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AAA's safety trips for holiday travel
Here's some tips from AAA to stay safe while you travel during the holidays:
The roads during the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend can be especially crowded with vacation bound travelers, leading to possible increases in crashes and breakdowns. AAA Mid-...Tags: Holidays, Automotive Equipment, Trips and Vacations, Minor League Baseball, AAA
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New law allows bikers to run red lights
InternTwo motorcycle accidents in the past two weeks are a reminder that better weather means riding season. And with new laws set to take effect Friday, motorists could use a refresher course on how to treat bikers on the road. Riders say the most...Tags: Motorcycling, Sports
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UPDATED: Man found with drugs after driving away from police traffic stop and crashing into a van
Updated 8:30 p.m.
A man is in jail after driving away from a police traffic stop and crashing into a van.
The accident happened Friday afternoon at the intersection of 10th Street and Loudon Avenue in northwest Roanoke. The van landed on its side,...Tags: Human Interest, Vehicles, Travel, Motorvehicle Accidents, Bus Accidents
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High school student wins car for making smart decisions on prom night
Staying drug and alcohol free on Prom Night got a student a brand new car Sunday.
Tommy Weaver, a Luray High School student, walked away with a 2011 Hyundai Elantra.
The Luray senior was one of more than 100 students who won a chance at the car by...Tags: Substance Abuse, Vehicles, Hyundai
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Blind driver to debut new technologies at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A blind man will drive a car during a public demonstration at Daytona International Speedway in Florida.
The Saturday demonstration of nonvisual technologies is a part of the pre-race activities leading up to the Rolex 24...Tags: Florida, Daytona International Speedway, Colleges and Universities
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Top truck drivers named at Volvo plant in Dublin
New River Valley Newsroom ChiefThe American Trucking Associations announced its ambassadors for the industry on Friday at the Volvo plant in Dublin. Eighteen men were selected as America's Road Team Captains. The elite group is made up of million-mile, accident-free professional...Tags: Volvo
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Virginia Tech, Toyota teaming up
Virginia Tech is teaming up with Toyota.
The school will be part of the company's new $50 million dollar advanced safety research center in Michigan.
The center's goal is to reduce the number of traffic deaths.
Virginia Tech will focus on...Tags: Parenting, Virginia Tech, Michigan
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Some areas of Henry County asked to boil its tap water
PRESS RELEASE:
Notice to Customers of the Henry County Public Service Authority Waterworks
(Philpott / Upper Smith River Water Supply)
Este informe contiene información muy importante sobre su agua potable.
Tradúzcalo o hable con alguien que...Tags: Physical Conditions, Government, Civil and Public Service, Nursing Homes, Water Supply
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UPDATE: Crews battle two structure fires in Christiansburg
ReporterUPDATE 4:16 p.m.-- Two house fires overnight in Christiansburg left firefighters worn out after helping with the explosion at Federal-Mogul in Blacksburg. And for a time, one resident was unaccounted for. The fires were just miles apart in...Tags: Roseland, Federal-Mogul Corporation, New Year's Day
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House fire in Botetourt Co.
ReporterFour people managed to escape safely from a house fire in Blue Ridge but not before it destroyed part of their home. Just before two this afternoon, firefighters went to the end of Parkview Drive and found flames shooting out of the attic. They were... -
Virginia Assn. of Police Chiefs weigh in on failed texting ban
ReporterYou still won't be issued a ticket just for texting while driving. A senate bill (SB 1042) didn't make it past the Virginia House of Delegates. Most people will tell you: they know texting while driving isn't safe. Local police wouldn't comment, but the...Tags: Virginia General Assembly, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Lawyers
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High school wants parents, teens to partner for safe driving
ReporterDriving is a privilege not a right. A school in Danville wants to make sure students know that and it's working with parents to get the message across. About 200 parents and students were at George Washington High School Thursday night for a meeting...Tags: Elections, Washington (U.S. state), Politics, Disasters and Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents
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