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Local Office on Aging could be losing funding
reporterAn organization that helps area seniors, may soon have to cut some of those services. The Executive Director from the Local Office on Aging says its losing almost 200-thousand dollars after the Governor made an amendment to cut funding. The LOA provides...Tags: Population and Census, Bob McDonnell, Demographics, Politics, Executive Branch
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Governor's budget cuts could kill program that helps low income students
ReporterThe fate of a program that helps low income students go to college in now in the hands of Virginia lawmakers. This week Governor Bob McDonnell cut most of its funding. Officials at Project Discovery call the move a "death sentence". Project Discovery...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, Bob McDonnell, School Examinations, Education
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Mitt Romney delivers commencement speech at Liberty University
For the second time in as many days, our area has heard from a big-name commencement speaker. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivered the graduation address at Liberty University on Saturday He was introduced by the school's chancellor,...
Tags: Christianity, Jerry Falwell, Elections, Graduation, Barack Obama
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House smacks McDonnell on state worker pay bonuses
The House of Delegates bullied Gov. Bob McDonnell on several amendments he made to the budget for the current fiscal year, including rejecting a proposal that put state employee pay bonuses in doubt. By a 0-95 vote, the heavily Republican House destroyed...
Tags: Employees, Bob McDonnell, Washington, DC, Career and Workplace, Politics
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Governor withdraws budget amendment that threatened funding for some senior programs in southwest Virginia
ReporterGovernor Bob McDonnell has withdrawn a budget amendment that threatened funding for programs serving senior citizens in southwest Virginia. Agencies including the Local Office on Aging were concerned about the impact on programs such as Meals on...Tags: Bob McDonnell, Health, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Physical Conditions, Politics
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Montgomery County Memorial honors fallen law enforcement officers
Anchor/ReporterOn Monday evening, more than 100 people paid their respect to Virginia's law enforcement officers, killed in the line of duty. Virginia Tech Police Officer Deriek Crouse was one of those honored. Crouse was shot and killed last December on the...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Crime, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement, Montgomery County (Virginia), Human Interest
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Lynchburg officials crack down on residents who refuse to pay for trash pickup
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefIt takes most of the day for public works crews to pick up garbage in Lynchburg. Trash collectors work four-days-a-week, stopping at more than 22,000 homes. The service is funded by a decal program. Residents pay a fee, and put a sticker on their trash...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Public Officials, Politics
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Former 9th District Congressman William Wampler dies
Former 9th District CongressmanWilliam C. Wampler Sr. has passed away. He was 86. He died Wednesday night at his home in Bristol after a lengthy illlness. He represented Southwest Virginia for two years in the 1950s and another 16 between the 1960s...
Tags: Rick Boucher, William C Jr Wampler, Bob McDonnell, Bristol (Bristol, Virginia), World War II (1939-1945)
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Roanoke neighbors start group to fight crime
ReporterPeople are taking back their neighborhood. They're tired of drugs, break-ins, and burglaries. So neighbors on Huntington Boulevard in northwest Roanoke have started a watch group. "I watch the neighborhood, sit on the front porch, sit on the side porch,...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Politics
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UPDATED: McDonnell launches new veteran ID card in Virginia
Virginia's veterans are getting new IDs to help them take advantage of special discount programs. Gov. Bob McDonnell will launch a new Virginia Veterans ID Card on Wednesday during an event at the McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond....
Tags: Veterans Day, Veterans Affairs, New Products, Bob McDonnell, Consumers
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Tom Hanks movie to be shot in Virginia
WDBJ7 Digital InternGovernor Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday that Actor Tom Hanks will be coming to the Virginia Beach area to shoot "Captain Phillips." The movie is set to release in March 2013.The Academy Award-winning actor will portray Navy SEAL Captain Richard...Tags: Tom Hanks, Richard Phillips, Bob McDonnell, Entertainment, Movies
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Former Franklin County Sheriff Ewell Hunt charged with misconduct by an elected official
Former Franklin County Sheriff Ewell Hunt has been charged with misconduct by an elected official, following an investigation by Virginia State Police. The misdemeanor charge stems from Hunt's actions or inaction on May 30, 2011, the day when former...
Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Elections, Trials, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Prosecution
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