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Repair work on Auburn High School's auditorium to begin January 11th
New River Valley Newsroom ChiefCrews will begin repair work on Auburn High School's auditorium on January 11th. The repair is expected to take about a week, with an additional week for clean up. We're told the plating and repairing of four trusses in the auditorium will cost about...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Metal and Mineral, Science and Technology, Montgomery County (Virginia), Blacksburg
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Police increase patrols after high number of accidents
ReporterFrom fender benders to pile ups, one of Roanoke's busiest and most dangerous intersections is slated for construction, starting later this year. The Interstate 581 and Elm Avenue intersection is traveled by 27,000 vehicles a day, according to VDOT...Tags: Road Transportation, Travel, Transportation, Disasters and Accidents, Traffic
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Radford Army Ammunition Plant fined $20,000
RADFORD, Va. (AP) -- Virginia regulators have fined the Radford Army Ammunition Plant $20,000 for releasing excessive carbon monoxide.
The Roanoke Times reports it's the plant's eighth violation of state environmental regulations in as many years.
The...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Environmental Pollution, Crime, Law and Justice, Radford (Radford, Virginia), Punishment
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Virginia executes Teresa Lewis
Updated at 9:30 p.m.
The first woman to be put to death in Virginia in nearly a century has died.
Teresa Lewis was declared dead at 9:13 p.m. Thursday at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt. She died by lethal injection.
The 41-year-old was...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Virginia, Justice System, Murder
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EU lawmakers back French push to limit U.S. trade talks
Reuters* France pushing to exempt culture from talks with US * EU parliament has advisory role, veto over final deal By Claire Davenport and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to limit the scope of a...Tags: European Union, Elections, European Parliament, Trade Agreements, Lobbying
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Senate votes to make small cut to food stamps in farm bill
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a $400 million annual cut — or roughly a half of 1 percent — to the food stamp program as part of a major five-year farm bill. Food stamps now cost almost $80 billion annually and are...Tags: Parties and Movements, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Pat Roberts, Science and Technology
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Troubled Dolton senior center a burden on taxpayers
The Dorchester Senior Center in the south suburbs has a steady stream of visitors: attentive relatives, busy repairmen and, lately, inquisitive federal investigators. The five-story, village-owned building that looks out over a dreary interstate has...
Tags: Realty, Local Elections, Collective Contract, Economy, Business and Finance, Renovation
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Exclusive: EU wants to exclude utilities from U.S. trade talks
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union wants to exempt state control of utilities and support for creative industries from free trade talks with the United States due to start next month, the latest draft of Brussels' negotiating mandate showed on...Tags: Government, Trade Agreements, Justice System, Trade Policy, Economic Organization
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education, and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Hager Hall Conference and Event Center 901 Dual Hwy., Hagerstown Tuesday,...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Branch, Rentals, Government, Collective Contract
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Turkey seeks seat at U.S.-EU trade table, fears marginalization
Reuters* Ankara fears being sidelined by U.S.-EU trade deal * Obama, Erdogan launch initiative to deepen trade * Turkey-U.S. trade doubled to $20 billion in past decade By Nick Tattersall WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Turkey is pushing for involvement in...Tags: Government, Washington, DC, Trade Agreements, Barack Obama, National Government
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Turkey seeks seat at U.S.-EU trade table
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkey is pushing for involvement in a proposed free trade pact between the United States and Europe which it fears could leave it sidelined and hamper its ambitions to become a top 10 economy over the next decade. Trade was high...Tags: Government, Washington, DC, Trade Agreements, Barack Obama, National Government
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Orlando Fashion Square is coming 'back to life,' new owner says
Scott Fish, 50, a principal with UP Development, which has recently purchased and plans to redevelop Orlando Fashion Square. UP's other Orlando projects include Shoppes at Alafaya Trail and Millenia Plaza. Orlando Fashion Square is its first mall project....
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Panera Bread Company, Orlando Hotels, Orlando Restaurants, Dillard's Incorporated
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