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Authorities say, Diprivan, a power sedative, normally found only in hospitals, was found inside Michael Jacksons rented home in Lose Angeles.  Discuss (0)  EmailALTON, Va. Rep. Tom Perriello relishes an energy fight with Republicans even here in the rural southside. Discuss (0) EmailIts still unclear what caused a fatal accident on the Virginia Tech campus Thursday. 61-year-old Bonnie Tinker died when the bicycle she was riding collided with a dump truck. The Oregon woman was in Discuss (0) EmailChamique Holdsclaw scored 18 points, and Sancho Lyttle added 16, helping the Atlanta Dream snap a two-game losing streak with a 72-65 victory over the Washington Mystics on Friday night. Alana Beard Discuss (0) EmailFor the past two years the Green HIll park firework display was worth $10,000, but this year theyve cut back and so have many places all across the U.S. Discuss (0) EmailA college student who survived a shooting that killed his mother and brother told police his father lured him to the familys house in southwest Virginia. Discuss (0) EmailIts the twenty-second year of Salem Fair, and Maxine and Sherrill Smith have been there every night since the beginning. Discuss (0) EmailPinch-hitter Brooks Conrad hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 9-8 on Friday night for their season-high fifth straight win. Yune Discuss (0) EmailThings were relatively light Friday on the roads in our area despite the holiday weekend. Many travellers making their way through our area said they were surprised with how easy the trip was on the highway, Discuss (0) EmailCOVINGTON, Va. (AP) - Union employees of MeadWestvaco's paper plant in Covington have approved a new 6-year contract proposal. United Steelworkers Local 8-675 voted Wednesday to approve the agreement, which includes $2,600 in bonuses and a Discuss (0) Email
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Former NFL star Bruce Smith was charged with drunken driving Friday morning after a police officer stopped him for speeding, Virginia Beach police said. Police spokesman Jimmy Barnes said Smith was released on bond a few Discuss (0) EmailAnother year, another TechED.
So what is left to say about Los Angeles? I have already written my conference evaluation and I wont bother repeating most of what I wrote no one cares and only Discuss (0) EmailThe Washington Capitals took their physicals and held their final one-on-one meetings with the coach on Friday, still feeling the sting of a playoff exit while comforted by the knowledge that most of the young, improving Discuss (0) EmailSIA 326 is one of the TechED sessions you sit through and then, once it is done, you think to yourself, this should have been a 20 minute presentation. How did it stretch to fill the Discuss (0) EmailRetired Associated Press reporter Bill Baskervill has been named the 2009 recipient of the George Mason Award for outstanding contributions to Virginia journalism. Baskervill worked for the AP in Virginia from 1968 until his retirement in Discuss (0) Email
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If you are traveling through North Carolina on Interstate 95, Benson, NC might just seem like another town on an exit sign. However, if you are speeding through North Carolina, you just might end up remembering Discuss (0) EmailVery interesting video compilation of various conservative commentators on the report issued by the Department of Homeland Security earlier this month regarding risks of right wing extremists:
What is particularly interesting is the last 10-15 seconds of Discuss (0) EmailBy most measures, Floyd's first annual Town Jubilee was a success. Estimates of the attendance ranged from 1,500 to 2,500. Wind and a chance of rain did not deter those who visited the vendors, sampled the
Discuss (0) Email When I was stuck in Boston during my college years in the sixties and seventies, I used to dream of the waters along the Blue Ridge Parkway. I had spent some of my youth fly fishing Discuss (0) EmailSome of you may have seen this before.
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Blues BBQ Co. 107 Market Square Roanoke, Virginia 24011 Saturday, July 4, 2009, 10pm More info: www.bluesbbqco.com Discuss (0) Email202 Market Street 202 Market Street Roanoke, VA, 24011 Saturday, July 4, 2009, 8 – 9pm Latin Night @ The Loft Feat. -Dj Diego (first and third Saturday of the month) -Dj Sammyexo (second and fourth Saturday of Discuss (0) EmailGrounds, Vinton War Memorial Saturday, July 4, 2009, 6 – 10pm Entertainment, Fireworks, Children's Activities, Food, and Special Activities highlighting the 125th Anniversay of the Town of Vinton. More info: www.vintonva.gov Discuss (0) EmailSalem Civic Center 1001 Roanoke Blvd Salem, VA 24153-5207 Saturday, July 4, 2009, 4 – 11pm Cost: Free Gate Admission Ride Tickets – 20 for $20.00 or 50 for $45.00 or $1.00 each (Each ride takes between 3 & Discuss (0) Email
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