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    Jan 16, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. Do you recognize these faces?

    Bones found by farmers and fishermen in our area are not resting in peace, but in limbo. Could computer scans, clay models and DNA help give them an identity? The state hopes you can help give an answer.
    Anchor/Reporter
    Bones found by farmers and fishermen in our area are not resting in peace, but in limbo. Could computer scans, clay models and DNA help give them an identity? The state hopes you can help give an answer. The state medical examiner's office worked with...

    Tags: Carroll County (Virginia), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Chemical Industry, FBI, Lee County (Florida)

    2. Dec 10, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. One dead in Lee County train derailment

    Virginia State Police are investigating a death that resulted from a train derailment.
    Virginia State Police are investigating a death that resulted from a train derailment. It happened at 11:45 p.m. Sunday night in Lee County, which is in far southwest Virginia. Troopers say a train derailed and overturned on a minivan parked next to...

    Tags: Transportation Accidents, Railway Accidents

    3. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  3. Snakes confiscated from pastor of Tennessee snake handling church

    An eastern Kentucky pastor wants Tennessee wildlife officials to return five venomous snakes confiscated in Knoxville.
    An eastern Kentucky pastor wants Tennessee wildlife officials to return five venomous snakes confiscated in Knoxville. Gregory Coots, who's known as Jamie Coots, is pastor of at the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name Church in Middlesboro. Coots...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Judges, Buchanan County, Crime, Law and Justice, Belief and Faith

    4. May 2, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  4. UPDATED: State trooper who was hit by car in Amherst County released from hospital

    A Virginia State trooper who was hit by a car last week on Route 29 in Amherst County has been released from the hospital.
    A Virginia State trooper who was hit by a car last week on Route 29 in Amherst County has been released from the hospital. Trooper D.T. Wilson is now recovering at his Campbell County home. Wilson was hit by a car while helpling another man pick up...

    Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Motorvehicle Accidents, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds

    5. Jun 3, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  5. Wampler won't seek 7th term in Virginia Senate

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Sen. William Wampler, a senior budget writer who ensured that his native southwestern Virginia was not forgotten in Richmond, will not seek a seventh term this year.
    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Sen. William Wampler, a senior budget writer who ensured that his native southwestern Virginia was not forgotten in Richmond, will not seek a seventh term this year. Wampler told The Associated Press that 24 years in the General...

    Tags: Human Interest, Bristol (Bristol, Virginia), Politics, Travel, Elections

    6. Feb 16, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. Virginia's new Chief Justice is sworn in

    Cynthia Kinser was formally sworn in Wednesday as Virginia's Chief Justice, the first woman to lead the state's highest court.
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    Cynthia Kinser was formally sworn in Wednesday as Virginia's Chief Justice, the first woman to lead the state's highest court. Family, friends and a who's who of state government and the Virginia judicial system attended the investiture ceremony in...

    Tags: Human Interest, Judges, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Politics, George Allen

    7. Feb 22, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. Iowa unaware of company's fraud suit

    IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - State and local officials promised an Egyptian company $200 million in tax breaks to build a fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa without knowledge of a pending lawsuit alleging one of the company's subsidiaries defrauded U.S....

    Tags: Democratic Party, Joe Bolkcom, Terry Branstad, Economy, Business and Finance, Litigation

    8. Nov 25, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Clear Spring native named Wildlife Conservationist of the Year by Florida federation

    Growing up in Clear Spring, biologist Kim Dryden's childhood seems almost like a Disney nature movie.
    crystal.schelle@herald-mail.com
    Growing up in Clear Spring, biologist Kim Dryden's childhood seems almost like a Disney nature movie. Her father and grandfather both worked for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, which gave her an unusual exposure to wildlife. "I remember...

    Tags: Nags Head, New Year's Day, Everglades, South Florida Water Management District, Biology

    9. Jan 1, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  9. Pilot spotted thief stealing his property from the air, deputies say

    David Zehntner, a pilot, had been returning home from North Carolina in his personal airplane when he decided to fly over his Labelle home.&nbsp; From his eye in the sky Zehntner saw something strange -- a silver truck with a white camper in his driveway. So he lowered his altitude to get a closer look, according to a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/charlotte-county-sheriffs-office/ccso-arrests-man-who-stole-trailer-in-glades-county-owner-sees-theft-from-his-ai/478452795545297" target="_blank">news release</a> from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.
    FloriDUH
    David Zehntner, a pilot, had been returning home from North Carolina in his personal airplane when he decided to fly over his Labelle home.  From his eye in the sky Zehntner saw something strange -- a silver truck with a white camper in his driveway. So...

    Tags: Theft, Charlotte County

    10. Sep 21, 2012 |Story| Winchester Sun

  10. Harold Dean Cornett: Sept. 18, 2012

    Harold Dean Cornett Harold Dean Cornett, 76, of Winchester, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, at his home. Harold was born in Lee County on Jan. 16, 1936, to the late Clayton and Retta Mae Cornett. As a prisoner during the Korean War, he proudly...

    Tags: International Military Interventions, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, Wars and Interventions

    11. Mar 9, 2012 |Story| Winchester Sun

  11. Don Rose preserves spirited history in short stories

    Don Rose, 78, tells the tales of his childhood in eastern Kentucky through short stories &mdash; often involving a little moonshine. Rose, now of Winchester and a part of the local writing group at the library, remembers a time when moonshiners produced white lightnin&rsquo; in the peaceful isolation of the hills.
    The Winchester Sun
    Don Rose, 78, tells the tales of his childhood in eastern Kentucky through short stories — often involving a little moonshine. Rose, now of Winchester and a part of the local writing group at the library, remembers a time when moonshiners produced...

    Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Rentals, Judges, Petroleum Industry, Crime, Law and Justice

    12. Jan 5, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  12. Report: Charges against FSU recruit Mario Pender dropped

    Chopping Block - Seminoles Blog - Orlando Sentinel
    Florida State recruit Mario Pender on Thursday received just the news he had been waiting to hear. According to this report on the website of southwest Florida's NBC affiliate, Channel 2 WBBH, Pender appeared before a judge at the Lee County Justice...
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