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    Mar 20, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. 2013 report ranks Henry and Tazewell Counties as least healthy in Virginia

    A new report says counties and municipalities in northern Virginia tend to be healthier than their counterparts in the southern part of the state.
    A new report says counties and municipalities in northern Virginia tend to be healthier than their counterparts in the southern part of the state. The report was released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin...

    Tags: Montgomery County (Virginia), Bedford County (Virginia), Patrick County, Pulaski County (Virginia), Henry County

    2. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. Snakes confiscated from pastor of Tennessee snake handling church

    An eastern Kentucky pastor wants Tennessee wildlife officials to return five venomous snakes confiscated in Knoxville.
    An eastern Kentucky pastor wants Tennessee wildlife officials to return five venomous snakes confiscated in Knoxville. Gregory Coots, who's known as Jamie Coots, is pastor of at the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name Church in Middlesboro. Coots...

    Tags: Lee County, Judges, Belief and Faith, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System

    3. Oct 25, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  3. Consol to restart idled Buchanan County coal mine in November

    An idled Consol Energy coal mine in southwest Virginia will resume production in November.
    An idled Consol Energy coal mine in southwest Virginia will resume production in November. But not all of the Buchanan County's Mine's workers are being recalled. The Pittsburgh-based company tells media outlets that it's working to reassign 190 of the...

    Tags: Mining, Metal and Mineral

    4. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  4. Nearly 70 percent of Virginia schools meet new education benchmarks

    Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation.
    Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation. The state Department of Education on Wednesday released results of the objectives aimed at reducing proficiency...

    Tags: Bland County, Students, Bob McDonnell, Scott County, Sussex County (Virginia)

    5. Jul 24, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  5. Grundy man charged in murder of West Virginia mayor waives extradition

    A Virginia man charged in the slaying of a mayor in West Virginia has waived extradition.
    A Virginia man charged in the slaying of a mayor in West Virginia has waived extradition. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports that 26-year-old Earl Click of Grundy also waived his right to an attorney during a hearing Monday in Buchanan County...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Murder, Career and Workplace

    6. Feb 19, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. UPDATED: Two missing Galax teens found in Carroll County

    <strong>UPDATE, Monday at 8:20pm:</strong>
    WDBJ7 Associate Producer
    UPDATE, Monday at 8:20pm: Two teenage girls reported missing from Galax Saturday have been found safe, and the woman they were with has been taken into custody. The Galax Police Department says it appears the two 15-year-old girls left with 20-year-...

    Tags: Witnesses, Prosecution, Carroll County (Virginia)

    7. Nov 28, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. Elk to be released in Buchanan County this spring

    More than a dozen elk will be released in Buchanan County in the spring in an effort to grow Virginia's elk
    More than a dozen elk will be released in Buchanan County in the spring in an effort to grow Virginia's elk population. Biologist Allen Boynton with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries says about 15 elk will be trapped and held in...
    8. Sep 29, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  8. Ninety-six percent of Virginia schools reach full accreditation

    Ninety-six percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited for the 2011-12 school year.&nbsp;
    Ninety-six percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited for the 2011-12 school year.  The Virginia Department of Education made the announcement Thursday.  The accreditation is based on performance of students on Standards of Learning and...

    Tags: West Point, Arts and Culture, Science, Students, Scott County

    9. Mar 14, 2011 |Story| AP Broadcast

  9. UPDATED: Police identify man they believe shot deputies in Buchanan Co.

    Authorities in Buchanan County identified the alleged shooter of four sheriff's deputies in Buchanan County as Randy Newberry, 52, of Vansant.&nbsp;&nbsp; Newberry was killed when police say he pointed a gun at officers.
    Authorities in Buchanan County identified the alleged shooter of four sheriff's deputies in Buchanan County as Randy Newberry, 52, of Vansant.   Newberry was killed when police say he pointed a gun at officers. The deputies who were killed were Billy...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Cell Phones, Murder, Virginia, Elections

    10. Mar 20, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  10. First of two injured Buchanan Co. deputies released from the hospital

    Just days after burying two Buchanan County deputies shot and killed in the line of duty, one of two survivors is released from the hospital.
    Weekend Anchor/Reporter
    Just days after burying two Buchanan County deputies shot and killed in the line of duty, one of two survivors is released from the hospital. Deputy Eric Rasnake was sent home from the Bristol Regional Medical Center on Saturday. He was one of four...

    Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Virginia, Human Interest, Bristol (Bristol, Virginia)

    11. Jan 26, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  11. Updated: Road conditions in the News7 viewing area

    Here is a news release from VDOT:
    Here is a news release from VDOT:   BE ALERT TO SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA Wednesday, January 26, 2011 – 10 p.m.   BRISTOL –The Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) asks motorists to...

    Tags: Bland County, Weather Reports, Russell County, Virginia, Salem (Salem, Virginia)

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