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Transportation Board chooses location for I-77/I-81 overlap in Wythe County
The Commonwealth Transportation Board has selected the location for the Interstate 77/Interstate 81 overlap in Wythe County. The board has chosen Candidate Alternative B, which adds one lane of travel in each direction at the current location of the...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Bristol (Bristol, Virginia), Politics, Virginia Department of Transportation
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Kaine sits down with women voters during visit to Roanoke County
Jobs and economic growth were on the table today, as Democratic Senate candidate Tim Kaine sat down with a group of women in Roanoke County, but it was another issue that generated the strongest reaction. The Kaine campaign organized a roundtable on...
Tags: Abortion Issue, Family Planning, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), U.S. Senate, Birth Control
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Roanoke Symphony announces fund drive to retire debt
ReporterBefore Maestro David Wiley raises his baton on a new season of concerts, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra hopes to raise enough money to retire its debt. The Symphony announced the Crescendo Campaign, a plan to bring in $250,000 by October first. An...Tags: Entertainment Events, Ceremonies, Charity, Budgets and Budgeting, Media Industry
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Wythe County wins government approval to exit Voting Rights Act
A vestige of the segregated South could be ending in Virginia's Wythe County. The government announced an agreement Thursday that would free the southwest county and three political subdivisions from a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. The...
Tags: Voting, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice
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Political ads multiply six months before election
ReporterThe November election is still six months away, but the onslaught of political ads has begun. Already, the reelection campaign of President Obama is running advertisements in western Virginia, and so are political action committees supporting...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Mitt Romney, Science and Technology
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AdWatch: Looking at President Obama's campaign ad, "Go"
Anchor/ReporterA sure sign Virginia is a major battleground state for the Presidential election is the number of campaign ads currently on your TV. Our AdWatch is aimed at fact-checking so you can make more informed decisions. One of President Obama's first ads of the...Tags: Barack Obama, Iraq, Bankruptcy, General Motors Corp., Labor Markets
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Lynchburg makes another push to win dog park contest
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefLynchburg animal lovers are making another big push to get money for a dog park. They're trying to make the city a finalist in the "Bark for Your Park" contest, sponsored by pet supply company "PetSafe." Lynchburg placed second in the contest last year....Tags: Politics, Facebook, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Governor McDonnell officially opens Martinsville company and welcomes 500 jobs
WDBJ7 ReporterGovernor McDonnell and most of his cabinet welcomed ICF International in Martinsville Monday. IFC International officially opened its doors Monday in Henry County with Governor Bob McDonnell, Lt. Bill Bolling, most of the governor's cabinet and the...Tags: Regional Authority, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Media Industry, Politics, Bob McDonnell
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Voting opens for 2012 Miss Virginia Pageant
The Miss Virginia 2012 Pageant takes the stage at the end of June. But you can have a say right now, in which beauty walks away with the crown. This is the fourth year the pageant is doing a pre-pageant online vote. The highest vote getter becomes...
Tags: Voting, Politics, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Virginia Tech preparing for Michelle Obama's graduation speech
WDBJ7 ReporterOver the next several days, graduation ceremonies are taking place all over the country, including Virginia Tech. But this year, the university will be hosting a very special commencement speaker, America's First Lady - Michelle Obama. The First Lady...Tags: Virginia Tech, Republican Party, Graduation, Michelle Obama, U.S. Secret Service
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Survivor Recap: Kim is no Emily Thorne
WDBJ7 BloggerKim is no Emily Thorne. The editors paint her as a mastermind of sorts. She is just likeable manipulator to her fellow contestants. She is not playing a flawless game and it was evident in this past episode. The tribe is split 3 vs 3 with Kim, Chelsea,...Tags: Politics, Cheng Yu-tung
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Goode presses presidential campaign in Salem
ReporterConstitution Party Presidential Candidate Virgil Goode says he expects to be on the ballot in more than 40 states in November. The former 5th District Congressman was in Salem Thursday afternoon speaking to members of the local Rotary Club. Earlier in...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics
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