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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: Shootings, Hospitals and Clinics, Carroll County (Virginia), Galax (Galax, Virginia), Grayson County
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Pirate Series: Spanish raiders infest Virginia waters
Glance through American newspapers from 1720 to 1748 and one change becomes abundantly clear. The scourge of English pirates that had darkened shipping reports since the century began was replaced almost overnight by a new menace — this time an...
Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Hampton Roads, Hatteras, Regional Authority
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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: Biology, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies, Teaching and Learning
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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: Norton (Norton, Virginia), PBS (tv network)
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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: University of Virginia, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Trials
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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: University of Virginia, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Trials
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Still in the game: Former Warwick coach Ben Moore loves his new life
NEWPORT NEWS — As it turns out, it wasn't for very long. But for a while, Ben Moore felt lost. In order to be more financially secure and better set for retirement, Moore had taken a lead teaching position at Warwick High that forced him to resign...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Hampton Roads, Denbigh, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart Surgery
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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: Floyd County, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Giles County, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Carroll County (Virginia)
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UPDATED: Roanoke Times to be purchased by Warren Buffett's media group
The Roanoke Times is getting a new owner. Berkshire Hathaway announced Thursday that it is buying the newspaper. The conglomerate is owned by billionaire, Warren Buffett. The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway's Media Group, Terry Kroeger, says the newspaper...
Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Warren Buffett, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Media Industry
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