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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia officially became the critical 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on Monday, clearing the way for likely court ...
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A painful reminder of their daughter Morgan Harrington's murder ten years ago after she left a concert in Charlottesville alone also recalls that it brought ...
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A popular downtown Roanoke restaurant is closing -- but only for a month until it opens with a new name and new purpose. "The Quarter" ...
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A campaign that began almost a year ago to raise $180,000 for replacement all of the seating at the Grandin Theatre is now complete. Each ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he wants a “strict” new ban on holding cellphones while driving, saying tough new laws are ...
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will deliver Liberty University’s main commencement address in May. Pompeo has previously served as Director of the CIA and a ...
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Liberty's men's basketball team went down for a second straight game and Virginia Tech loses on the road at Boston College over the weekend. WPLY-MIN ...
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As President Trump's legal team gets into the heart of its opening impeachment trial arguments later today, a Virginia Tech political science professor says it ...
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AP) — Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a ...
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Gene Corrigan, the former NCAA president who also helped change the look of college sports as Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner and ...
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The post office where survivors reunited after a mass shooting in a Virginia Beach government office building now is named ...
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former lawyer has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for embezzling more than $1.6 million from groups ...
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From Franklin County Sheriff's Office:On January 18, 2020, while on routine patrol in Franklin County, a deputy from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office conducted a ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A General Assembly subcommittee advanced a bill Thursday that would prevent discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity ...
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UPDATE: Investigators say there is no question that the fire at the former Bedford Middle School was the work of an arsonist – and they ...
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A Vinton-area woman is charged with stealing funds from the Christian school where she worked. The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation started in ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Democratic-led House committee voted Friday for several pieces of gun legislation that a Republican majority has blocked for years. Those ...
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The fledgling North Cross School ice hockey team went on the road and won a tournament in Pittsburgh last week. Players from other local high ...
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There are three seats up for grabs in May's Salem City Council election. Tomorrow one candidate - Roland Braelith - makes his formal announcement about ...
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A proposed bill aims to offer Virginia renters the option of waiving the standard 'first and last month’s rent' security deposit. Its sponsor hopes the ...
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