Update: 41 vehicles in I-81 crashes in Rockbridge
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A crash involving 41 vehicles including six tractor-trailers closed both southbound lanes of Intestate 81 at mile marker 196 in Rockbridge County Sunday evening.
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VDOT road report for Aug. 12-16
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.
Seven-vehicle accident closes I-81 in Rockbridge
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A crash involving seven vehicles including a tractor-trailer has closed both southbound lanes of Intestate 81 at mile marker 196 in Rockbridge County. This location is between exit 200 at Route 710 in the Fairfield area and exit 195 at Route 11 in the Lexington and Timber Ridge area.
AAA: Nationwide gas prices at lowest level since July 12
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Retail prices are falling across the nation. Analysts say Virginia turns up some of the more competitive pump numbers, an indication that Commonwealth consumers have been helped by the lower gasoline price structure that took effect on July 1.
State Police investigate fatal Augusta County crash
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Virginia State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Staunton man Saturdayafternoon (Aug. 10) in Augusta County. At 4:06 p.m., Trooper G.D. McCoy Jr. was called to the scene at the intersection of Routes 662 and 604.
State awards $4.5 million in strategic teacher compensation grants
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Gov. Bob McDonnell has announced Strategic Compensation Grants totaling $4.5 million to provide performance and incentive payments of up to $5,000 for teachers in 13 school divisions who meet goals related to student achievement, professional growth and leadership.
Robert Sarvis: Reaction to NoVA Governor’s Forum
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I attended a candidates’ forum sponsored by four chambers of commerce in the Northern Virginia area. Despite multiple major newspapers calling for my inclusion in debates, I was not invited to participate, and Virginia voters missed an opportunity to have a truly useful forum where real solutions were discussed.
Identifying and Caring for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
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Individuals with vertigo mistakenly perceive motion (commonly a rotating motion) in their surroundings. The feelings of vertigo occasionally include dizziness, falling or spinning. Any time vertigo affects balance, it can result in falls and personal injuries – chiefly in older adults. More extreme cases can also cause vomiting, nausea, migraines, fainting spells and visual abnormalities called nystagmus.
E.W. Jackson fails to disclose lobbyist-funded plane trip
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Yesterday the news broke that E.W. Jackson failed to disclose a $9,000 lobbyist-funded plane ride he took with his ticket-mates in May [AP, 8/8/13]. While both Ken Cuccinelli and Mark Obeinshain reported the plane ride, Jackson did not.
Warner comments on DoD reduction in furlough days
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement today upon reports that the Pentagon will reduce federal employee furloughs from 11 days to six days:
