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Danville student spells her way to another national competition
WDBJ7 ReporterCan you spell second chance? An eighth grader from Danville can spell that and thousands of much tougher words. Madison Fuentes qualified for a second time to go to the Scripp's National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. She's a student at Westover... -
Martinsville city jobless and Danville region unemployment rates are highest in Virginia for March
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 14.4 percent, down from 15.4 percent in February and 16.3 percent a...
Tags: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Labor Markets, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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Positive economic trend continues as more small businesses move to Roanoke
WDBJ7 ReporterFrom restaurants to unique boutiques, you can find pretty much anything you need in the Roanoke area. With the growing popularity of what's being called an "old fashioned downtown" and the "buy local" initiative, more and more small business owners...Tags: Hamburgers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Business, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
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Ricin scare at DC base turns out to be false alarm
A defense official says an investigation of a possible suspicious letter at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., has turned out to be a false alarm. Lt. Col. Thomas Veale, spokesman for the Defense Intelligence Agency, said Tuesday that...
Tags: Defense Intelligence Agency, FBI, Ricin Mail Attacks (2013), Barack Obama
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Floyd County winery to export wine to China
A Virginia winery and a commodity exchange in China have agreed on a five-year wine export deal. Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the agreement between Chateau Morrisette in Floyd County and the Tianjin Commodity Exchange Company on Monday. McDonnell is...
Tags: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, European Union, Consumer Goods Industries, Beijing (China), Floyd County
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Danville armed robbery suspect arrested in Washington, D.C.
A South Boston man was arrested over the weekend in Washington, D.C., in connection to an armed robbery at a Dollar General in Danville. The robbery happened April 6 at the Dollar General on South Boston Road. Through an anonymous tip, Solomon Louis...
Tags: Theft, Dollar General Corporation, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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"The Wall That Heals" rolls into Halifax County
WDBJ7 ReporterIt's called The Wall That Heals and it's traveling around the country with the names of thousands of people who died during the Vietnam War. It's a half size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. sitting at Halifax County High...Tags: Pulaski County (Virginia), Halifax County, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Human Interest
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SCAM ALERT: Mailer scam claiming to help with funeral costs targets southwestern Virginia seniors
The Better Business Bureau is warning western Virginia seniors about a scam that comes in the form of a mailer claiming to help pay funeral costs. The letter comes from the “National Processing Center,” a name which implies false affiliation...
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18 people indicted on charges of selling prescription pain medication
Associate ProducerA federal grand jury has indicted eight people for being part of a conspiracy to distribute prescription drugs. Ten other people were charged back in January In a criminal complaint filed against one of the defendents, Ronnie Cupp, investigators say Cupp...Tags: Theft, Prescription Drugs, Shootings, Heroin, Crime, Law and Justice
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Social media is buzzing over a flash in the East Coast sky
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Social media sites are buzzing with reports of a flash of light streaking across the sky along the East Coast. Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environmental Office said Friday night that the flash appears to be "a single meteor...
Tags: Social Media, NASA
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Martinsville keeps top jobless rate in January
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in January. The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 16.9 percent, up from 15.2 percent in December and 18.1 percent a year...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Unemployment, Labor Markets, Arlington County
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Getting ready for Passover
WDBJ7 ReporterImagine spring cleaning on steroids in a kitchen. It's a painstaking and thorough process; getting a house ready for Passover. Those who observe the holiday have to get all the products that have leavening products like yeast out of their homes. But...Tags: Passover, Judaism, Holidays, Religion and Belief, Breads
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