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    What's News Today, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Video included

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    Here's a look at some of the stories we'll be following today as they make headlines across the country and Southwest Virginia. More>>

    Natural gas customers get surprise bills Video included

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    Two days before the start of summer, some local natural gas customers are facing bills they would expect to pay in the winter. More>>

    Virginia Tech student finalist in Discovery Channel reality show Video included

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    Virginia Tech Ph.D. Student Amy Elliott will show her pure genius for the final time tonight in her bid to be America's next great engineer. More>>

    Roanoke voting changes won't effect November election Video included

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    Roanoke City Council will consider a plan to reduce the number of precincts from 32 to 20. More>>

    Christiansburg Aquatic Center breaks record for swimming lessons Video included

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    The Christiansburg Aquatic Center has a new record this morning for the largest swimming lesson, now it's waiting to see if it helped break a Guinness World Record. More>>

    Local school bus driver charged with DUI Video included

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    Court records show a Carroll County substitute bus driver has been arrested and charged with DUI and reckless driving. More>>

    Rockbridge Co. seeing more rain than usual Video included

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    Emergency managers say water levels are about where they should be for the beginning of August. More>>

    Moonshine bust made in Pittsylvania County

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    ABC agents and deputies say they found 339 gallons of untaxed liquor at a home in the 3400 block of Horseshoe Road, near Danville More>>

    Pound Puppy Reunited with Owner Just Before Euthanasia Video included

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    Friday was a reunion that Roanoke County resident Mary Morris never thought could happen, and is certainly one she will never forget. The story starts twelve years ago when her and her husband of fifty More>>

    Roanoke City Councilman changes support for pay raise

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    Roanoke City Councilman Sherman Lea says in an e-mail that he will support an 8% pay increase for City Council, instead of the proposed 28% increase, that was delayed on Monday. More>>

    Roanoke County Police release 911 kids video Video included

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    The Roanoke County Police Department has released a new video aimed at teaching local kids about calling 911. Dispatcher Beverly Orange took a big part in making the video a reality, and says it's something More>>

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    • Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:31 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:31:33 GMT
      Court records show a Carroll County substitute bus driver has been arrested and charged with DUI and reckless driving. Court papers claim Ricky Lee Phillips was on his way to pick up students from summer
      Court records show a Carroll County substitute bus driver has been arrested and charged with DUI and reckless driving.

    • Federal authorities say they've raided 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia as part of a probe into human smuggling, identity theft and money laundering.
      Federal authorities say they've raided 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia as part of a probe into human smuggling, identity theft and money laundering.

    • Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:46 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:46:27 GMT
      Two days before the start of summer, some local natural gas customers are facing bills they would expect to pay in the winter. The bills came after Atmos Energy, which serves the New River Valley and
      Two days before the start of summer, some local natural gas customers are facing bills they would expect to pay in the winter.
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    • U.S. & World News

    • The federal government is spending less and less on preventing wildfires even as the nation endures increasingly destructive blazes.
      As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place.

    • Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that the measure would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits by billions of...
      Illegal immigration into the United States would decrease by only 25 percent under a far-reaching Senate immigration bill, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office that also finds the measure reduces...

    • Syrian state television says an accidental explosion at a military depot outside the northwestern coastal city of Latakia has left six people lightly injured.
      Hezbollah fighters joined Syrian forces in battling rebels in a Damascus suburb that is home to a revered Shiite Muslim shrine, in a push to secure the area around the ornate, golden domed mosque.
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