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Talk of drones patrolling US skies spawns anxiety
WASHINGTON (AP) — The prospect that thousands of drones could be patrolling U.S. skies by the end of this decade is raising the specter of a Big Brother government that peers into backyards and bedrooms. The worries began mostly on the political...Tags: Politics, National Government, Air Transportation Industry, Rand Paul, Civil Rights
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TRAFFIC ALERT: Nighttime detours on Interstate 81 in Montgomery County start at 8:30 Wednesday night
As part of the ongoing project to build a truck climbing lane on Interstate 81 in Montgomery County, VDOT is putting a detour in place Wednesday night. The detour will start at 8:30 p.m., and be in place until 6 a.m. Thursday morning. Here is the news...
Tags: Landforms, Caves and Caverns, Road Transportation, Virginia Department of Transportation, Traffic
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Montgomery County has high tech voting machines
WDBJ7 ReporterVoters in Montgomery County will be the first to use some of the latest high-tech voting machines. The black box sitting near the front office looks like a big trash can, but it's a high tech voting tool and Montgomery County registar Randy Wertz,...Tags: Politics, Voting, Elections, Primaries, Voting Machines
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State rail official says new customers could jump start intermodal freight facility
ReporterWe know passenger rail is on the way to the Roanoke Valley, but what has happened to Norfolk Southern's plan for the intermodal freight yard in Montgomery County? Thursday, the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation said the...Tags: Norfolk Southern Corporation
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Former Franklin County deputy Jonathan Agee sentenced to three life terms for killing ex-wife
Outside the court house, former Virginia State Police Sergeant Matthew Brannock said he is satisfied with the ruling handed down to Jonathan Agee on Wednesday. Agee was sentenced to serve three life sentences in prison for killing his ex-wife, and...
Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Human Interest, Lawyers, Blackmail and Extortion
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City plans bike-sharing program
More than 250 bicycles would be available for short-term rentals at 25 stations throughout Baltimore by this time next year under a bike-sharing program similar to those in Washington and London, city officials said. The city's financial oversight...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Montgomery County (Maryland), Michael Jackson, AAA, Charles Village
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Volunteers help veterans, and others, get their house in order
The first troops showed up on a Saturday morning at the four-bedroom house in Columbia heavily armed: saws, hammers, crowbars, drills. They've returned three times since and are expected back again next week in hopes of making repairs upstairs and down,...Tags: Science and Technology, Finance, Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland), Home Improvement, Economy, Business and Finance
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Marylander recognized for fighting hunger
A good deed can be as simple as giving a few coins or donating used clothing. But Gaithersburg resident Brett Meyers has taken the role of good Samaritan one step further, feeding families by turning waste into nourishment. Meyers, who has spent most of...
Tags: Food Industry, Montgomery County (Maryland), Lifestyle and Leisure, Panera Bread Company, Awards and Prizes
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Teva closing West Rockhill manufacturing plant
Teva Pharmaceuticals announced Thursday it plans to close its West Rockhill Township manufacturing plant in 2017, eliminating more than 450 jobs there and dealing a significant blow to northern Bucks County's employment base. CEO Jeremy Levin, who took...Tags: B. Braun Medical Inc., Bucks County, Food and Drug Administration, Over-the-Counter Medicines, Ametek Incorporated
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Columbia's Friends & Farms harvests the mid-Atlantic
Janet Hirsch says she has always been an adventurous eater, willing to try new things. But the Catonsville resident never ate pork ribs, Delmonico steaks or even turnips -- until last year. That’s when Hirsch joined Friends & Farms, a Columbia-...
Tags: Turnips, Breads, Consumers, Windsor (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Montgomery County (Pennsylvania)
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Arrest made in 13-year-old murder in Montgomery County
An arrest has been made in murder investigation more than a decade old. Mark Faville Jr. was charged Wednesday with killing his wife 13 years ago in Montgomery County. Anne Faville was found unresponsive in their Mount Tabor Road Home on March 7,...
Tags: Murder
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Two Christiansburg pawn shop owners charged with keeping improper records
Two Christiansburg pawn shop owners have been charged with keeping improper records at their store. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, several violations were found during a search of records at Bargain Pawn on Radford Road in...
Tags: Prosecution, Pawnbrokers, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Theft, Crime, Law and Justice
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