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Asheville builds on its history as an outdoor destination and tourist draw
ReporterRoanoke and Asheville, North Carolina are bookends on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Both have rivers in their midst and mountains close at hand. There are major differences as well. Asheville's terrain is taller. Its whitewater rapids are more challenging.... -
UPDATE: Sick dog rescued from McAfee Knob in Roanoke County
Combine a spilled bottle of water, 85 degrees and a tough hike and it truly was a "dog day afternoon" for one hapless canine and his professional rescuers. Caesar, a 3-year old, 100-pound chocolate lab, set out on a hike with his owner earlier Tuesday. ...
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UPDATE: Driver that injured dozens at Washington County festival won't be charged
Associate ProducerDAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - Authorities say the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town's parade won't likely face charges. Damascus Police Chief Bill Nunley says the driver in the Saturday incident that injured about 50...Tags: Festive Events, Bristol (Bristol, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Dwayne Johnson, Arts and Culture
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Official: Va. driver likely had medical condition
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) — Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday....
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More than a dozen injured as car plows through parade in Virginia
ReutersBy Gary Robertson RICHMOND, Va., May 18 (Reuters) - A car driven by an elderly man who may have lost consciousness plowed through a small-town parade of hiking enthusiasts in southwestern Virginia on Saturday, injuring more than a dozen people, some...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Hospitals and Clinics, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) — About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town. Washington County director of...
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Hiker walking the Appalachian Trail to benefit Cedar Ridge Ministries
alnotarianni@aol.comLuke Badley was 6 years old riding along with his family when he noticed the long fenced bridge spanning across I-70 and asked his dad what it was. It was the Appalachian Trail overpass that hikers use to cross the busy highway. Badley’s father...Tags: Dyslexia, Media Industry
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Car plows into Virginia 'Trail Days' parade-goers
A traditional weekend of merriment in a small Virginia mountain town was disrupted Saturday when a man lost control of his car and drove into a crowd of parade participants. Several people had to be taken to hospitals by ground and air ambulance, but...Tags: Festive Events, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Arts and Culture
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History's 12 greatest mountaintop miles
Taken cumulatively, it might be the most historic stretch of mountaintop in the Mid-Atlantic. From the Interstate 70 footbridge south along the spine of South Mountain, the ridgeline has seen an extraordinary amount of American life (and death) go by. In...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Battle of Antietam, Daniel Webster, The Herald-Mail, Wars and Interventions
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Dozens injured as car plows through parade in Virginia
ReutersRICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - A car driven by an elderly man who may have lost consciousness plowed through a small-town parade of hiking enthusiasts in southwestern Virginia on Saturday, injuring dozens of people, nine seriously enough to be sent to...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Ex-SC Gov. Sanford sworn in to House as he forges political comeback in wake of sex scandal
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair derailed his political career, returned to Congress on Wednesday with his Argentine "soul mate" at his side. "I do," Sanford said, taking his...Tags: Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Steve Israel, U.S. Congress, John Boehner, Regional Authority
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Mark Sanford sworn into Congress, calls himself 'humbled'
WASHINGTON -- Mark Sanford, after a detour to the governor's office and, infamously, to Argentina, is back in Washington as a member of Congress. The former three-term congressman and two-term governor was sworn in Wednesday as the representative for...Tags: Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Argentina, U.S. Congress, Comedy Central (tv network), John Boehner
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