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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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Exploring Virginia's Poverty Problem
The U.S. Census Bureau says poverty is on the rise in Virginia, but poverty rates nationally are decreasing.
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State of Virginia Railroad Planning
A community's physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic.
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Recreated Wetlands Center Of Debate
Activists allege ongoing attempts to revitalize wetlands in Virginia and North Carolina will not restore the sites to their original value.
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Parents Debate Private Vs. Public School
Some Virginia parents are opting for free public schools to cope with the souring economy.
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Slave Trail panel to take lead role
A section of a historic burial ground for slaves and other black Virginians will be preserved in downtown Richmond.
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