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$28 million awarded to complete Roanoke River Greenway and other transportation projects
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterThe Roanoke Valley Area Metropolitan Planning Organization estimates close to 415 jobs will be created in the Roanoke Valley over the next six years. Some of those positions will be responsible for finishing the Roanoke River Greenway, connecting it from...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Politics
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Hot new workout trend popping up in gyms across the area
WDBJ7 ReporterIt's a combination of Zumba, Yoga, Boxing, Pilates, whatever you want to call it. Gyms across the country have some version of this. The point of these workouts is called muscle confusion. Trainers say that muscle confusion, "doesn't let any of the...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Politics
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Roanoke College posts poll results about Virginians and hot-button issues
There are some interesting results from a new Roanoke College poll. It asked respondents about important social issues nationally, and polled people across Virginia. On immigration reform, when offered a choice of how to deal with immigrants in the U....
Tags: Firearms, Research, Newtown, Migration, Politics
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Idea of gun range divides Giles County community
WDBJ7 anchor/reporterThe topics of guns, gun ranges and gun laws continue to divide people across the nation and right here in Giles County. Ironically enough, most of the people there are pro-gun. Guns are a part of the area's culture. The problem? Residents think...Tags: Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Politics
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Senate rejects expanded gun background checks
The Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers in a crucial showdown over gun control. Wednesday's vote was a jarring blow to the drive to curb firearms sparked by December's massacre of...
Tags: U.S. Senate, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control, Firearms, Barack Obama
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FIT FRIDAY: Smartphone apps that will help you lose weight
WDBJ7 ReporterThey're out there. Free smartphone applications to help you drop some weight. For many of us, it might be hard to fathom that a phone could help you get fit, but I'm a believer. There are several apps that use GPS to track your runs. Nike running...Tags: Weight Loss, Personal Data Collection, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Politics
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What will universal background checks do?
WDBJ7 ReporterWith lawmakers considering universal background checks, some gun owners are worried. Gun control advocates say it could help stop the illegal sale of firearms. Aaron Cochran owns Trader Jerry's in Salem. Like most gun stores in the country, empty...Tags: Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Politics
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Kaine supports assault weapons ban
Assignment ManagerSenator Tim Kaine says he will vote in favor of banning certain types of assault-style weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. In an editorial published Tuesday morning in the Norfolk Virginian Pilot newspaper, Kaine says he also supports...Tags: U.S. Congress, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Senate, Safety of Citizens, Weaponry
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Liberty University makes a change to its gun policy on campus
While lawmakers continue the debate over gun control in Washington, one school in our region is making a clear statement on the issue. Some people at Liberty University will get to carry guns to class if they want to. The university's general counsel,...
Tags: Gun Control, Firearms, Students, Weaponry, Teaching and Learning
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Connecticut lawmakers pass wide-ranging gun control law
Connecticut lawmakers gave final approval early Thursday to a wide-ranging bill that includes sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines, a response to last year's deadly school shooting in Newtown that one lawmaker...
Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Executive Branch, Firearms, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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Gun control debate continues in Rocky Mount
Anchor/ReporterThe White House event was just one in a series of rallies by gun control groups across the country today. One of those groups, Organizing for Action, rallied in Rocky Mount tonight to raise awareness about universal background checks for gun purchases....Tags: Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Politics
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Organizing For Action: "We need tougher gun laws"
WDBJ7 anchor/reporterA group of mothers who lost children to gun violence joined President Obama in Washington today to push for tougher gun laws. The Senate is expected to consider gun legislation that expands background checks next month. The President says the votes in...Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Gun Control, Organizing for Action, Barack Obama
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