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Whooping cough cases on the rise in Virginia
The Virginia Department of Health says pertussis, or better known as whooping cough, is making a comeback.
The Department of Health says cases in Virginia have doubled since 2007, and in the western part of the state reported cases have tripled between...Tags: Health, Patrick County, Internists, Diseases and Illnesses, Pneumonia
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Vigil tonight for teen killed in Franklin County crash
NEWS7 Associate ProducerFamily and friends of 17-year-old Zach Parsons will come together Saturday night in his memory. The teenager died Monday night in a five-car crash onBooker T. WashingtonHighway. He was a passenger in that car. Three other teens inside the vehicle were...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Franklin County (Virginia)
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LewisGale strikes deal with Carilion in Medicare Advantage Plans
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterTwo of the regions big healthcare systems have struck a deal that will give some Medicare patients more choices. Patients who are signed up for Carilion's Medicare Advantage Plans will soon have access to LewisGale facilities and doctors. The...Tags: Health, Stonewall Jackson, Hospitals and Clinics, Healthcare Provider, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia)
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Woman killed in Franklin County car crash
Speed may have played a factor in an overnight crash in Franklin County.
Erica Daniel was driving north on Rt. 607 when she ran off the road, struck an embankment, and overturned.
The 20 year old was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the car....Tags: Human Interest, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Franklin County (Virginia)
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Franklin County History
Founded: 1785 History: Franklin County was founded in 1785 and was named after Benjamin Franklin. Since the 1980s, much of the residential growth has been around Smith Mountain lake, attracting many commuters and many retirees. Franklin County is...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Human Interest, Booker T. Washington, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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The National Weather Service has declared Franklin County StormReady
Multimedia JournalistThe National Weather Service has declared Franklin County as “StormReady”. April tornadoes that tore through parts of Virginia are still a reminder of how weather can happen at any time. NOAA’s National Weather Service praised Franklin...Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, Weather Warnings, Franklin County (Virginia), Virginia
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Former Franklin Co. deputy accused of killing ex-wife waives preliminary hearing
A quick day in court for the ex-Franklin County deputy accused of killing his ex-wife and getting into a shootout on Memorial Day.
Jonathan Agee spent only a few minutes in a Roanoke City courtroom. He waived his right to a preliminary trial Tuesday....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Murder, Memorial Day, Human Interest
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Franklin County corrections officer allegedly exposes himself to female inmate
Anchor/ReporterA female inmate says a Franklin County corrections officer got sexual with her on a trip to jail in October. Virginia State Police conducted an investigation and charged Dustin Patterson with sexual battery and indecent exposure. Patterson has been...Tags: Sexual Assault, Roanoke County, Misdemeanors, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Prisons
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Photos at Booker T. Washington National Monument make state artifacts list
A local artifact has been named to 2011 Virginia’s Top 10 Endangered Artifacts list.
Photographs with cellulose nitrate negatives at the Booker T. Washington National Monument in Franklin County made the list.
The program is designed to raise...Tags: Arts and Culture, Thomas Jefferson, Booker T. Washington, Museums, Fine Arts
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Fundraising tops two million dollars in two local General Assembly races
ReporterMore eye-popping numbers from our local General Assembly races. Fundraising now tops two million dollars in at least two local races. In the 9th House District that includes parts of Franklin, Patrick and Henry Counties, Democrat Ward Armstrong and...Tags: Radford (Radford, Virginia), Politics, U.S. Senate
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WDBJ's number 3 story of the year: Memorial Day shootings
News 7 ReporterWhile some were enjoying the Memorial Day holiday, members of area law enforcement were in crisis mode after word that a state trooper was shot. Investigators say Franklin County Deputy Jonathan Agee killed his ex-wife and then got into a shootout with...Tags: Shootings, Memorial Day, Human Interest, Holidays, Franklin County (Virginia)
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An early look at Tuesday's races
NEWS7 has wall-to-wall coverage of tonight’s elections.
Tune in toNEWS7 at 5, 6 and 11 on Your Hometown Station.
Also catch NEWS7 at 10 on MY19.
In between, we will be live streaming political analysis of tonight’s races with Roanoke...Tags: Giles County, Roanoke County, John Edwards, Ralph K. Smith, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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