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4 plead guilty to moonshine charges
Four Franklin County men have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an peration that produced thousands of gallons of moonshine that was distributed across Virginia and ended up as far away as Philadelphia.
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Hanna roars ashore near North-South Carolina line
Tropical Storm Hanna blew ashore over tourist beaches on the North-South Carolina border early Saturday at the start of a projected dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could dump heavy rain from Virginia to New ...
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Virginia based sailor dies
A Virginia based sailor dies in Operation Enduring Freedom. Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Harris was based at Dam Neck near Virginia Beach.
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Virginia, North Carolina brace for Tropical Storm Hanna
North Carolina, Virginia and other Atlantic Coast states are bracing for Tropical Storm Hanna.
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VDEM Warns of Possible Hanna Dangers
Tropical Storm Hanna is forecast to hit Virginia Saturday, bringing with it the possibilities of flash flooding and tornadoes along coastal areas as well as in southeastern and central Virginia.
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Va. swears in new state regulator
Virginia's State Corporation Commission has a new commissioner. James Dimitri was sworn in yesterday as the SCC's 34th commissioner.
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Invest in Diversity at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech has few black students. It has been like that for a while. Tech officials have some new ideas about how they can encourage more minority students to give the Blacksburg school another look, but ...
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Tropical Storm Hanna Turns Toward North Carolina
By LAUREN KING By Lauren King The Virginian-Pilot Tropical Storm Hanna's projected path slowly crept eastward Wednesday, placing Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina in its cross hairs.
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Gov. Tim Kaine declares state of emergency ahead of Hanna
Read the Governor's news release below Governor Timothy M. Kaine declared a state of emergency today, directing state agencies to take all reasonable actions necessary to protect the health and safety of ...
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Stossel Champions Economic Freedom
He examined West Virginia's economic profile and concluded that many of our people have surrendered their freedoms to an overreaching state government.
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Dogs Rescued From Puppy Mill Adopted
A Long Island animal rescue shelter said people are adopting the more than 100 purebred dogs rescued last month from a puppy-breeding mill in West Virginia .
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Driver to help with ad campaign following DUI
A Centreville man who seriously injured a Virginia state police officer after hitting a parked patrol car has received an unusual sentence.
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President Bush: 'The Man We Need is John McCain' After an Abbreviated ...
President Bush: 'The Man We Need is John McCain' After an Abbreviated First Day, GOP Resumes Its Schedule of Speakers Virginian - Pilot By MICHAEL ABRAMOWITZ By Michael Abramowitz The Washington Post ST.
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Virginia ranks last nationally in alcohol-related motorcycle deaths
RICHMOND - Motorcyclists in Virginia are the worst in the nation when it comes to staying sober and staying alive, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. "While other states are seeing decreases in the number of ...
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Virginia Air Quality Improves, EPA Says
Virginians can breathe a little easier now than they could several years ago, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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West Virgina man charged with Brunswick rape
West Virgina man charged with Brunswick rape By Caroline Curran An 18-year-old West Virginia man accused of raping a girl while in Brunswick County has been released on a $400,000 bond and allowed to return to ...
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Lane Closure At High Rise Bridge
Motorists should expect a single lane closure on I-64 West between Route 17 and the High Rise Bridge from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. today, Tuesday, September 2. Virginia Department of Transportation crews will remove a ...
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Montpelier, President Madison's Va. mansion, gets $24 million makeover
It isn't exactly common to make a house two-thirds smaller, or to remove the indoor plumbing.
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Virginia Aid Group Killed In Congo Crash
A humanitarian aid flight operated by a Virginia-based group has crashed in eastern Congo.
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Randolph College blames lawsuits for enrollment dip
Lawsuits that challenged Randolph College's decisions to go coed and to sell valuable artwork have been resolved, but they apparently are having a lingering effect.
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