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Summer months tough for local needy families
ReporterSome families are struggling this summer to put food on the table. A new food drive to benefit Feeding America Southwest Virginia wants to make it easier for them. People line up two hours early to pick up bags of free food at St. Mark's Lutheran...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Charity, Human Interest
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Local Red Cross volunteer to help midwest flooding victims
After helping Joplin tornado victims this spring, a Lynchburg man is heading back to the midwest.
Richard Szymczyk is a volunteer with the Red Cross and is flying to Minot, North Dakota Wednesday morning to help after massive flooding.
He is part of the...Tags: Charity, Joplin Tornado (2011), American Red Cross, North Dakota, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Child neglect charges move forward against former Appomattox school bus driver
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefCriminal charges against a former Appomattox school bus driver are moving forward. Nancy Davis, 64, is accused of standing by while two teenagers assaulted a younger boy on her bus. Prosecutors say the crime happened aboard an Appomattox County school...Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Veterans Affairs hospital making changes to some services
The Veterans Affairs hospital in Salem is streamlining its mental health services.
Currently, there are 16 patients in the memory disorder ward.
They'll all be transferred to long-term facilities or another unit at the VA.
The reason for the shift is...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Long Term Care, Health, Defense, Veterans Affairs
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Getting "Blobbed" at Boy Scout summer camp
Reporter"One. Two. Three. Blobbing!" Campers scream a warning as one camper jumps off a platform, lands on an inflated balloon below, and launches another camper 10 feet in the air. It's called "The Blob" and it's the favorite way to cool off at Camp Powhatan....Tags: Human Interest, Social Organizations, Youth Organizations
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Dancing For A Good Cause
Multimedia JournalistIf you have "two left feet", it didn't matter Saturday afternoon. Dancers of all levels were working up a sweat while raising money for a good cause. It's all part of the second annual "Steppin' for the Homeless" fundraiser. "Steppin' for the Homeless&...Tags: Dance, Homelessness, Chemical Industry, Health, Human Interest
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Medicaid fraud, sex offenders, reckless driving on Virginia panel's agenda
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia State Crime Commission is meeting in Richmond to discuss topics ranging from Medicaid fraud to sex offenders.
Among the items on Monday's agenda is a proposal to allow the attorney general to appoint Medicaid fraud...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Corporate Crime, Fraud
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Tips on staying prepared this hurricane season
The National Hurricane Center has predicted an above average hurricane season this year.
While hurricanes don’t hit this part of the state directly like they do on the coast, we have seen heavy rain and dangerous flooding as a result.
The...Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters, Charity, National Hurricane Center, Floods
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Roanoke's Rescue Mission needs your help collecting 2,000 book bags
ReporterRoanoke's Rescue Mission has a big mission on its hands. More than a week away from its annual Back to School¿ Blast, the charity needs to collect more than two thousand book bags. They only have 930 so far. This year's Back to School Blast has been...Tags: Charity, Human Interest, Back to School
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Two women charged in neglect case that led to death of one-year-old in Danville
Two women have been charged in a neglect case that led to the death of a one-year-old in Danville.
Police found a three-year-old girl, a one-year-old boy and a 78-year-old woman inside a hot car outside Ross on Holt Garrison Parkway in Danville on June...Tags: Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Murder, Physical Conditions
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Major international child porn ring bust includes former Parry McCluer football coach
ReporterU.S. officials have dismantled what they call a major international child pornography ring, which allegedly includes a former Parry McCluer High School football coach. Joseph Matthew Wheeler is accused of being a member of an online bulletin board called...Tags: Justice System, Huntsville, Prosecution, Defendants, Pornography
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Virginia Tech lifts campus alert
It was a hectic day on the Virginia Tech campus Thursday. Tech police and four other police departments searched most of the day for a man believed to have a gun on campus.
It all started around 9 a.m. when three campers attending summer camp...Tags: Assault, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Montgomery County (Virginia), Law Enforcement
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