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Easter Extravaganza is Saturday in Roanoke County
WDBJ7 ReporterThere will be "Egg-ercizing" and a little "Egg-stra" on Saturday at the Green Ridge Recreation Center in Roanoke County. The "Easter Extravaganza" is being held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Kids can create special crafts, pose with the easter bunny,...Tags: Religious Festivals
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The Lynchburg Hillcats prepare for season opener
Multimedia JournalistThe Calvin Falwell Field is in preparation for game time. Come 6 p.m. the Hillcats will be ready for the first game of the season. Director of Broadcasting Erik Wilson explains what the team’s looking like this year. "We got a few guys that...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Atlanta Braves
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Congregation Remembers Trayvon Martin
ReporterOn this Easter weekend churches are remembering the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ. The congregation at the Louden Avenue Christian Church in Roanoke also took time to reflect on the life of Trayvon Martin and the issue of racial...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Trayvon Martin, NAACP, Racism
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Danville police arrest mall Easter bunny on drug charges
Danville Police charge a man with having illegal drugs while working as a mall Easter bunny. Police arrested Joshua Lee Bolling Friday at Danville's Piedmont mall. Officers say the investigation started after mall businesses and management complained...
Tags: Police Arrests, Drug Trafficking
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Easter Sunday worshippers pack area churches
ReporterPeople all around our area filled the pews in local churches to observe the ressurection of Jesus Christ. Easter Service at Roanoke Valley Cathedral of Praise included uplifting musical performances as well as an inspiring sermon. Reverend Harry Miller...Tags: Religion and Belief
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As Halloween costumes get returned, local store gets ready for Christmas
News 7 ReporterNow that the treats have been handed out, one costume rental store is getting ready for the next season. Fantasy Creations on Williamson Road in Roanoke is fully stocked with costumes year round. Plenty of people who rented costumes for Halloween...Tags: Religious Festivals, Halloween, Holidays
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Dollar dips, shares mixed ahead of Bernanke testimony
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The dollar dipped and benchmark Bund futures rose on Wednesday as expectations hardened that the head of the U.S. central bank will later in the day signal no tapering off of the bank's ultra-easy monetary policy. Ben Bernanke, who...Tags: The Associated Press, Lisle, Johnson & Johnson Inc., Wells Fargo & Co., Bird Flu
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O.C. seeks right to bill for rescues of people deemed reckless
After spending $160,000 to rescue two hikers lost in a canyon — one of whom was later charged with drug possession — Orange County officials voted Tuesday to endorse a legislative proposal that would allow cities and counties to try to recover...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Crime, Law and Justice, Donald P. Wagner, Prosecution, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Egypt tourist arrivals rise, not back to pre-revolt levels
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - The number of tourists visiting Egypt rose in the first four months of 2012, the cabinet said on Tuesday, but analysts say the sector is still suffering from the aftermath of the country's 2011 uprising. The revolt that ousted President...Tags: Egypt, Hosni Mubarak
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Raddatz returns, gets Centre degree while telling war stories to grads
tkleffman@amnews.comMartha Raddatz told one on herself Sunday during her commencement address to Centre College’s Class of 2013. The highly decorated and respected ABC foreign correspondent who has reported from war zones around the world, the White House and the...Tags: University of Louisville, Louisville Slugger, White House, Colleges and Universities, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Lloyd Waters: Remembering Sheila and Katherine Lyon
It was Good Friday in 1975. The Vietnam War was coming to an end, and I was going to school at Mount Saint Mary’s college in Emmittsburg during the day while working as a correction officer at the Maryland Correctional Institution at night. It...Tags: Good Friday, Kensington, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Montgomery County (Maryland), The Herald-Mail
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Egyptian Coptic cleric says he will sue Israeli police for alleged abuse during Holy Week
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Egyptian Coptic cleric who was mistreated during Orthodox Easter services is threatening to sue. Video supplied to The Associated Press shows Israeli police shoving Arsanious el-Orshalimi and putting him in a headlock. The...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Christian Orthodoxy
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