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Man arrested for using sword to rob pharmancy
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia have arrested a man accused of trying to rob a Lynchburg pharmacy twice in the same day — once while wielding a sword. Lynchburg police arrested 27-year-old Michael Edward Towler and charged him...Tags: Crimes, Theft, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice
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Woman goes to Virginia court with tiny monkey in bra
AMHERST, Va. (AP) — A woman turned a few heads when she walked into a rural Virginia courthouse with a tiny monkey clad in a pink-and-white dress tucked in her bra. The woman brought the palm-sized marmoset to Amherst County Courthouse on Thursday...Tags: West Virginia, Amherst County, Virginia, Auction Service, Justice System
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UPDATED: Appalachian Power, other utilities working to restore power to thousands after storm
WDBJ 7 Anchor/ReporterPower is slowly being restored after Thursday's severe thunderstorms. Here's a roundup as of approximately 5:00 p.m. on Friday: - Appalachian Power reports more than 40,300 customers are without power. The company says it has 2,200 crew members...Tags: Appalachian Power Company, Renovation, Pulaski County (Virginia), Henry County, Roanoke County
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Man killed in I-581 crash was full of life, love
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistIt's been about 48 hours since the deadly wreck on Interstate 581 and reality is just beginning to set in for the Golding family. Paul Golding was on his way home to Salem when Virginia State Police say a drunk driver caused a fiery crash that killed...Tags: Accidental Death, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Mount Airy
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UPDATED: Thousands of Appalachian Power customers experiencing power outages due to wind, storms
Thousands of people are without power after Thursday's storms. According to the Appalachian Power website, as of 5:35 p.m., here are some of the latest outage numbers: -In Roanoke County, more than 17,000 customers do not have electricity. -In...
Tags: Appalachian Power Company, Bedford County (Virginia), Montgomery County (Virginia), Roanoke County, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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Three injured in head-on ATV crash in Amherst County Wednesday
Three people are injured after a head-on ATV crash in Madison Heights Wednesday evening. According to a press release, two adults and one juvenile were sent to the hospital after two ATVS crashed head-on, on Wesley Drive, just off of Galt’s...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Amherst County
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Sibley takes the reins at Clark Regional
The new chief executive officer of Clark Regional Medical Center, Cherie Sibley, has been in charge for a little over a month and plans to utilize the knowledge she has acquired over her 20 years of working in the health care industry in her new role....
Tags: Nursing, Hospitals and Clinics, Corporate Officers, Medical Specialization, General Practitioners
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Tourism driving Lynchburg job growth
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefWe know what the recession has done to Main Street. Businesses have closed. Jobs have been lost. But during tough times, one area of the economy has continued to grow. "We still deserve a vacation," said Jack Yager, owner of the marketing firm...Tags: Labor Markets, Marketing, Hotels and Accommodations, Travel, Food Industry
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Men plead guilty to stealing checks from area businesses, a church in fraud scheme
Two men from Charlotte, North Carolina admitted to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars by stealing checks from mailboxes all over the region. They hit Salem, Roanoke, Lynchburg, Bedford, Blacksburg and Christiansburg. Getony Barnette and...
Tags: Business, Theft
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OUR HEALTH: Angel of Mercy for D-Day Injured
Most people who work in healthcare are heroes in their own right, but some exhibit a special kind of heroism. Some practice their craft under horrid circumstances, even under the threat of gunfire from an armed enemy army, and a few of those are honored...
Tags: Nursing, George W. Bush, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, U.S. Army
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UPDATE: Judge approves second degree murder charges against grandson of Campbell County couple
A grand jury will now hear the case of a man from our area who's accused of killing his grandparents. A preliminary hearing was held for Robert Philbrook on Monday. The judge approved second degree murder charges against him. Prosecutors showed...
Tags: Judges, Murder, Justice System, Pawnbrokers, Trials
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Review & preview: Premature 2014 poll, part 3
Here is the third installment of an attempt at a premature poll for next season. The top 20 will be broken up into four installments, with Monday’s post involving teams ranked from Nos. 10 to 6. Thursday featured Nos. 20 to 16 and Friday Nos. 15...
Tags: Virginia Cavaliers, Albany Great Danes, Dwayne Johnson, Philosophy, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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