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Three day drill tests disaster coordination
Assignment ManagerEvacuees lined up at Virginia Military Institute Wednesday morning, testing state and local emergency response to a major earthquake. The three-day, statewide exercise began Tuesday and simulates response to a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in central...Tags: Rockingham County (Virginia), Christopher Newport University, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Natural Disasters, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Tech Softball Team Bows Out of NCAA Tournament
Sports DirectorThe Virginia Tech softball team saw its 2013 season come to a heartbreaking end Sunday, falling to 17th-ranked and 12th-seeded Kentucky 1-0 in the final game of the NCAA Lexington Regional at John Cropp Stadium. The Hokies downed the Wildcats 2-0...Tags: Kentucky Wildcats, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Virginia Tech Hokies, College Sports
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Sinkhole slowing interstate traffic in Rockbridge County
Assignment ManagerA sinkhole along Interstate 81 may slow traffic for about a day. The sinkhole was discovered Monday near mile marker 197 between Lexington and Fairfield. Northbound traffic is reduced to one lane in that area. It is also the same area where a truck...Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation, Rockbridge County
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Rare 1913 nickel fetches over $3.1M at auction
A rare century-old U.S. nickel that was once mistakenly declared a fake has sold at auction for more than $3.1 million. The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is one of only five known to exist. But it's the coin's back story that adds to its cachet: It was...
Tags: Auction Service
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UPDATED: Virginia Military Institute releases more information about suspicious package found on campus
Virginia Military Institute is releasing more information about a suspicious package found on post Wednesday morning that was detonated by Virginia State Police. The package, which VMI is not describing in detail, was discovered in the parking area in...
Tags: Libraries, Festive Events, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Virginia Tech
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Venture beyond gallery walls to private arts studios
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistFast becoming known as an arts destination, Lexington and surrounding Rockbridge County, Virginia will welcome hundreds of guests this spring to the 2nd Annual Lexington Rockbridge Studio Tour, featuring the work of 36 artists and 11 private art studios....Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Rockbridge County, Artists, Tourism and Leisure
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VDOT crews prepare for substantial snow
As forecasters were zeroing in on the approaching storm, the Virginia Department of Transportation was preparing for substantial snow. VDOT employees in Lexington were checking their stocks of chemicals Tuesday afternoon and making sure their vehicles...
Tags: Snow Storms, Virginia Department of Transportation
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Several area residents on Governor McDonnell's Task Force of School and Campus Safety
Nearly four dozen people -- including several locals -- have been named to a Virginia panel reviewing school policies and procedures. The panel will also review funding and resource challenges, to ensure the safety of students and educators. Gov. Bob...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Teaching and Learning, Fires, Crime, Law and Justice, Parenting
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Wednesday Night College Basketball Roundup
Sports DirectorThe Virginia Tech Hokies fell to Boston College at home Wednesday night 86 to 75. Erick Green scored 24 points and had 9 assists while Jarrell Eddie chipped in with 21, but the Eagles scored 29 points off of Hokie turnovers in the win. ...Tags: Boston College Eagles, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Radford (Radford, Virginia), Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Virginia Tech Hokies
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Lexington judge dismisses Ohio congressman's charge
A judge in Virginia has dismissed a public intoxication charge against Congressman Tim Ryan of northeast Ohio. The judge in Lexington, Va., tossed out the misdemeanor case Tuesday. Ryan didn't attend the hearing. His office says he had been charged...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Virginia educational program gathers STEAM
ReporterIt's called the Virginia Steam Academy, a proposed residential school in Tidewater for a thousand high school students. Now, Virginia Military Institute is joining the effort to improve educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering and...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Engineering, Science and Technology, Computer Science
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