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Working with partners around the commonwealth, Virginia Tech is poised to help feed a growing world population while assisting the agriculture and forestry industries around the state to flourish and become global leaders, Virginia Tech President Timothy D. Sands said this week.
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Dr. Richard Wilkes, State Veterinarian with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), says the good news is that Virginia is not one of the growing number of states with cases of avian influenza (AI) right now. The bad news is that the highly infectious disease is spreading and has entered the Mississippi flyway.
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Highway work in the Lynchburg VDOT District requiring road/lane./structure closures is scheduled, weather permitting.
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Today, the Virginia Congressional delegation announced that the U.S. Navy will position its newest carrier, the Gerald Ford, at Naval Station Norfolk for the next several years given its unique capabilities and capacity.
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Eight teams and their fans will pack the Greensboro Coliseum for a day-long hoops fest at the 2015 ACC Tournament. Five of the eight are in the Top 20, two more are looking to advance to the Big Dance and Florida State has a freshman that can score points faster than I can type.
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On the eve of a Federal Emergency Management Agency meeting in Norfolk on flood risk management, a new report by the Sierra Club warns that sea level rise is accelerating and that greater precautions should be taken in planning for growth along the coast.
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is not informing the public about the big picture when it comes to natural gas infrastructure projects related to increased gas drilling in the Marcellus and Utica shale formations according to several environmental groups.
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Freshman left-hander Eric Yankey earned his first collegiate win and freshman second baseman Kyle McPherson went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI to lead the JMU baseball team to a 7-5 win over Canisius on Monday afternoon.
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Freshman second baseman Kyle McPherson went 6-for-7 with a home run, two triples, a double and four runs to lead the James Madison baseball team to a pair of wins over Canisius on Sunday at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
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“I didn’t expect to see so many people using it!” Even on cooler days you might pass several folks walking, running, or cycling on the first segment of the South River Greenway in Waynesboro.
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