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Food banks say they need statea s help
Virginia's food banks are struggling to feed people in a weak economy and they're turning to the state for help.
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UVa holiday lighting will use LED bulbs
The University of Virginia will use energy-efficient bulbs in this season's Lighting of the Lawn ceremony.
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'Gas Man' Sentenced For Role In Credit Card Mastering Scheme
December 1, 2008 - Acting United States Attorney Julia C. Dudley announced today that Dereck Lorenzo Dunston, age 40, of Evington, Virginia was sentenced in the United States District Court for the Western ...
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One man shot, another stabbed in attempted robbery in Hampton
One man was shot and another man stabbed during an attempted robbery last night, according to WVEC-TV. Shortly before 11:30 p.m., a man approached another man outside the King Street Commons Apartments on Tudor ...
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Efforts suspended to sell Pilot
The Virginian-Pilot is off the market. Landmark Media Enterprises said Tuesday it was suspending efforts to sell the newspaper and affiliated publications due to tight credit conditions.
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All 4 for governor: New taxes non-starter for Va.
The clearest statement Tuesday by any of Virginia's four gubernatorial prospects at their first forum of the 2009 race was the presence of the undeclared candidate.
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PETA claims of abused pigs fails to sway probe
An investigation concludes that pigs were humanely treated after a truck hauling them overturned on Virginia Route 10 in Suffolk in September.
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Still Developing: Virginia Connection to India Attacks
A Nelson County spiritual group called Synchronicity are amongst the victims in the terror attacks in Mumbai.
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Fox TV | Rasmussen Report: Digital TV, Obama's Cabinet
Rasmussen Reports polls will explore the latest hot topics on the political scene.
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Fewer Deaths Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Traffic fatalities declined significantly over the 2008 Thanksgiving holiday weekend compared to this time last year.
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Virginia man, daughter among victims of Mumbai attacks
A father and his teenage daughter from a Virginia community that promotes a form of meditation were among those killed in the terrorist attacks in India, a colleague said Friday.
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Why Are Gun Sales Booming?
A rush of icy air swooshes through Gunslinger's show room every couple of minutes as customers file in and out.
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Va. Guard unit deploys
About 200 soldiers from the Virginia National Guard are heading to Mississippi to begin their eventual deployment to Afghanistan.
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Accident shuts down Route 29, two people hurt
According to Virginia State Trooper Bloomington, a Saturn driven by Steve Mullins of Chatham, was traveling south bound on U.S. 29 when he lost control of the vehicle and crossed the median, flipped and landed ...
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Farm Bureau Convention Set For The Homestead
Gov. Tim Kaine will be among the featured speakers when more than 800 Virginia farmers meet at The Homestead in Hot Springs.
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Six Americans Dead in Mumbai Attacks
At least six U.S. citizens, including a Brooklyn rabbi, were killed in militant attacks in the Indian capital Mumbai and the State Department said more Americans were at risk.
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Feds gearing up for census need 3,000 Virginia workers
It's not part of a bailout, but the federal government will boost the job market as it prepares to count heads in the census taken once every 10 years.
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Virginia Dad, Daughter Killed in India
A spokesperson for a meditation group says two Virginians killed in Mumbai were finishing a snack when they were attacked and killed by terrorists.
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Virginians Slain in Attacks Lived Out Peaceful Ideals
Alan Scherr was an art professor with a comfortable life in the Maryland suburbs, but he spent 25 years studying Transcendental Meditation in a quest for something more.
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Two Virginians Feared Dead, Others Wounded in Mumbai
Two Virginians from a religious foundation are feared dead in the attack on Mumbai that started Wednesday.
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