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UPDATE: Driver that injured dozens at Washington County festival won't be charged
Associate ProducerDAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - Authorities say the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town's parade won't likely face charges. Damascus Police Chief Bill Nunley says the driver in the Saturday incident that injured about 50...Tags: Entertainment Events, Dwayne Johnson, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Arts and Culture, Hospitals and Clinics
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Officer-involved shooting leads to a man's death in Dickenson County
Virginia State Police are looking into an officer-involved shooting that led to a man's death. It happened in Dickenson County, about 200 miles west of Roanoke, near the Kentucky border. A sheriff's deputy was responding to a call about an assault...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Dickenson County
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UPDATE: Fugitive in critical condition after being shot by Grayson County deputy Monday night
We’re learning new details about an officer-involved shooting on Monday night. According to a news release from Virginia State Police, 32-year-old Randy Lee Anders had warrants for a probation violation and failure to appear in court. When...
Tags: Carroll County (Virginia), Galax (Galax, Virginia), Shootings, Grayson County, Hospitals and Clinics
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Pearisburg teacher is $25,000 richer after winning award for teaching excellence
A 5th grade teacher from Pearisburg and a 9th and 10th grade teacher from Washington County were presented with $25,000 and international trips as recipients of the 14th annual McGlothlin Awards for Teaching Excellence. Pamela J. MacDonald and Steve Ahn...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, Science, Culture, Ceremonies
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Blue Ridge PBS to shut down two transmitters, eliminating access to programming in some areas
Blue Ridge PBS is shutting down two transmitters that carry the station's over-the-air digital signal to parts of Southwest Virginia and Tennessee. Media outlets report that the transmitters in Norton and Marion will be shut down sometime before June...
Tags: PBS (tv network), Norton (Norton, Virginia)
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Officials seeking funding for expansion of three regional jails
Officials with the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail system will be visiting 10 localities in the coming weeks to ask for funding to help pay for an expansion project. Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority superintendent Steve Clear says the project...
Tags: Prisons
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Dozens charged in Virginia counterfeit check scheme
The Associated PressAn investigation into the cashing of counterfeit checks at retailers in southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee has resulted in charges against dozens of suspects. U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Heaphy in Abingdon said Thursday that 68 people have been...Tags: Walmart
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UVA-Wise student to undergo a competency evaluation
ABINDGON, Va. (AP) -- A University of Virginia-Wise student accused of falsely reporting a gunman on campus will undergo a competency evaluation. Bryant Alexander Hairston's arraignment had been scheduled for Thursday. The Bristol Herald-Courier...
Tags: Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Trials, University of Virginia
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Competency evaluation ordered for Martinsville man charged in UVA-Wise gun hoax
A University of Virginia-Wise student accused of falsely reporting a gunman on campus will undergo a competency evaluation. Bryant Alexander Hairston's arraignment had been scheduled for Thursday. The Bristol Herald-Courier (http://bit.ly/12jNjD4 )...
Tags: Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Trials, University of Virginia
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TRAFFIC ROUNDUP: VDOT asks drivers to avoid I-77N in Carroll County; VDOT encourages drivers to avoid travel
WDBJ7 ReporterINTERSTATE 77 2:30 p.m. update, from VDOT: The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews with help from today’s sunshine have cleared many snow and ice covered roads across the state. The hardest hit area remains in the Bristol region...Tags: Carroll County (Virginia), Salem (Salem, Virginia), Floyd County, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Salt
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Interstate 81 Exits in Virginia
INTERSTATE 81 EXITS IN VIRGINIA - Exit 0mm - Virginia/Tennessee state line, Welcome Center northbound, full handicap facilities, info, phone, vending, picnic tables, trash cans, pet area, No Trucks Allowed - Exit 1 - US 58/421, Bristol. ...
Tags: Ford, Marketing, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Salem (Salem, Virginia), Radford (Radford, Virginia)
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