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Gretna man wins $50,000 in national radio contest
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA Pittsylvania County man is $50,000 richer, after winning a national radio contest. Stephen Johnson of Gretna won the grand prize in the "John Boy and Billy Money" contest. The John Boy and Billy Big Show is a national radio show that airs weekday...Tags: Radio Industry, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Entertainment, Dwayne Johnson, Pittsylvania County
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Get NOAA weather radio on your smartphone
It has never become more apparent that you need to be able to receive the latest severe weather alerts, wherever you go. Now you can have the power of NOAA weather radio on your smartphone. WDBJ7 and First Alert Weather have partnered with iMap...
Tags: New Products, Weather, Entertainment, Weather Warnings, Apple iPhone
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Forest Service urges camping with caution
Roanoke, VA - National forest officials are promoting flash flood awareness for neighboring communities and people who camp outdoors. A flash flood is a serious weather event for forest visitors because rising flood water is extremely dangerous—a...
Tags: National Weather Service, Floods, Science, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Entertainment
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Salem Museum exhibit lets kids explore a past life
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistLittle Carrie in 1896 had to feed the chickens and learn to sew by lamplight. Her son Jim in the 1920s listened to baseball games on the radio. Reggie, growing up in the nearby African American neighborhood in the 1940s, had to haul water from the town...Tags: Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Museums
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Governor McDonnell viewed $15,000 check as gift to daughter
Gov. Bob McDonnell says he always viewed a $15,000 check from a political backer to pay for catering at his daughter's wedding to be a gift to his daughter, not to him, and felt no need under the law to report it. On WRVA radio in Richmond Thursday,...
Tags: Government, Star Scientific Incorporated, Entertainment, FBI, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Bassett man faces burglary, gun charges after two reports of burglaries in Bassett on Wednesday
A Bassett man is in jail facing burglary and gun charges after two burglaries were reported in Bassett on Wednesday. According to a news release, both burglaries took place on Virginia Avenue in Bassett on Wednesday. The first burglary was reported at...
Tags: Entertainment, Henry County, Theft
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Severe weather survival tips
Over the past few years, more than 60 tornadoes have struck areas around the Commonwealth of Virginia. Don't be caught unprepared. Severe weather can damage your home and no building is indestructible by dangerous storms. Here are things you can do to...
Tags: Entertainment, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, First Aid, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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UPDATE: At least 36,000 in Virginia still without power
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Utility crews are working to restore power to at least 36,000 customers in Virginia following the recent winter storm. More than 11,000 Dominion Power customers remained without electricity Friday. That includes about 7,300...
Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), EMC Corporation, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Appalachian Power Company, Entertainment
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Roanoke-area public broadcasters face sequestration cuts
WDBJ7 ReporterAcross the board spending cuts could impact what you see and hear. Public broadcasters in our area are facing sequestration cuts. Last year the State of Virginia cut all funding to public broadcasters. Now that the sequestration deadline has come...Tags: Radio Industry, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Entertainment, PBS (tv network), Media Industry
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Virginia to hold statewide tornado drill March 12
Gov. Bob McDonnell is encouraging everyone to participate in a statewide tornado drill in March. McDonnell on Thursday proclaimed March 12 as Tornado Preparedness Day. At 9:45 a.m. on that day, NOAA Weather Radio will broadcast a test warning from the...
Tags: Weather, National Weather Service, Entertainment, Weather Warnings, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Focus of uranium debate shifts in Richmond
ReporterLegislation that could open the door to uranium mining in Virginia stalled this year in the General Assembly, but the debate continues. New radio ads from groups on both sides of the debate are shifting the focus to Governor Bob McDonnell. The Keep...Tags: Mining, Metal and Mineral, Government, Entertainment, Regional Authority
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Roanoke attorney and firearms expert receives national exposure in gun control debate
ReporterAs the national debate over gun control heats up, radio stations across the country are turning to a Roanoke attorney for an expert's perspective on the issue. Lenden Eakin practices firearms law, but he's also a firearms instructor and dealer who is...Tags: Justice System, Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, Radio Industry, Entertainment
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