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Roanoke City Schools' Bishop named State Superintendent of the Year
Roanoke City Schools Superintendent Rita Bishop has been named the Superintendent of the Year by the Virginia Association of School Superintendents. Bishop was selected by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and leaders of five state...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Brunswick County, Shenandoah County, Henrico County, Human Interest
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Mitt Romney to give commencement speech at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will give the commencement speech at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista next month. The former Massachusetts governor will speak at the school’s graduation at 10 a.m. April 27....
Tags: Republican Party, Brigham Young University , Colleges and Universities, Olympic Games, Ann Romney
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WDBJ7 goes one-on-one with Congressman Morgan Griffith
In our Election 2012 coverage, we focus on the 9th Congressional District. It is located in the southwestern portion of the state and it includes Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles, Floyd and Craig Counties and parts of Henry and Roanoke Counties. Incumbent 9th...
Tags: White House, Social Security, Politics, Health Insurance, Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated
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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: Jerry Sandusky, Macy's, Islam, Advertising, George Stephanopoulos
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UPDATED: Molestation case against former reverend moving forward
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterThe case against a former reverend and professor, accused of molesting boys nearly 40-years ago, is moving forward. Guy Ritter was charged earlier this month with molesting two boys in the 1970's. Ritter, who's now 92-years old, served at Glade Creek...Tags: Christianity, Botetourt County, Sex Crimes, Colleges and Universities, Teachers
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Liberty University prepares for Mitt Romney visit
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefWilliams Stadium is set up and ready to go. More than 14,000 students will get their degree at Liberty University's commencement on Saturday, including Roanoke native Sarah Stump. "Four years went by so fast, and I'm having a hard time realizing I don't...Tags: Mitt Romney, Politics, Elections, Graduation, Belief and Faith
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Susan Bahorich's Blog
Comments, questions, concerns, story ideas, etc. email me at: sbahorich@wdbj7.com
5/5/13
You may have seen or heard my promo.
I have cancer.
The story airs Monday night at 6o'clock.
This is a little weird for me.
I'm not used to "being" the...Tags: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), Cell Phones, Politics, Knee Arthroscopy, Heart Disease
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Supreme Court to revisit church-state separation
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin most of its monthly meetings with a prayer from a Christian pastor. Thirty years ago, the court upheld a state...
Tags: Christianity, Church and State Relations, Air Transportation Industry, Religion and Belief, Punishment
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Chicago police arrest two dozen at school closing protest
ReutersBy Renita D. Young CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Chicago police arrested about two dozen people on Monday who were protesting against the planned closure of 54 schools in the country's third-largest school district, ahead of a planned Wednesday vote on the...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Karen Lewis, Politics, Chicago Charter Schools, Chicago City Hall
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Judge to rule within weeks on bid to dismiss Corbett suit over Penn State sanctions
HARRISBURG — A federal judge said Monday she would decide within weeks whether to dismiss Gov. Tom Corbett's lawsuit alleging NCAA sanctions against Penn State over the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal violate antitrust laws. U.S. District Judge...Tags: International Law, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Colleges and Universities, Lawyers, Politics
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Huge Oklahoma tornado, on ground 40 minutes, smashes schools, homes
This post has been updated, as indicated below.A mile-wide tornado slammed into Oklahoma on Monday afternoon, leveling neighborhoods, starting fires and causing, as one storm chaser put it, "total destruction." [Update, 5:29 p.m. May 20: Oklahoma authorities said at least 37 people were killed in...Tags: Natural Disasters, National Weather Service, Tornadoes, Briarwood
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear town meeting prayer case
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Delving into the controversial relationship between government and religion, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a town in New York could allow members of the public, who in practice were nearly all Christian...Tags: Christianity, Church and State Relations, U.S. House of Representatives, Religion and Belief, U.S. Supreme Court
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