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Mogadishu's Bakara market clean-up upsets some
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Like many other residents of Mogadishu, Ali Osman, who sells wares at the Bakara market, had longed for an end to lawlessness and violence that plagued the capital for two decades....
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James River now a part of historic trail
The James River is now part of a historic trail.
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9/11 cleanup anniversary event to honor responders
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rescue and recovery workers who helped in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are planning to gather at the 9/11 memorial this month to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the official end of the cleanup at ground zero....
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State urges you to leave baby deer alone that appear abandoned
A quarter-million deer will be born statewide in the next four weeks, and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries wants you to leave the fawns alone.
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Bedford bear cub recovering well at Wildlife Center of Virginia
Burt the bear is doing well at the Wildlife Center of Virginia.
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Bedford County boy bitten by centipede, treated for allergic reaction
The very garden Katherine Torres and her son Tristan play in on regular basis, at their Bedford County home, turned into quite a scare for this mom
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Lost Bedford bear cub being saved by Wildlife Center of Virginia
Roderick Richardson says the bear cub has been hanging around his house since Sunday. He started calling him Burt.
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Thousands of cicadas seen in Bedford and Franklin Counties
Garages, lawns and trees are covered in the bugs and their skin
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Smith Mountain Lake cleanup set for Saturday
The 25th annual “Take Pride in Smith Mountain Lake” cleanup day is set for Saturday with hundreds of volunteers expected to pick up debris along the 500 miles of shoreline.
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Quality of Lynchburg's streams may have improved
Water quality in Lynchburg’s creeks may have improved slightly, students concluded after performing Lynchburg College professor Tom Shahady’s annual assessment of the Blackwater Creek watershed.
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Group seeks public input on protecting the James River
A group seeking to protect the James River found an eager audience among about 20 river lovers and advocates in Lynchburg Tuesday.
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Smith Mountain Lake osprey camera up and running
Now everyone can watch the growing osprey family live on the Internet
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Chesapeake Bay blue-crab population at 20-year high
Officials cite four years of rebuilding stock in the estuary; warn that reduction in spawning-age females means work is needed.
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Sides form in Va. over EPA emission proposal
The debate over a proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency that would strictly limit carbon dioxide emissions from new power plants has hit Virginia full force.
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McDonnell officials explain how uranium study group will operate
Officials in Gov. Bob McDonnell’s administration met Wednesday with environmentalists and others to explain how a uranium-mining study group will operate.
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Proposed EPA rule stirs debate in Virginia
The fight over newly proposed regulations on carbon dioxide emissions has hit Virginia full force.
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VMI cadets cleaned up Peaks of Otter campground
Virginia Military Institute cadets spent a day last week removing damaged trees at the Peaks of Otter campground along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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A quarter of Virginia river miles are polluted
About 13,140 miles of the state's rivers and streams are dirty, a report said Monday. That's a quarter of Virginia's river miles and an increase of 840 miles since 2010.
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Goodlatte says EPA stormwater measures may cost city
His legislation would stop a federal push to introduce new stormwater quality measures.
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Be a "River Hero" to help protect the Chesapeake watershed
Move over, Aquaman. The ocean is about to get a whole lot more heroes.
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Lynchburg class teaches citizen-scientists to lend an ear to frogs
More than 50 residents turned out Saturday for a Nature Zone session to learn how to monitor and record the activities of frogs and toads and report the data to the American Zoological Association.
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City's storm water system under federal scrutiny as council discusses new fees
A flesh-and-blood reminder of the looming new stormwater quality mandates swept into Lynchburg this week in the form of a team of federal inspectors.
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Lynchburg fees for aging water lines under scrutiny
In an average week, Lynchburg’s 500 miles of water distribution pipes will experience two to three breaks — ruptures causing service disruptions, property damage, discolored water and, in worst-case scenarios, unsafe drinking water.
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Brookville grad works on challenge to rebuild car for fuel economy
Adam Broda spends way too much time wrenching on his Chevy, even for a 23-year-old red-blooded American.
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N.C. firm seeks to spread biosolids on Bedford County land
A company based in North Carolina is seeking a permit allowing the spreading of treated sewage sludge on 2,254 acres of Bedford County agricultural land.
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