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Leonard Wood, Rusty Wallace part of NASCAR Hall of Fame's Class of 2013
WDBJ7 Sports DirectorThe NASCAR Hall of Fame announced its 2013 class of inductees Wednesday in Charlotte. It includes 1989 Cup Series Champion Rusty Wallace, who won 55 races, and goes in his first time on the ballot. Cotton Owens, Buck Baker, and Herb Thomas are also a...Tags: NASCAR, Buck Baker, Auto Racing
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Faces of AIDS: HIV cases on the rise in Southwest Virginia
Liberace, Rock Hudson, and Ryan White are three names associated with AIDS. Since the 1980's, 600,000 people have died of AIDS, but you don't hear much about it these days. The scary reality is that there is no cure and the number of new HIV cases is...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, HIV, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Health, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Kaine sits down with women voters during visit to Roanoke County
Jobs and economic growth were on the table today, as Democratic Senate candidate Tim Kaine sat down with a group of women in Roanoke County, but it was another issue that generated the strongest reaction. The Kaine campaign organized a roundtable on...
Tags: Politics, Birth Control, Abortion Issue, Health, Republican Party
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Community helps furnish home for Patrick County veteran
WDBJ7 ReporterA dream home for a hometown hero just became even more affordable. Monday businesses in Southern Virginia including Bassett Furniture told veteran J. B. Kerns all furnishings would be donated, free of charge, for his new "smart home." It's still in...Tags: Gary Sinise, Patrick County
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UPDATED: Man that was being rushed to hospital in crash that killed 3 had been shot 10 times
A gunshot victim who was being rushed to the hospital when the car he was in crashed in Henry County had been shot 10 times. Three other people in the car died as a result of the accident. An autopsy revealed that Lamar Ward died as a result of the...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Virginia Department of Transportation, Hospitals and Clinics, Firearms, Disasters and Accidents
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UPDATE: Second suspect in Martinsville stabbing, abduction turns himself in
The second man investigators were looking for, Jerome Keith Wade, turned himself into police Wednesday. Wade had warrants out for his arrest. ------------------------------------ Two Martinsville men are charged with abduction and robbery after they...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Police Arrests, Crimes, Injuries and Wounds
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Martinsville group home owner convicted in 2011 death
A Martinsville caregiver has been found guilty of abuse and neglect following the 2011 death of an incapacitated adult. A jury has recommended that Richard C. Wagoner Jr. serve five years in prison. Wagoner won't be sentenced until Oct. 18. Wagoner...
Tags: Sepsis, Prisons, Ken Cuccinelli, Pneumonia, Hospitals and Clinics
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Governor McDonnell officially opens Martinsville company and welcomes 500 jobs
WDBJ7 ReporterGovernor McDonnell and most of his cabinet welcomed ICF International in Martinsville Monday. IFC International officially opened its doors Monday in Henry County with Governor Bob McDonnell, Lt. Bill Bolling, most of the governor's cabinet and the...Tags: Politics, Companies and Corporations, Bob McDonnell, Executive Branch, Economy, Business and Finance
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Martinsville adult group home owner found guilty of abuse
A jury says the owner of an adult group home in Martinsville is guilty of abuse. Richard Wagoner ran The Claye Corporation. Investigators say in February 2011, one of the residents, Joseph Tuggle, was forced under a faucet with scalding hot water. ...
Tags: Ken Cuccinelli, Hospitals and Clinics, Companies and Corporations, Legal Services, First Aid
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Statewide unemployment rate for Virginia at 5.7 percent
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in March. The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 15.6 percent, down from 16.2 percent in February and down from 19.2...
Tags: Arlington County, Career and Workplace, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Employment Opportunities, Unemployment
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