Lynchburg train derailment cleanup continues
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Recovery efforts continue along the James River today following yesterday’s derailment and fire involving a CSX train transporting crude oil through downtown Lynchburg.
Search Results for water
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Randy Forbes part of new Congressional Panama Canal Expansion Caucus
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Congressman Randy Forbes (R-VA), Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AK), Congressman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va), and Congresswoman Janice Hahn (D-CA) announced today the formation of the bipartisan Congressional Panama Canal Expansion Caucus.
Consumers’ appetite for fresh strawberries is strong
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Consumers who were asked to pick their favorite fruits from a list of 14 chose strawberries most often in research by the California Strawberry Commission.
AAA: Be prepared for flash flooding
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Except for heat related fatalities, more deaths occur from flooding than any other weather hazard. Why? Most people fail to realize the power of water.
#1 UVa. baseball travels to ODU Tuesday
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The No. 1-ranked UVa. baseball team wraps up its April schedule on Tuesday (April 29) with a 7 p.m. game against Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va.
JMU baseball takes series from Towson
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Redshirt senior Matt Tenaglia (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) homered in the 11th inning and junior Kevin Husum (Panama City, Fla./Bay) closed out four relief innings for the win as JMU topped Towson 3-2 to clinch the Colonial Athletic Association baseball series on Sunday afternoon at John B. Schuerholz Park.
VDOT Roads Report: April 28-May 2
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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. The Staunton district is comprised of 11 counties: Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke.
Aaron Hoover’s complete game guides JMU baseball past Towson, 7-2
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Redshirt sophomore left-hander Aaron Hoover (Centreville, Va./Westfield) fired his first career complete game, limiting Towson to a pair of first-inning runs as JMU charged to a 7-2 Colonial Athletic Association baseball victory on Saturday afternoon at John B. Schuerholz Park.
Chris Graham: Augusta County right to raise taxes
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We’re past the point where saying out loud that you support a tax increase makes you a pinko liberal. Republicans are still fighting that battle on TV commercials and in press conferences, but let’s face it, it’s lost.
Canadian soloist returns to Bach Festival for repeat performance of ‘Elijah’
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A popular oratorio from the early days of the 22-year-old Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival at Eastern Mennonite University will return this summer. The 2014 festival, held June 8-15, will feature Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah, performed by an orchestra, choir and four soloists.
