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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Cooking Shows (genre), Murder, Fish and Reptiles, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Paleontology
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ROUNDUP: Local high school athletes sign on to play in college; Virginia Tech, UVA announce football recruits
High school athletes from across the area are signing on to play at the college level. Here is a running story of athletes who have signed on, and football players that have signed at the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. Blacksburg Geinda...
Tags: Landforms, High School Sports, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Miami Hurricanes, University of Virginia
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UVA adds Oregon to 2013 football schedule, loses Penn State
The University of Virginia football program lost one heavyweight from its 2013 schedule, and added another. The school announced Monday that Oregon will visit Charlottesville on Sept. 7. In return, the Wahoos will play at Oregon during the 2016 season....
Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, Oregon Ducks, Virginia Tech Hokies, Duke Blue Devils, College Football
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Virginia Tech bass fishing team prepares for tournament at Philpott Lake
There is only one team at Virginia Tech that can boast a National Championship. They have no organized practice time, no scholarships and no official uniform. Virginia Tech's bass fishing team started out with a handful of members in 2007, and has now...
Tags: Lebanon, Jonathan Miller, State University of New York, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Colleges and Universities
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Wahoos empathize with, yet are wary of, Penn State
Virginia's players profess great empathy for what their counterparts at Penn State have been through in recent months. That doesn't mean they want to beat them any less on Saturday at Scott Stadium. It's the first road trip for the Nittany Lions (0-1)...
Tags: Ohio Bobcats, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Jerry Sandusky, Abusive Behavior, Penn State Nittany Lions
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NCAA fines Penn State $60 million, bowl ban
NCAA hits Penn State football with $60 million fine, vacates Paterno's wins from 1998-2011. Other Penn State sanctions include 4-year bowl ban, loss of scholarships, 5 years' probation.
Tags: Punishment, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports
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Justin McLeod's Blog
August 15
Goodbye
They say all good things must come to an end. With that, I'm leaving WDBJ and the news business. I've accepted a position as the community relations coordinator for Roanoke City Schools. There are several reasons why I'm switching...Tags: Jeff Bridges, Personal Weapon Control, Martin Luther King Jr., Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Rooney Mara
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It's official: James Johnson introduced as new Virginia Tech men's basketball coach
Virginia Tech introduced its new men's basketball coach Tuesday afternoon at a news conference in Blacksburg. James Johnson, a former Hokie assistant who left for Clemson three weeks ago, replaces Seth Greenberg. Greenberg was fired April 23. Johnson was...
Tags: Basketball, George Mason, Virginia Tech Hokies, Seth Greenberg, Sports
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State commission backs campus crime measure
Associated PressThe Virginia State Crime Commission has endorsed legislation to improve cooperation between campus police and local police departments. The measure to require "mutual aid agreements" for handling death and sexual assault cases on college campuses will be...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior, Colleges and Universities
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Penn State President and Joe Paterno fired
Penn State's Board of Trustees has stripped the university's president and head football coach of their jobs.
The move comes in the wake of allegations a former assistant coach sexually abused eight boys from 19-94 to 2009.
Some say leadership at...Tags: Joe Paterno, College Sports
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Meet Robin Reed
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Robin has been chief meteorologist at WDBJ7 since March of 1982. His path to meteorology began with a passion for baseball but a major league career was not to be. Sports reporting was the...Tags: Weather Reports, Science, College Baseball, Weather Science, Science and Technology
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Beca sweeps Wilkes-Barre to move to states again
It lasted 52 minutes. It was a mismatch. It was a glorified scrimmage with high stakes. Bethlehem Catholic barely broke a sweat in taking its first step to a second straight PIAA Class 2A boys volleyball championship. The District 11 champion Golden...Tags: Basketball, Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, High School Sports, Sports
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