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Police investigating two alcohol-related deaths at local colleges
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) --Police say they're investigating the alcohol-related deaths of two underage students, one at VirginiaTech and one at Radford University.
The police chiefs of Blacksburg and Radford have told The Roanoke Times that their departments...Tags: Radford (Radford, Virginia), Crimes, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Colleges and Universities, Chesterfield County
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Earthquake detected in New River Valley
MeteorologistAn earthquake was detected in the New River Valley early Monday morning. The magnitude 2.5 quake was centered about 2 miles from Pulaski, according to the U. S. Geological Survey. The quake happened just before 3:30 a.m. Anna McDaniel called NEWS7...Tags: Disasters, Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Disasters and Accidents
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Proposed school merger in Henry Co. moves forward
ReporterA possible school merger will come down to dollars and cents. People in the Henry County and Martinsville area say cost is the biggest factor when it comes to consolidation. On Monday, the two school boards meet for a joint meeting to review survey...Tags: Henry County, Politics, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Elections, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)
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UPDATED: Bill that would allow Roanoke City schools to start before Labor Day shows signs of life in Richmond
ReporterUPDATED: 8:45 p.m. A bill that would allow Roanoke City schools to start before Labor Day is showing signs of life in Richmond. The bill passed a House Education sub-committee today on a vote of 4 to 3, a hurdle the legislation hasn't cleared in...Tags: Roanoke County, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Tourism and Leisure Industry, Teaching and Learning, Labor Day
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Thomasville ends production at Appomattox furniture plant
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefIt's the official end for what used to be a major employer in our region. Today is the final day of production at the Thomasville Furniture plant in Appomattox. More than 1,100 people worked there at one time. Layoffs had dwindled that number down to...Tags: Appomattox County, Plant Openings
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Road-Rage incident in Wythe Co. escalates to violence
ReporterIt's the most violent road-rage incident in Wythe County in years. A man slashed a driver in the head with a large knife because, allegedly, the driver was tailgating and passed him on a rural highway. Most drivers admit to having driven aggressively at...Tags: Crimes, Road Transportation, Travel, Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation
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Final day of hearings over Covington and Alleghany Co. consolidation
ReporterThere was passionate talk from city of Covington and Alleghany County leaders opposing plans for consolidation before the state Commission on Local Government. The commission has had reports on the consolidation since January. As proposed it would...Tags: Voting, Politics, Elections, Covington (Covington, Virginia), Alleghany County (Virginia)
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Former Bedford Sheriff reacts to new developments in Jens Soering case
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefNew details are emerging in a legendary local murder case. Jens Soering was convicted of murder 20 years ago. The German native was a student at the University of Virginia in 1985 when investigators say he drove to Bedford and killed Derick and Nancy...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Politics, Crimes, Murder, Elections
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Appalachian Power writes a large check to benefit Roanoke and Botetourt Counties
Anchor/ReporterAppalachian Power is paying Virginia's Forestry Department $41,679.78 to cut down hundreds of trees for two electrical transmission lines. The project will impact about 82 acres of forestland in Roanoke (48 acres) and Botetourt Counties (34 acres). ...Tags: Roanoke County, Agricultural Research and Technology, Botetourt County, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Science and Technology
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Martinsville had top jobless rate in January
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in January.
The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 19.9 percent, up from 18.3 percent in December but lower than 21.8...Tags: Unemployment, Labor Markets, Chicago Jobs, Employment, Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia)
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UPDATED: Max Meadows man arrested in Wythe Co. road rage incident
Wythe County authorities have arrested Clayton Travis Frye, Sr. of Max Meadows.
He is the suspect in the road rage incident that left a man with a gash on his face.
Chief Deputy Keith Dunagan says Frye was taken into custody without incident and...Tags: Crimes, Road Transportation, Travel, Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation
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First of two injured Buchanan Co. deputies released from the hospital
Weekend Anchor/ReporterJust days after burying two Buchanan County deputies shot and killed in the line of duty, one of two survivors is released from the hospital. Deputy Eric Rasnake was sent home from the Bristol Regional Medical Center on Saturday. He was one of four...Tags: Buchanan County, Human Interest, Health, Bristol (Bristol, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics
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