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    Feb 20, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. Former Roanoke Delegate Chip Woodrum Dies

    Former Delegate Chip Woodrum has died.
    Reporter
    Former Delegate Chip Woodrum has died. A Roanoke attorney, Woodrum represented western Virginia in the General Assembly for 24 years. He was 74 years old.   Woodrum first ran for the House of Delegates in 1979, winning the seat he would hold for over...

    Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Arts and Culture, Government, Civil and Public Service

    2. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. SheVaCon takes over Hotel Roanoke

    If you're into science fiction and crazy costumes, then SheVaCon is the place to be. 
    If you're into science fiction and crazy costumes, then SheVaCon is the place to be.  The annual event kicked off Friday at the Hotel Roanoke.  It celebrates everything fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and paranormal.  This year, there was a retro costume...

    Tags: Unexplained Phenomena, Arts and Culture, Fiction

    3. Oct 30, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  3. Virginia Tech cancels electorate event

    An electorate roundtable scheduled for Tuesday night at Virginia Tech has been canceled.
    An electorate roundtable scheduled for Tuesday night at Virginia Tech has been canceled. Virginia Tech decided to cancel the event because of the weather. Here was the original news release from Virginia Tech about the event: Exactly one week before...

    Tags: Demographics, Awards and Prizes, Journalism, Chris Matthews, Sociology

    4. Aug 27, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  4. OUR HEALTH: The A,B,C's for a Healthy, Happy School Year

    “For those students who are beginning school for the first time, one of the most important aspects is to help the student understand that school is fun and exciting,” says Chuck Lionberger, APR, Community Relations Specialist for Roanoke County Public Schools.  “Young students often will be scared on the first day of school.  They are entering into a strange new world and they will look to parents and teachers for reassurance that they will be safe and secure in this new environment.”
    “For those students who are beginning school for the first time, one of the most important aspects is to help the student understand that school is fun and exciting,” says Chuck Lionberger, APR, Community Relations Specialist for Roanoke...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Parenting, Gaming, Human Interest, Asthma

    5. Feb 25, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  5. Science fiction, fantasy and pop-culture icons come to life in Roanoke County

    Whether it was Dr. Who, Star Trek or even Battlestar Galactica - fans of all ages were on hand this weekend.
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    Whether it was Dr. Who, Star Trek or even Battlestar Galactica - fans of all ages were on hand this weekend. Some guests of the 2012 MystiCon were greeted by a talking cake. Lovers of science fiction, fantasy and pop-culture came together at the Holiday...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Gaming, Entertainment, Science

    6. Feb 17, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. Shevacon: A science fiction, fantasy and horror convention comes to Roanoke

    If you love Star Wars, science fiction or just love to dress in costumes, this is the place for you and it's happening all weekend.
    Multimedia Journalist
    If you love Star Wars, science fiction or just love to dress in costumes, this is the place for you and it's happening all weekend. Shevacon is celebrating its 20th anniversary in a science fiction, fantasy and horror convention all weekend at the...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Gaming, Ceremonies, Entertainment

    7. Jan 24, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. Lynchburg high school publication ranked among nation's best

    Some Lynchburg students are getting special attention for their unique talents.
    Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau Chief
    Some Lynchburg students are getting special attention for their unique talents. Heritage High School's literary and arts magazine, Avant Garde, is ranked among the nation's best student publications. It was one of 20 in Virginia to be recognized this...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Schools, Newspaper and Magazine, Schools, Periodicals

    8. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 'Dexter' enters last season with knife marks all over TV landscape

    When Showtime debuted "Dexter" way back in 2006, people couldn't quite grasp what they were seeing. A serial killer? As a sympathetic leading man? Were those the flames of Sodom burning distantly behind us?
    When Showtime debuted "Dexter" way back in 2006, people couldn't quite grasp what they were seeing. A serial killer? As a sympathetic leading man? Were those the flames of Sodom burning distantly behind us? "Silence of the Lambs" had whet our appetite...

    Tags: Television, Silence of the Lambs (movie), Human Interest, Oprah Winfrey, Entertainment

    9. May 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. New book asks: Could Germany have a Jewish chancellor?

    Reuters
    By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN, May 24 (Reuters) - A new novel about a neo-Nazi plot to assassinate Germany's first Jewish candidate for Chancellor has shed a timely light on the right-wing extremist violence that has plagued the country since 1990 and was...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Judaism, Elections, Religion and Belief, Germany

    10. May 24, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  10. Russia's leading social network banned by "mistake"

    Reuters
    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company as President Vladimir Putin consolidates his power. VKontakte (www....

    Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Sociology, Science and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture

    11. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. Norway crime novelist talks his way to live interview record

    Reuters
    OSLO, May 23 (Reuters) - Defying the stereotype of the tight-lipped Scandinavian, popular Norwegian crime writer Hans Olav Lahlum set the world record for the longest interview on Thursday after spending more than 30 non-stop hours chatting in an online...

    Tags: New Zealand, Arts and Culture, Computer Crime, Oslo (Norway), Norway

    12. May 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Joy Umansky, baker

    Joy Umansky, chief baker at the Dorothea's Breads business she co-owned for a decade, died May 11 at Gilchrist Hospice Care of complications from a fractured hip. She was 85 and lived in Pikesville.
    Joy Umansky, chief baker at the Dorothea's Breads business she co-owned for a decade, died May 11 at Gilchrist Hospice Care of complications from a fractured hip. She was 85 and lived in Pikesville. Born Margaret Joy Ward-Walker in Birmingham, England,...

    Tags: Breads, U.S. Air Force, Baltimore County, Greenland, Sinai Hospital in Baltimore

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