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Top 5 local weather events of 2012
The following are the top five weather events of 2012 across the WDBJ7 Viewing as voted on by meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Blacksburg. 1. June 29th Derecho and Excessive Heat from late June to mid July A derecho of historic...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Wildfires, Tropical Storms, Floods
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Drugs, metal thefts plague Washington County in 2012
Editor’s note: As we usher out 2012 and welcome 2013, The Herald-Mail has prepared a package of year-end stories that provide short recaps of some of the top stories of the year past. These stories will be published each day through New Year’s...
Tags: Murder, Foot Locker Incorporated, Police Arrests, World War II (1939-1945), Pikesville
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No. 2 story of 2012: Election wins for Obama, Kaine, and local House Republicans
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterIt was unlike anything voters in Southwest Virginia had ever seen. Our part of America saw each of the four candidates for President and Vice-President, in person, most, multiple times. It was the 2nd biggest story of 2012. When President Obama came...Tags: Radford (Radford, Virginia), George Allen, Barack Obama, Roanoke County, Elections
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Despite falling jobless rate, many still looking
arnoldp@herald-mail.comIn the three years of economic boom leading up to the recession, the nation’s unemployment rate fell from a high of 5.8 percent in 2004 to a low of 4.4 percent in 2007, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lower the rate gets,...Tags: Labor Markets, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Employment
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Agee pleads no contest to charges including Attempted Capital Murder
Former Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy Jonathan Agee entered a no contest plea Tuesday in Montgomery County Circuit Court, where he faced charges including attempted capital murder. Agee was accused of shooting Virginia State Police Sergeant Matthew...
Tags: Memorial Day, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Shootings, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Montgomery County (Virginia)
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Police briefs - Jan. 21
Police warn of scam MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police are warning area residents of an extortion scam that generated multiple complaints from people on Saturday. People reported getting calls on their cellphones from a Hispanic...Tags: Apple iPod, Blackmail and Extortion, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Theft
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HIGH SCHOOLS: Saturday basketball scores
GIRLS BASKETBALL Albemarle 54, Charlottesville 39 Amelia Academy 86, Richmond Christian 23 Bethel 54, Gloucester 30 Brunswick 72, Smithfield 44 C.D. Hylton 51, Heritage-Newport News 48 Cape Henry Collegiate 60, Poquoson 27 Collegiate-...
Tags: Carroll County (Maryland), Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Christianity, High School Sports, Woodrow Wilson
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Before General Assembly begins, abortion issue debated on streets of Richmond
WDBJ7 Senior ReporterState lawmakers are back in Richmond, starting the 2013 session. Uranium mining and funding for roads are two of the top challenges that lawmakers will tackle this year. But other issues are already bringing large groups of people to Capitol Square....Tags: Executive Branch, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Abortion
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Former Franklin County deputy pleads no contest to ex-wife's murder
Former Franklin County deputy Jonathan Agee pleaded no contest in Roanoke City Court on Friday to killing his ex-wife. Agee now faces life in prison, plus three years. Agee was accused of killing Jennifer Agee in a Roanoke gas station parking lot on...
Tags: Murder, Judges, Montgomery County (Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Franklin County's Homestead Creamery expanding, adding 20 new jobs
A Franklin County business is the beneficiary of a grant given away for the first time, and in turn will expand and create 20 new jobs. Governor Bob McDonnell announced Monday in Burnt Chimney that the Homestead Creamery will invest $1.1 million into...
Tags: Bob McDonnell, Executive Branch, Agriculture, Politics, Government
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Generators in high demand across Virginia
WDBJ7 InternA lot of people without power are buying generators to make it through this disaster. The Home Depot on Hershberger Road in Roanoke just got a shipment of generators and is expecting a second batch Monday night. Another store in the area hasn't been as...Tags: Tractor Supply Company, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), The Home Depot
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HIGH SCHOOLS: Tuesday's girls and boys basketball scores
GIRLS BASKETBALL Albemarle 58, Stafford 44 Altavista 51, Chatham 33 Appomattox Regional 63, Franklin 14 Bishop Sullivan 42, Kempsville 32 Broad Run 55, Osbourn 51 Brookville 67, Liberty-Bedford 43 Bruton 57, York 30 Central...
Tags: West Point, Windsor (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Woodbridge, Loudoun County, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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