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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 1I enjoyed a trip down memory lane last night, when I had the pleasure of serving as emcee for William Byrd High School's Open House. I am a 1989 graduate of Byrd, and loved seeing the many improvements made to the school. As part of a...Tags: Christmas Music (genre), Cooking Shows (genre), Teachers, April Fools' Day, Britney Spears
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Artist paints giant American flag on Martinsville building to honor injured Marine
An artist is honoring an injured Marine from Ararat by painting an American flag on a building. Artist Scott Lobaido is painting a giant American flag on the side of the Black Box Theatre in Martinsville. He's doing it as a thank-you to injured Marine...
Tags: Concerts, Gary Sinise, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Music
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Piece of ground zero finds permanent home in Danville
WDBJ7 ReporterA decade hasn't faded the memory of what happened September 11th, 2001. Monday morning New York City firefighters dedicated a piece of the World Trade Center as a 'thank you' for the hard work Danville firefighters did days following 9/11. "It's hard...Tags: Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Human Interest, NASCAR
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Saudi Arabian students studying at Virginia Tech
WDBJ7 ReporterVirginia Tech's motto is invent the future, and now the university is leading the way by taking part in a unique program involving students from Saudi Arabia. It's no secret when it comes to higher education America leads the way. So Saudi Arabia has...Tags: Virginia Tech, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Science
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Concert pays tribute to Roanoke native, jazz great Don Pullen
ReporterThe music of jazz great Don Pullen thrilled audiences around the world. This weekend, his sounds are taking center stage here in his hometown. A jazz quintet honored Pullen's musical legacy during a performance at Lucy Addison Middle School Friday...Tags: Concerts, Jazz (genre), Human Interest, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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How Religious are Virginians: Results of a statewide poll
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterVirginians are religious. That's probably not a surprise, but just how religious are people in the Commonwealth? How many of us go to church, read a holy book, or believe in the afterlife? A scientific poll was conducted across Virginia by the...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Protestantism, Jerry Falwell
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Nationwide emergency alert test has some glitches
At 2pm Wednesday, television programs and radio shows were interrupted with a familiar message "This is a test." But it wasn't just any test.
This was the first nationwide test of the Emergency Broadcast System.
In the 1960s, after the Cuban...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, FEMA, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Television, Television Industry
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Step by step, Airmen remember 9/11 victims
ReporterThey're marching in remembrance of strangers, friends and colleagues. That's enough motivation to send them 22 hundred miles. About a dozen U. S. Air Force Airmen are marching in full uniform to Ground Zero in New York City to lay a wreath in memory of...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Rockingham County (North Carolina), North Carolina, New York City, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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More than 800 Va. Guard members deploy to Iraq
ReporterIt hasn't happened in Virginia since World War II, but Wednesday, the largest single unit mobilization in the Virginia Army National Guard since the 1940s took place. More than 800 Guardsmen from Christiansburg, Hampton Roads and Fredericksburg were...Tags: Hampton Roads, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia)
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FBI in Roanoke issues warning to bulk fuel distributors
ReporterNews 7 has confirmed the FBI in Roanoke has issued a warning to bulk fuel distributors throughout southwest Virginia. The FBI has been passing out fliers that list potential indicators of terrorist activities. Agents are asking bulk fuel distributors to...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Justice System, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice
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Pedaling through the Pain; Firefighters continue to ride from Atlanta to New York
ReporterFirefighters on bikes, peddling more than 1,000 miles to honor their brothers and sisters who died on 9/11. "Be safe out there. Let's do it as a team. Let's rock and roll," shouted team captain Douglas Kerns, a Georgia firefighter, as the group...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Atlanta, New York, New York City, Georgia
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Roanoke Star will change back to all-white lights starting Sunday
ReporterRoanoke's famous star atop Mill Mountain will return to its original color lights starting this Sunday. Since the terrorist attacks in 2001, the star has been lit red, white and blue. After 10 years, city officials decided it was time to change back...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Flag Day (United States), Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Holidays
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