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Timeline: Deadly Mass Killings
A gunman at a Connecticut elementary school killed 26 people, including 20 children, on Friday. It is among the world's worst mass shootings. Here is a look at some others: The...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Prosecution, Luby's Incorporated, Lotteries
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Analyzing Maryland's win over IUPUI
The Baltimore SunWelcome back to Morning Shootaround, which will be a regular feature this season the day after Maryland basketball games. While we can’t bring you into the Terps’ locker room after games – reporters haven’t been allowed in there...Tags: Maryland Terrapins, Gary Williams, Verizon Center, Atlantic Coast Conference, Virginia Tech Hokies
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Federal-Mogul agrees to pay Va. waste fine
Federal-Mogul has agreed to pay an $11,600 fine for hazardous waste violations at its auto parts plant in Blacksburg. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality cited the company for deficiencies in storage of hazardous waste at the plant. ...
Tags: Federal-Mogul Corporation, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution
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Virginia Tech president writes open letter about Connecticut school shooting
Virginia Tech president Charles Steger has written an open letter in regards to the school shooting in Connecticut. In 2007 a gunman killed 32 people and himself on the Blacksburg campus. Here is Steger’s letter: “We of the greater...
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Virginia Tech research spending ranks No. 41 in survey
Virginia Tech says its research spending ranks it in the top 5 percent of research universities and colleges in an annual survey by the National Science Foundation. Officials said the Blacksburg school spent more than $450 million in research funding in...
Tags: Virginia Tech, Science and Technology, Research, Science
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Passenger rail prospects improving for Roanoke, funding still a question mark
ReporterRecent excursions from downtown Roanoke have given western Virginia a taste of passenger rail. The bus connecting Roanoke with the Amtrak station in Lynchburg has demonstrated the demand. And you don't have to walk far in downtown Roanoke to find...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Amtrak, John Edwards, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Blacksburg considers buying old high school land
WDBJ7 ReporterA 36 acre tract of land in Blacksburg, might just be home to an expanded town recreation center. Blacksburg says it's considering buying the parcel where the old Blacksburg High School sits now, and making some big time rec center additions. Nearly...Tags: Property
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Blacksburg woman evicted days before Christmas
WDBJ7 ReporterSeven days before Christmas and a 75 year old woman is being evicted from her apartment in Montgomery County. Julie Belcher has lived in Blacksburg's Warmth Hearth Village for more than 6 years. She says the complex said her apartment was way beyond... -
UPDATE: Man killed in accident on I-81 South in Montgomery County
A 19-year-old Roanoke man was killed in an accident on Interstate 81 in Montgomery County on Friday afternoon. The man has been identified as Joseph Arellano Perez. According to Virginia State Police, Perez was driving a truck near mile marker 105...
Tags: Traffic, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Disasters and Accidents, Montgomery County (Virginia), Virginia Department of Transportation
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Virginia Tech research spending up 13 percent in past year
Virginia Tech says the university spent about 13 percent more in research funding in the last fiscal year. The Blacksburg school says that research expenditures for the fiscal year that ended June 30 rose to $450 million from the $398 million reported in...
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Owner of "Mike's Grill" in Blacksburg dies at the age of 77
WDBJ7 ReporterThe man known for what many called "the best half-pound cheeseburger" has died. A note on the door of "Mike's Grill" in Blacksburg reads "the restaurant is closed in honor of Michael Varelos.” Varelos opened his restaurant in 1976, right across...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Hamburgers
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Virginia Tech has most foreign-born college students in the state
A study shows the number of international students attending Virginia colleges and universities has grown slightly over the last year. The Institute of International Education says there were nearly 15,170 foreign students enrolled in the state in the...
Tags: Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, Saudi Arabia, Education, Teaching and Learning
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