-based housing for intellectually disabled residents
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Site of State Fair of Virginia auctioned for $5.3M
Virginia Tech students design & build Clifton Forge amphitheatre

Virginia Tech students design & build Clifton Forge amphitheatre
Pit bull bites Roanoke Police officer, then shot and killed

Pit bull bites Roanoke Police officer, then shot and killed
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Drunk-driver gets eight years in prison for Montgomery County wreck that hurt four

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