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Roanoke Police and Local Colors team up to host a Community Diversity Summit
ReporterThe Roanoke Police Department has teamed up with Local Colors to host a Community Diversity Summit. The event celebrates the various cultures in the Roanoke Valley. The event will be held Tuesday night at the Roanoke Police Training Academy. 98...Tags: Advanced Training, Career and Workplace, Advanced Training, Labor Legislation
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Updated: Trash in Roanoke County won't be picked up today because of vandalism
News 7 ReporterUPDATED 5:05 p.m.: Roanoke County says residents who normally have their trash collected on Tuesday will have their trash collected on Wednesday. All other routes will be delayed by one day. ---------------------------------------------------------------...Tags: Photography and Video, Vehicles, Civil and Public Service, Manufacturing and Engineering, Photography Supplies and Services
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Area superintendents propose major changes to education
ReporterIt's time for change. That was the message behind a press conference held by several local school superintendents. In attendance were the superintendents from Roanoke City, Salem, Botetourt County, Montgomery County, Bedford, Floyd, and Craig County. A...Tags: Montgomery County (Virginia), Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Salem (Salem, Virginia), Craig County, Teaching and Learning
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State lawmakers consider drug testing for some welfare recipients
ReporterA bill that would require drug testing for recipients of some public assistance programs cleared a House committee on Tuesday. The legislation requires local departments of social services to screen participants in the VIEW (Virginia Initiative for...Tags: Botetourt County, Justice System, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Fight over roll-your-own cigarettes is lighting up the legislature
ReporterThe customer dumps the loose tobacco, loads the paper tubes, punches a few buttons on a touch screen and the RYO Filling Station comes to life, cranking out the finished cigarettes It’s easy to see why shops like Tobacco Direct have become...Tags: Philip Morris USA, Career and Workplace, Tobacco Products, Labor Legislation, Chesterfield County
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UC Regents Reach Settlement in Deadly UCLA Lab Fire
KTLA NewsWESTWOOD, Calif. (KTLA) -- The University of California Regents have reached a settlement in the case of a 2008 laboratory fire that killed 23-year-old research assistant Sheharbano "Sheri" Sangji. The UC Regents have agreed to "comprehensive...Tags: Punishment, Prosecution, Science and Technology, Justice System, Health and Safety at Work
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State launches Lap-Band investigation
The California Department of Insurance is investigating the business practices of Lap-Band surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign, according to insurer Aetna Inc.
The insurance giant said in a statement that it was...Tags: Prosecution, Hospitals and Clinics, Prosecution, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Former Jefferson County sheriff seeks return to his post
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of Eastern Panhandle candidate previews that The Herald-Mail will be running over the next several months. The announcements also will be posted on our website, www.herald-mail.com, through the West...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Career and Workplace, Elections, Primaries
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Legendary Lawmen, Part 6: Frank Pape
Frank Pape leapt into the city's conscience with a gun in his hand — a gun he wasn't afraid to use during his storied career as a Chicago cop.
Before he retired in April 1972, he would be called the "city's toughest cop," "the cop all hoodlums...Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, James Monroe, Laws, WGN
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Kroger store manager called a hero, but not in the 'all clear' just yet
Should an employee be punished for shooting and killing a would-be robber if it is against the employer's policy to carry a gun?
Police cleared an Indianapolis grocery store manager of wrongdoing after he shot and killed a man trying to rob the Kroger...Tags: Employment, Crime, Law and Justice, Defense, Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace
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Congressional Republicans to meet in Baltimore
Republicans in the House of Representatives, still reeling from last month's fight over extending a popular payroll tax cut, will converge on Baltimore Thursday for a retreat intended to map out a new political strategy that can bind their unwieldy caucus...Tags: Chris Christie, Justice System, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Frederick County (Maryland)
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Anne Arundel Co. MLK dinner honors community leaders
As a small-business owner on Clay Street, the rough-and-tumble Annapolis community where he grew up, Michael McFarland was keenly aware of the need for mentors for the neighborhood's youth. In the early 1970s, when he owned a laundromat there, he began...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Clubs and Associations, Small Businesses, Colleges and Universities, Anthony G. Brown
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