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UPDATE: Aftershocks felt after 5.8 earthquake hits southwest and central Virginia; Quake felt up and down the east coast
Updated 8:20 p.m.
We've been getting reports of aftershocks from Tuesday afternoon's earthquake that affected much of the east coast.
The U.S.G.S. says the latest aftershock happened a little after 8:00 and had a 4.2 magnitude.
Aftershocks are often...Tags: Politics, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Elections, Washington, DC, Science and Technology
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Area author using his latest book to promote organic foods
InternAn area author is using his latest book to promote growing and eating organic foods. Jeff Benedict grows organic peas, tomatoes, strawberries, corn and much more on his family's farm in Buena Vista. What they can't grow themselves, they get from...Tags: Health, Crimes, Healthy Diet, Lifestyle and Leisure, Diseases and Illnesses
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Roanoke man arrested after traffic stop in Botetourt County
Press Release:
Botetourt County Deputies Charge Roanoke Man
With Four Drug Felonies Following Traffic Stop
Botetourt County Sheriff Ronnie Sprinkle has announced that a 33-year-old Roanoke man has been arrested and charged with four drug...Tags: Crimes, Trials, Virginia, Botetourt County, Crime, Law and Justice
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Students join disabled volunteers for Lynchburg construction project
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefStudents from across the country are in Lynchburg, working through their spring break and making new friends in the Hill City's disabled community. They're taking part in Habitat for Humanity's "Collegiate Challenge." 60 high school and college...Tags: Kentucky, Kent (Litchfield, Connecticut), Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Colleges and Universities
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Virginia presses publisher of error-ridden history books
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia's Department of Education plans to press the publisher of two error-riddled elementary history textbooks to correct the issues the books have caused for school divisions that use them.
The Board of Education voted Thursday...Tags: Politics, Elections, Book, Schools, Lakes and Ponds
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