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Hurricane Sandy boosts federal telework
Federal officials shut the government down as Hurricane Sandy crashed ashore late last month, but NOAA employee Holly Bamford remained hard at work. While heavy rain and wind lashed her Silver Spring office, the National Ocean Service manager oversaw...
Tags: Hurricanes, Career and Workplace, Environmental Issues, Weather, John Sarbanes
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UPDATE: VDOT spokesperson says there is "extreme" congestion on I-81 North
A Virginia Department of Transportation spokesperson says there is “extreme” congestion on parts of Interstate 81 North. Jamie Smith of VDOT says the “extreme” congestion is on I-81 North between mile markers 118 and 122. Mile...
Tags: Salem (Salem, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Virginia Department of Transportation, Roanoke County, Radford (Radford, Virginia)
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VDOT to suspend all lane closures Wednesday for Thanksgiving travel
The Virginia Department of Transportation will suspend lane closures on interstates and roads across the state for the Thanksgiving holiday. The lane closures will be lifted from noon Wednesday until noon Monday. Construction zones with concrete...
Tags: Carrollton, Traffic, Craig County, Botetourt County, Patrick County
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Md. defense contractors press Congress for details of cuts
Northrop Grumman Corp. says it is already having difficulty attracting bright, tech-savvy workers. The CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp. told Congress this month that his company could have to lay off thousands of employees. They and other Maryland defense...Tags: Defense Equipment, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
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GOP Retains Grip on U.S. House of Representatives
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- Republicans held on to their House majority in Tuesday's election, leaving Democrats well short of the net gain of 25 seats they needed to take control. "The American people have once again given the House of Representatives to Republicans,...Tags: Ann Marie Buerkle, Gabrielle Giffords, American Enterprise Institute, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Ron Barber
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UPDATE: Several local voters still in line waiting to vote
According to the Virginia State Board of Elections, voters in Giles County, Montgomery County, and the City of Roanoke are still in line voting. ------------------------------ One of the busiest voting districts in the area has been in Roanoke. It's...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Politics, Polls, Elections, Giles County
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UPDATE: 3 p.m. voter turnout numbers for several localities
Here's are some of the voter turnout percentages we've gathered, as of 3 p.m. - City of Roanoke 41 percent. - Botetourt County 55 percent. - Pittsylvania County 53 percent - Montgomery County and Franklin County 41 percent. ...
Tags: Pittsylvania County, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Politics, Elections
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Now, it's all about turnout
With just two days left until polls open on Election Day, all sides of Maryland's fiercely contested ballot questions are turning to their final task: getting their supporters into the voting booth. To accomplish that goal, the campaigns have recruited...Tags: Career and Workplace, Anglicanism, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Hurricane Sandy's impact on the Lehigh Valley: Power outages, damaged trees, closed roads
Hurricane Sandy left the Lehigh Valley and Poconos regions in the dark and with a few less trees but with little damage compared to the beating suffered in neighboring New Jersey. The only death reported by local emergency and police officials as of...
Tags: Hurricanes, Bucks County, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Berks County, Bodies of Water
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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: Walmart, Architecture, Bernard Sanders, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Solar Energy
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Mail Call - Nov. 2
“Since most of the contributors to this section don’t do independent research, I’d like to add some actual facts to the discussions. In George W. Bush’s time in office (eight years), the Republican Party controlled both houses of...Tags: White House, Parties and Movements, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Benghazi, Government
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UPDATE: I-81 South re-opened in Montgomery Co. after tractor-trailer crash
Interstate 81 South in Montgomery County has re-opened following an accident near mile marker 105 involving two tractor-trailers. The accident happened around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday morning. It was not storm related. Virginia State Police say a tractor-...
Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation
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