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Virginia Tech names student center for slain professor

A Virginia Tech center for student collaboration in a wing that was the site of mass shootings in 2007 has been named for an engineering professor who was slain.

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November 20, 2009

Student missionary from Virginia found slain on Pacific island

A 20-year-old Seventh-day Adventist student missionary from Virginia was found murdered on the Pacific island of Yap after going jogging near the school where she was teaching.

UPDATE: Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns on I-85; driver killed

Cyrus was not aboard the bus, which was one of four traveling in a caravan to the pop star’s next concert in Greensboro, N.C.

GOP candidate commits to ‘never sway’ from core conservative beliefs

In what he described as an “unconventional” campaign announcement, one Republican candidate running for the 5th District GOP nomination pledged to 10 goals Thursday in Danville.


November 19, 2009

UPDATE: $3.5 billion shortfall means local governments will feel the pinch

Local governments aren’t likely to escape the pain when the General Assembly attempts to eliminate an estimated $3.5 billion hole in the next two-year budget.

Study highlights tax-burden disparity

Low- and middle-income families pay a disproportionate share of taxes in Virginia, a study by a tax policy institute concluded Wednesday.

Kaine cites budget concerns in his final months

RICHMOND—Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine’s term expires in less than two months, but that doesn’t mean he’s leaving behind his concerns about the future of the commonwealth.

VIDEO: 1 dead after hunter mistook students for deer

UPDATE: FAA glitch not affecting Lynchburg airport

The computer glitches affecting flights at some airports have not canceled or delayed flights at Lynchburg Regional Airport today, said Rick Stein, deputy director of the airport.

Virginia correctional officers accused of dog fondling won’t be prosecuted

The five correctional officers charged in October with animal cruelty for fondling a K-9 dog and videotaping the incidents will not be prosecuted.

Sen. Reid’s health care plan carries $849 billion price tag

Setting up a historic year-end debate, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid revealed his long-awaited version of legislation to reshape the nation’s health-care system last night, a measure designed to extend coverage to 94 percent of eligible Americans and bar private industry from denying insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions.

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