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A Roanoke woman has launched a local @MomsDemand chapter
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Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke will make campaign stops in Virginia this week, including in Blacksburg and Bland County, making him the first 2020 presidential candidate to visit Southwest Virginia.
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A Florida man died when his vape pen, distributed by Smok-E Mountain, exploded, sending projectiles into his head and causing a small fire in his house. This is believed to be one of the first deaths from an e-cigarette explosion in the U.S.
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Gov. Ralph Northam will recall lawmakers to the state Capitol in coming weeks to take up a package of gun-control legislation he said is urgently needed to prevent killings like Friday's mass shooting in Virginia Beach.
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Seven Republicans joined all 19 Senate Democrats to pass a resolution for Virginia to ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment. The resolution now goes to the House of Delegates.
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Virginia Tech unveiled an ambitious master plan that includes a 2.1-mile pathway that would allow students and employees to walk around the entire campus almost unobstructed
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Bobby Goodlatte, the son of U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, announced on Twitter that he gave the maximum allowed donation to Jennifer Lewis, the Democrat running for his father's seat, and encouraged donations to Lewis' campaign via @AJFriedenberger
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People walking by Virginia Tech’s Duck Pond “otter” keep their eyes peeled. (pun and story via @RobbyKorth )
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NASA great Chris Kraft, whom Neil Armstrong called "the 'Control' in Mission Control," graduated from @virginia_tech in 1944 and is the namesake of Kraft Drive in Blacksburg.
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One of the many students in Roanoke schools considered to be homeless under federal guidelines, Christopher Bohmer will graduate from Patrick Henry today with a GPA above 4.0. He will join the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech this fall.
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Former American Idol winner Scotty McCreery, along with Drake White and The Big Fire, Maggie Baugh will be performing at Elmwood Park on Friday.
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D-Day by the numbers: The fighters, the helpers, the victims ... an unprecedented scale
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Virginia Tech's FutureHAUS rises from the ashes, claims international award via @jDemmitt
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Virginia Tech received the most diverse applicant pool in school history for the class arriving in fall 2019, the university announced today. via @RobbyKorth
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NEW: College GameDay will be in Blacksburg next week as #Hokies host Clemson
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Brooke Leonard, a Lord Botetourt High School and Virginia Tech graduate, has been hired as a sports reporter by WSLS (Channel 10).
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Amtrak has started selling tickets for its train service out of Roanoke, set to begin next month
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Sen. Mark Warner visited Feeding America Southwest Virginia in Salem to speak about food deserts and legislation he introduced to incentivize food service providers to establish a presence in these areas. via @caseyfabris
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*sees this trend on Twitter* Our brain: Don't say it Don't say it Don't say it Don't say it Don't say it Don’t say it Don’t say it Us: “Support local journalism!”
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Blacksburg's Cole Beck plans to reveal his college choice Friday. He's down to Virginia Tech, North Carolina & Pitt.
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Oscar Smith LB Keshon Artis commits to the Hokies
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UVa became the first No. 1 seed to fall to a No. 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament with a 74-54 loss to UMBC
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Students at Blacksburg elementary schools during April 16 shootings were moved to become Virginia Tech students
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Notre Dame dominates second half to roll by Virginia Tech #Hokies
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Jefferson College to merge with RU, creating Roanoke-based health sciences program ( @LuanneRife )
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Kiesha Preston took her story to Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, who is sponsoring HB 99, to prevent landlords from denying housing to domestic violence victims because of their credit history.
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Roanoke police have asked for the public's help as they search for a missing 3-month-old child
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BREAKING: Carilion Clinic unveiled plans Tuesday for what it called a world-class cancer center in Roanoke, kicking off a fundraising campaign with a $1 million contribution from President and CEO Nancy Agee and her husband, Steven Agee.
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Del. Chris Hurst, D-Blacksburg, defeated Republican challenger Forrest Hite on Tuesday to win a second term, via @andrewadkins_
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Trader Joe's coming to Christiansburg? Don't hold your breath quite yet, but there's hope
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FINAL: Virginia Tech 31, West Virginia 24.
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Done deal in Durham: No. 2 UVa knocks off No. 4 Duke
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