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Record number of turkeys harvested during 2013 spring
A record number of turkeys were harvested during the 2013 spring season, according to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The 2013 harvest of 19,265 birds exceeded the previous number (18,345) set in 2002. Bedford County recorded the...
Tags: Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Turkey (animal), Halifax County, Hunting
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What's coming out of your well?
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterThe Virginia Cooperative Extension wants to make sure homeowners who rely on wells, know whether their water is safe to drink. "We've got that rotten egg smell," says Linda Oliver, a homeowner in Roanoke County. Oliver, like an estimated 22 percent...Tags: Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, E. coli Infection, Pittsylvania County, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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DEP recovers missing nuclear gauge
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection found its missing nuclear gauge. The device — a Road Reader Nuclear Density Gauge, to be exact — fell off of a truck in West Virginia on May 3. The department uses the gauge in road...
Tags: Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Great Scott! DEP looking for missing nuclear gauge
Capitol IdeasYo! If your neighbor is building a time machine out of a DeLorean, you may want to call the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and West Virginia state officials. Your neighbor could be building the... -
Former Franklin County deputy Jonathan Agee sentenced to three life terms for killing ex-wife
Outside the court house, former Virginia State Police Sergeant Matthew Brannock said he is satisfied with the ruling handed down to Jonathan Agee on Wednesday. Agee was sentenced to serve three life sentences in prison for killing his ex-wife, and...
Tags: Holidays, Suicide, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Memorial Day, Murder
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Penhook man facing moonshining charges after two 800-gallon stills, 1,600 gallons of mash found
A nine-month investigation by Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control agents has resulted in moonshining charges against a Penhook man. Agents say they destroyed two 800-gallon black-pot stills on Monday in eastern Franklin County. They also...
Tags: Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Misdemeanors, Prisons, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Byron G. Ashburn, 87
Byron George Ashburn, 87, of Chambersburg, Pa., passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Quincy Village. Born March 4, 1926, in Altoona, Pa., he was the son of the late Samuel George and Mildred Elizabeth Brubaker Ashburn. A 1944 graduate of Altoona...
Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), James Buchanan, American Legion, Washington, DC, Disabled American Veterans
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Virginians not eager to pay off fees and fines
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterDo the crime, pay the fine. But a new report shows a lot of fines in Virginia go unpaid causing the state to lose out on nearly $171 million dollars a year. "My husband and I both got my traffic ticket back in November and about two weeks later we...Tags: Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Punishment, Fines
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Tri-State briefs
Shepherd University to open center in Martinsburg SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Shepherd University has received approval from its regional accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission, to open an additional location in Martinsburg, W.Va., according to a...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Mammogram, Students, Government Health Care, Cervical Cancer
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Pa. and W.Va. police agencies participating in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
Several police agencies in Franklin County, Pa., and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia are participating in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this weekend. On Saturday, people can drop off expired, unwanted or unused medications at various...Tags: Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), Walmart, Pharmaceuticals
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A Franklin County man warns don't get suckered by online divorce company
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterMatthew Miles knew getting a divorce would be difficult but not for the reasons he thought. "I came across it from what you see right there in the phone book," says Miles. It's the first listing in the Yellow Pages. A company promising to help you...Tags: New York City, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Business, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Credit and Debt
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Art Callaham: We're leavin' this (city, county, state)
Be careful what you wish for. Over the past few weeks — or it could be months because time really flies when you’re having fun — the following comments have appeared in the comments section of stories and columns on The Herald-Mail...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Health and Safety at School, Interior Policy, Media Industry, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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