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Beach driving group to keep truckin'
Members of a group negotiating a beach driving plan for Cape Hatteras National Seashore say they will continue their work even though they feel their chance for success is not good.
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Hanna expected to dump several inches of rain on Va., other states
Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to dump several inches of rain on the coastal areas of the Carolinas through central Virginia, Maryland and southeastern Pennsylvania.
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Obama plans stop in S.W. Virginia coal country - roanoke.com
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will take a trip Tuesday to Southwest Virginia's coal country, a region where some say he must do well if he has a chance to carry the state.
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Big loads to pass unimpeded through Virginia tunnels
Wide loads heading toward West Virginia won't have to detour around two tunnels in Virginia much longer.
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VDOT says most roads holding up to Hanna
VDOT issued a press release this morning on our tropical conditions: The Virginia Department of Transportation continues to monitor Tropical Storm Hanna and its impact on roadways throughout Virginia.
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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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