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Tourism leaders look to Blue Ridge Mountains to bring tourists to region
WDBJ7 ReporterTourism leaders are hoping to use the Blue Ridge Mountains as a way to draw more people to the region. The Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau held its annual meeting tonight to talk about its new marketing strategy. The Blue Ridge Mountains...Tags: Roanoke County, Tourism and Leisure, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Travel
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Pulaski High School teacher named super teacher by Virginia Lottery
Pulaski High School has a super teacher. Today the entire student body gathered in the school gym for what they thought was just an "end of the year'' assembly. Turns out, the meeting was all about honoring Bethany Schafer as one of 8 super teachers...
Tags: Schools, High Schools, Teaching and Learning, Education, Teachers
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Lynchburg religious and civic leaders want voting rights restored for non-violent felons
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA push is underway to change a state law that prohibits convicted felons from voting. Virginia is one of four states where voting rights are not automatically restored for non-violent felons, after their sentence is carried out. A group of religious...Tags: Prisons, Executive Branch, Voting, Politics, Bob McDonnell
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UPDATED: Republican statewide candidates crisscross Virginia
Assignment ManagerFresh off last weekend's Republican convention, the party's statewide ticket is crisscrossing Virginia. Gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli led the candidates at a stop at the Roanoke Regional Airport Monday morning. ...Tags: Politics, Mark D. Obenshain, Ken Cuccinelli, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice
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After two days of travel, WDBJ7 crew meets up with Hokie Storm Chasers in Kansas
WDBJ7 is tagging along as a team of meteorology professors and students are using the Midwest as their classroom this week. Chris Hurst is with them for the next two days. He and photojournalist Andy May met up with them late Saturday night as they were...
Tags: Science and Technology, Weather Science, Virginia Tech
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Re-opening for Center in the Square
reporterAfter years of planning and hardwork, Center in the Square is open to the public. Roanoke's cultural center re-opened Saturday morning to lots of fanfare with a ribbon cutting by city and center leaders. Center in the Square closed down while a multi-...Tags: Science and Technology, Museums, Arts, Arts and Culture
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What would you do with $600 million?
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistSaturday night's Powerball jackpot is reportedly the country's second largest jackpot in lottery history. A surge in nationwide sales has brought the jackpot up to $600 million and that's got a lot of people in Virginia excited. The last time the...Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Internal Revenue Service, Lotteries, Mega Millions Lottery
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$1M winning Powerball ticket sold in Christiansburg; jackpot grows to $600M
The estimated jackpot for Saturday's Powerball jackpot has grown to $600 million. ============================ Original story from Thursday, May 16 Saturday's Powerball jackpot has grown to $550 million, according to the Virginia Lottery. The...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lotteries, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Powerball Lottery
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Newport News lawyer named "Local Bar Leader of the Year"
Lawyer Polly Chong of Newport News was named a "Local Bar Leader of the Year." The Virginia State Bar’s Conference of Local Bar Associations named Chong and Lori D. Thompson of LeClairRyan in Roanoke as bar leaders of the year, according to a news...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice
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Two groups join forces against uranium mining
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Two Southside Virginia voices against uranium mining are joining forces. The Roanoke River Basin Association says it has welcomed CommonHealthVA as a part of its family. The group is among several that advocated for keeping the...
Tags: Pittsylvania County, Bob McDonnell, Mining, Metal and Mineral
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Bedford job fair highlights positive signs in local economy
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefHundreds turned out for an event in Bedford Tuesday, to meet with employers who are anxious to hire. The Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce held its first ever job fair at the Central Virginia Community College Bedford Campus. More than 30 businesses...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Colleges and Universities, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Employment, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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UPDATE: Body of murdered Alleghany County woman positively identified
A body found Monday in Alleghany County is that of a missing woman. Sheriff Kevin Hall says Ashley Rodriguez's identity was confirmed through dental records. Check back here and watch Susan Bahorich's live reports on WDBJ7 at Five and Six. -------------...
Tags: Covington (Covington, Virginia), Alleghany County (Virginia), Dentistry and Dental Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest
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