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    Jan 25, 2013 |Story| AP Virginia

  1. GOP senators will oppose Va electoral change

    The prospects appear doomed in Virginia this year for Republican-backed legislation that would replace the state's winner-take-all method of apportioning presidential electoral votes with one that awards one vote to the winner of each congressional district.
    The prospects appear doomed in Virginia this year for Republican-backed legislation that would replace the state's winner-take-all method of apportioning presidential electoral votes with one that awards one vote to the winner of each congressional...

    Tags: Republican Party, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Mitt Romney, U.S. Electoral College, Washington, DC

    2. Nov 6, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. 5TH DISTRICT RACE: Hurt wins another term

    Congressman Robert Hurt has been voted into a second term in the 5<sup>th</sup> Congressional District.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    Congressman Robert Hurt has been voted into a second term in the 5th Congressional District.  It didn't take voters long for voters to decide they wanted Congressman Hurt in office. Hurt made his acceptance speech feel more like a fireside chat than a...

    Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Voting, John Wade, Robert Hurt, Politics

    3. Nov 2, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  3. Virginia State Police probe fatal shooting by deputy in Fauquier County

    Virginia State Police say they are investigating a fatal shooting by a deputy sheriff in Fauquier County.
    Virginia State Police say they are investigating a fatal shooting by a deputy sheriff in Fauquier County. Authorities say the incident occurred early Friday after deputies from both Fauquier and Stafford counties responded to a report of a crashed and...

    Tags: Shootings, Injuries and Wounds

    4. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  4. Candidates fight for 5th district congressional seat in Danville

    "It's kind of funny he keeps calling me mister. It's General Douglass. Okay folks?" said 5th district democratic candidate General John Douglass during a hot debate in Danville Wednesday night.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    "It's kind of funny he keeps calling me mister. It's General Douglass. Okay folks?" said 5th district democratic candidate General John Douglass during a hot debate in Danville Wednesday night. In the first public meeting between Douglass and current...

    Tags: Mining, Metal and Mineral, Politics, Elections

    5. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  5. 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: Mathematics, King William (King William, Virginia), Lunenburg County, Mount Vernon, Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland)

    6. May 30, 2012 |Story| CNN

  6. Planes owned by FAA, NTSB employees collide in midair

    The midair collision of two small planes about 50 miles from Washington is under investigation by Canadian officials because one plane was owned by an FAA employee and the other by an NTSBemployee, federal officials said Tuesday.
    CNN
    The midair collision of two small planes about 50 miles from Washington is under investigation by Canadian officials because one plane was owned by an FAA employee and the other by an NTSBemployee, federal officials said Tuesday. On Monday afternoon, a...

    Tags: Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Industry

    7. Apr 24, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. Attorney General sues White House party crasher

    Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has sued White House party crasher Tareq Salahi, claiming Salahi cheated customers who purchased wine tours in northern Virginia.
    Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has sued White House party crasher Tareq Salahi, claiming Salahi cheated customers who purchased wine tours in northern Virginia. The lawsuit filed Monday in Fauquier County Circuit Court accuses Salahi and his Virginia...

    Tags: Ken Cuccinelli, Lawyers, Justice System, Tareq Salahi, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. Apr 8, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Photo in ad solves Civil War mystery

    Karen Thatcher knew when she saw it that a photograph of a tintype of a young Confederate soldier was of David Miller Thatcher, her husband Larry Thatcher&rsquo;s great-great uncle, who died in the Civil War in 1863.
    richardb@herald-mail.com
    Karen Thatcher knew when she saw it that a photograph of a tintype of a young Confederate soldier was of David Miller Thatcher, her husband Larry Thatcher’s great-great uncle, who died in the Civil War in 1863. “It was the hands,” she...

    Tags: Libraries, Arts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Arts and Culture

    9. Mar 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Mary Elizabeth "Becky" Lipp, homemaker

    Mary Elizabeth "Becky" Lipp, a homemaker who studied genealogy, died of pneumonia March 24 at the Charlestown Retirement Community. She was 101 and had lived in Govans.
    Mary Elizabeth "Becky" Lipp, a homemaker who studied genealogy, died of pneumonia March 24 at the Charlestown Retirement Community. She was 101 and had lived in Govans. She was born Mary Elizabeth Barrett while her mother was traveling on a railroad...

    Tags: Anglicanism, Religion and Belief, Towson, Christianity, Govans

    10. Feb 1, 2012 |Story| Daily Press
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    11. Sep 23, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  11. Governor announces conservation grant for Roanoke River Greenway in Salem

    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The City of Salem is receiving a grant from the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation to acquire nine acres to complete the Roanoke River Greenway project between Rotary Park and the city line.&nbsp; Another grant was awarded to the city for the trail construction.
         The City of Salem is receiving a grant from the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation to acquire nine acres to complete the Roanoke River Greenway project between Rotary Park and the city line.  Another grant was awarded to the city for the trail...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Natural Resources, John Smith, Environmental Issues, Shenandoah County

    12. Mar 2, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  12. 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.&nbsp;
    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: Loudoun County, Windsor (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia), Lunenburg County, Martin Luther King Jr.

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