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UVA and 11 other schools to offer free online courses
About a month after its president briefly was fired in part for her perceived hesitation to embrace online education, the University of Virginia plans to offer free courses online to the masses. Online platform Coursera said Tuesday that U.Va. is among...
Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Global Expansion
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Prominent Roanoke attorney William Poff dies at the age of 80
Prominent Roanoke attorney William Poff died Wednesday. He was 80. Poff was a lawyer at Woods Rogers for more than 50 years. “While his unparalleled skills as a trial lawyer were evident to all who worked with or against him, I choose to...
Tags: Politics, Government, Legal Service, YMCA, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Rainy weather pushes holiday activities indoors
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefGloomy weather pushed some of your Labor Day fun indoors. That didn't stop many of you from spending your holiday on the water. Boaters were out in strong numbers at Smith Mountain Lake. Some had to cut their plans short, when rain started coming...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Labor Day, Holidays
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Michelle Obama's campaign stops in Virginia today canceled
The first lady canceled two scheduled campaign stops in Virginia following a mass shooting in Colorado. Michelle Obama was scheduled to speak at a Women's Vote 2012 rally in Charlottesville Friday before heading to Fredericksburg to address supporters at...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Mitt Romney
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Virginia gas prices on the rise
Are falling gas prices a thing of the past? Analysts say maybe, at least for the rest of the summer. The national average is now at $3.47 for a gallon of regular. That's up seven cents from last week. Prices are up a few cents from a month ago. In...
Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), AAA, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Governor McDonnell requests federal assistance for derecho storm damage
Governor Bob McDonnell has requested federal assistance following the derecho storms June 29-30 that caused widespread damage and knocked out power to thousands. Fifteen people died from storm-related injuries. At one point, around 1.3 million utility...
Tags: FEMA, Politics, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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Bruce Springsteen to play in Charlottesville Oct. 23
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are bringing their Wrecking Ball Tour to Charlottesville, the band announced Friday. Springsteen will play at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville on Oct. 23. Tickets for the show go on sale Sept. 14....
Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Fenway Park, The E Street Band (music group)
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President Obama signs Virginia disaster declaration following derecho storms
President Obama has signed a major disaster declaration for Virginia following last month's severe storms. Several thousand people lost power across the Commonwealth, and several homes and businesses were damaged. The declaration means federal funding...
Tags: FEMA, Politics, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Government, Staunton (Staunton, Virginia)
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UPDATED: President Obama to visit Charlottesville next Wednesday
The Obama campaign announced Saturday that the President will speak at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville on Wednesday. The exact time for his speech has not been announced, but gates open to the public at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Free...
Tags: Elections, Greenbrier, Politics, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney
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Three University of Virginia students attacked in Charlottesville
Police in Charlottesville are investigating an attack on three University of Virginia students. Officers say the three men were attacked by three other men off-campus, just after midnight Saturday. The victims say the attack was unprovoked. The...
Tags: University of Virginia
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Former University of Virginia athlete seeks leniency in slaying sentencing Thursday
Attorneys for a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend are asking a judge to reduce a jury's recommended sentence of 26 years, offering an appeal from his mother for leniency. George W. Huguely V's...
Tags: Yeardley Love, Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder
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