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Jasper Howard: Personal Profile
Personal profile from the UConn media guide: Career: Entered the 2008 season 10th in career punt return yardage at UConn with 358. 2008: Averaged 11.8 yards per punt return to lead the Big East and was 28th in the country in that category... His 306 punt...Tags: University of Connecticut, Career and Workplace, Education, Nike, Inc., Maine
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Grandmother Convicted of Throwing 2-year old to Death From Mall Walkway
KTLA NewsMcLEAN, Va. -- A woman was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder for tossing her 2-year-old granddaughter from a sixth-level pedestrian bridge at a shopping mall. Carmela dela Rosa, of Fairfax, claimed she did not know right from wrong when she threw...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Murder, Fairfax County, KTLA
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Alleghany County deputy named DARE officer of the year
Weekend Anchor/ReporterIt's a program that was nearly cut a few years back, but now the Alleghany County DARE officer has a top award. Corporal Chris Fisher said he loves his job and his passion for it is hard to miss. He's been a DARE officer going on four years...Tags: Substance Abuse, Alleghany County (Virginia)
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Hurricane wreaks havoc on Gretna football opener
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefHurricane Irene may have hit the eastern part of Virginia, but the storm's impact is being felt in our region. Just ask the football team at one Pittsylvania County high school. The Gretna Hawks have been preparing to kick off their season for nearly...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Disasters, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Irene (2011), Pittsylvania County
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Governor's Academy for Technical Education opens in Southwest Virginia
A new program in Southwest Virginia is encouraging career-driven students to peruse college, instead of immediately starting work after high school.
Hillsville, Galax, Carroll County and Grayson County high schools are partnering together to offer the...Tags: High Schools, Carroll County (Virginia), Schools, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Food, water available as Irene damage estimates roll in
Hurricane Irene inflicted an estimated $605,000 in damage to 90 homes, a manufactured home, five businesses and a church, according to a Gloucester County tally. The storm also caused an estimated $1.4 million in crop losses, according to a Virginia...Tags: Christianity, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Gloucester County, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Irene (2011)
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If you're eating an apple a day, make it a local McIntosh
You might not know it, but you live in the fruit belt.
Washington and Frederick counties in Maryland; Hampshire, Berkeley and Jefferson counties in West Virginia; Frederick County, Va.; and Adams County, Pa., account for the vast majority of the tree...Tags: Frederick County (Maryland), Minority Groups, Frederick County (Virginia), Native Americans, West Virginia
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Mail Call - Aug. 29
“Since you have allotted a lot of column space to Allan Powell, to unload a ton of dirt on the Republicans and the Koch brothers, I would like to request that Allan Powell or one of the Herald-Mail editors do the same thing with the Democrats and...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Republican Party, Christianity, Elvis Presley, Pennsylvania
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Virginia Tech helps develop smart farm in Roanoke County
Imagine being able to control everything in your garden or even on a farm through a computer.
A project through Virginia Tech is testing that idea.
A beautiful plot of land looks like any Roanoke County farm.
But below the surface and behind the...Tags: Roanoke County, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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CBS 6 Storm Team: Irene moves into New England
Hurricane Irene will continue tracking through the northeastern USA the rest of Sunday. She produced damage similar to what we experienced from Hurricane Isabel in 2003 in terms of wind, power outages, and rainfall.
The storm surge at the mouth of the...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Chesapeake Bay, Mathews County, Disasters and Accidents, Disasters
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Three people dead in Virginia from hurricane; Governor says flooding damage will continue for days
Governor Bob McDonnell says the damage and danger from Hurricane Irene will get worse through Saturday night because storm surge will be worse than expected and will hit at high tide. The hurricane force winds and storm surge will continue for the next...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Regional Authority, Hurricane Damage, Motorvehicle Accidents, Weather
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Flood Warning issued for Lower Shore counties
Maryland WeatherFlood Warnings have been posted for the Lower Eastern Shore counties of Maryland, including Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset and Dorchester. The northern section of Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore, is also included.The warning means that flooding...Tags: Weather Warnings, Rivers, Maryland, Accomack County (Virginia), Bodies of Water
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Oct 6, 2011
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Aug 29, 2011
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Aug 28, 2011
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Aug 27, 2011
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Aug 27, 2011
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