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    Apr 30, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. 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.
    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), Bristol (Bristol, Virginia)

    2. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. 2013 report ranks Henry and Tazewell Counties as least healthy in Virginia

    A new report says counties and municipalities in northern Virginia tend to be healthier than their counterparts in the southern part of the state.
    A new report says counties and municipalities in northern Virginia tend to be healthier than their counterparts in the southern part of the state. The report was released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin...

    Tags: Montgomery County (Virginia), Pulaski County (Virginia), Henry County, Buchanan County, Bedford County (Virginia)

    3. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  3. Nearly 70 percent of Virginia schools meet new education benchmarks

    Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation.
    Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation. The state Department of Education on Wednesday released results of the objectives aimed at reducing proficiency...

    Tags: Mount Vernon, Scott County, Bedford County (Virginia), Fluvanna County, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia)

    4. Nov 10, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  4. Three southwest Virginia counties getting money to fight prescription drug trafficking

    Three southwest Virginia counties are getting help from the federal government to reduce prescription
    Three southwest Virginia counties are getting help from the federal government to reduce prescription drug abuse and drug trafficking. U.S. Attorney Timothy Heaphy says Lee, Scott and Wise counties have been added to the Appalachian High Intensity Drug...

    Tags: Drug Trafficking, Prescription Drugs, Bristol (Bristol, Virginia)

    5. Jun 8, 2011 |Story| Daily Press

  5. Cuccinelli joins tailpipe emissions lawsuit

    Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli joined a lawsuit in Texas that aims to stop the federal government from cutting greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.
    Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli joined a lawsuit in Texas that aims to stop the federal government from cutting greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles. The lawsuit, filed last week by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, argues the U.S....

    Tags: Regional Authority, Michael Mann, Environmental Politics, Ken Cuccinelli, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    6. Mar 2, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. Millions of dollars headed to local school systems to help with construction projects

    Millions of dollars are headed to local school systems to help with new construction, renovations and expansion projects. 
    Millions of dollars are headed to local school systems to help with new construction, renovations and expansion projects.  The Virginia Department of Education announced Wednesday the allocation of $229,551,000 in Qualified School Construction Bonds. ...

    Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Caroline County (Virginia), Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), House Building

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