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    Dozens injured, 10 hospitalized after car drives into festival crowd in Damascus

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    Law enforcement officials tell News Channel 11 a vehicle drove into a group of several people at "Trail Days" in Damascus. Pokey Harris, Emergency Management Coordinator with Washington County, VA, says the earliest reports indicate 50 to 60 injuries, some being critical. Harris says it is likely that 12 to 15 people were transported to local hospitals. She says there are no reports right now of any fatalities. More>>

    Center in the Square re-opens with new look

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    Judging by the expressions and reactions of people who walked into the science and cultural mecca on Saturday, the $27 million renovation is getting good reviews
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    Virginia Tech student robbed on campus

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    Woman was walking in-between Vawter and Newman Halls at 7:35 a.m., when a man walked up behind her, told her not to turn around, grabbed her purse, then ran off. More>>

    Roanoke Local Colors Festival draws thousands

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    The annual event celebrates the more than one hundred nationalities that call the Roanoke Valley home through food, dance, clothing, music, and more. More>>

    Cuccinelli accepts Virginia GOP nomination, moves to center

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    Cuccinelli used his nomination speech to tack to the political center as he eyes the November election, minimizing his support for restrictions on abortion and opposition to gay rights, as he attacked Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe More>>

    Blacksburg man arrested for stabbing

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    Kente Gilkes, 31 year old resident of Blacksburg, has been charged with Malicious Wounding and Obstruction of Justice More>>

    Virginia Republicans choose E.W. Jackson for Lt. Governor nominee

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    Jackson provoked the loudest ovation of the day, declaring in an impassioned speech, "I am not an African-American, I am an American!" More>>

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    • President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni.
      President Barack Obama is telling graduates of Morehouse College to take the power of their example - as black men graduating from college - and use it to improve people's lives.

    • Witnesses described a frantic scene and close calls after an elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a small Virginia mountain town's parade.
      Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday.

    • Investigators will look closely at a broken section of rail to see if it is connected to the commuter train derailment and collision outside New York City that left dozens injured. Meanwhile, the focus begins to...
      Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North said.
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