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Kroger tornado relief
This is a news release from Kroger about Oklahoma tornado assistance: Kroger is working with the Red Cross to provide aid for the victims of the Oklahoma tornado. Customers can make donations at any Kroger store in the Mid-Atlantic region. “...
Tags: American Red Cross, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Human Interest
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Roanoke Valley in urgent need of more foster parents
WDBJ 7 Anchor/ReporterOpening your home to a foster child may sound like a huge undertaking, but foster parent recruiters say it's worth it. May is National Foster Care month. Samantha Burnette is a foster parent recruiter and trainer for Braley and Thompson, Inc..... -
Tourism leaders look to Blue Ridge Mountains to bring tourists to region
WDBJ7 ReporterTourism leaders are hoping to use the Blue Ridge Mountains as a way to draw more people to the region. The Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau held its annual meeting tonight to talk about its new marketing strategy. The Blue Ridge Mountains...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Roanoke County, Salem (Salem, Virginia)
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Pulaski High School teacher named super teacher by Virginia Lottery
Pulaski High School has a super teacher. Today the entire student body gathered in the school gym for what they thought was just an "end of the year'' assembly. Turns out, the meeting was all about honoring Bethany Schafer as one of 8 super teachers...
Tags: Schools, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Education, High Schools
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Lynchburg religious and civic leaders want voting rights restored for non-violent felons
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA push is underway to change a state law that prohibits convicted felons from voting. Virginia is one of four states where voting rights are not automatically restored for non-violent felons, after their sentence is carried out. A group of religious...Tags: Government, Prisons, Bob McDonnell, Politics, Voting
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UPDATED: Republican statewide candidates crisscross Virginia
Assignment ManagerFresh off last weekend's Republican convention, the party's statewide ticket is crisscrossing Virginia. Gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli led the candidates at a stop at the Roanoke Regional Airport Monday morning. ...Tags: Government, Republican Party, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Ken Cuccinelli, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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After two days of travel, WDBJ7 crew meets up with Hokie Storm Chasers in Kansas
WDBJ7 is tagging along as a team of meteorology professors and students are using the Midwest as their classroom this week. Chris Hurst is with them for the next two days. He and photojournalist Andy May met up with them late Saturday night as they were...
Tags: Virginia Tech, Science and Technology, Weather Science
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Re-opening for Center in the Square
reporterAfter years of planning and hardwork, Center in the Square is open to the public. Roanoke's cultural center re-opened Saturday morning to lots of fanfare with a ribbon cutting by city and center leaders. Center in the Square closed down while a multi-...Tags: Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Museums, Arts
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What would you do with $600 million?
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistSaturday night's Powerball jackpot is reportedly the country's second largest jackpot in lottery history. A surge in nationwide sales has brought the jackpot up to $600 million and that's got a lot of people in Virginia excited. The last time the...Tags: Passenger Cars, Real Estate Buyers, Powerball Lottery, Internal Revenue Service, Lifestyle and Leisure
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The supervised after-prom party: Now with cars, iPads and other goodies
ReutersSometime on Sunday morning, a Pennsylvania high school student will be presented with the keys to a black Honda Civic just for going to a party after the school's annual prom dance. In Roanoke, Virginia, one student will drive away next month with a...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Apple iPad, Students, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Computer Hardware
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$1M winning Powerball ticket sold in Christiansburg; jackpot grows to $600M
The estimated jackpot for Saturday's Powerball jackpot has grown to $600 million. ============================ Original story from Thursday, May 16 Saturday's Powerball jackpot has grown to $550 million, according to the Virginia Lottery. The...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Powerball Lottery, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Lifestyle and Leisure, Lotteries
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FEATURE-The supervised after-prom party: Now with cars, iPads and other goodies
ReutersBy Alice Mannette WICHITA, Kan., May 17 (Reuters) - Sometime on Sunday morning, a Pennsylvania high school student will be presented with the keys to a black Honda Civic just for going to a party after the school's annual prom dance. In Roanoke,...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Manicures and Pedicures, Apple iPad, Students, Health and Personal Care
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