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WEATHER ALERT

3 warnings in effect for 3 counties in the area

MORGAN HARRINGTON


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WATCH: Doctors and med students play basketball to raise money and awareness

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On Wednesday night, doctors and med students clashed in the 13th annual Docs for Morgan basketball game.

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Docs for Morgan fundraiser returns to Roanoke

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Docs for Morgan was formed in 2012 by Carilion Clinic physicians who wanted to honor Morgan and support her parents, Daniel and Gil Harrington.

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Annual ‘Docs for Morgan’ basketball fundraiser approaching

Read full article: Annual ‘Docs for Morgan’ basketball fundraiser approaching

Every year, Morgan Harrington's parents carry on her legacy by holding a fundraiser that benefits people seeking education.

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Lawmaker pushes for Virginia bill to keep files of criminal cases private

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A Virginia lawmaker is pushing for a bill to keep criminal investigation files private, and he’s been working with a family whose loss made national headlines years ago.

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Right now, about 650 people are missing in Virginia and more than half are children

Read full article: Right now, about 650 people are missing in Virginia and more than half are children

Of that 650, more than half of those missing are children.

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Docs For Morgan takes to the virtual hardwood this year

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BLACKSBURG, Va. – On Thursday night, local doctors and medical students competed in the 9th annual Docs For Morgan basketball game. Instead of facing off on the hardwood, they faced off behind the controllers of a basketball video game. The event raised money for the Morgan Harrington Scholarship, awarded to a deserving medical student. [Docs for Morgan gives back virtually in honor of Morgan Harrington]Harrington’s father, Dr. Dan Harrington, is a vice-dean at the school and together with Harrington’s mother, Gil, they continue to advocate via the Help Save the Next Girl Charity. AdTogether they said the basketball game remains critical to providing a scholarship to a “healer” in the middle of a global health crisis.

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Docs for Morgan gives back virtually in honor of Morgan Harrington

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An important tradition continues tonight, Thursday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. to honor Morgan Harrington. Since 2013, it’s been Carilion Clinic doctors vs. Virginia Tech Carilion medical students. They go head to head on a basketball court and it’s more than just for bragging rights, but to honor Morgan Harrington. Nine healers to be exact and $400,000 over the years, according to Dr. Harrington. There will also be live trivia questions and prizes about the medical school and the history of Docs for Morgan.

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Virginia Crime Commission studying expansion of DNA database

Read full article: Virginia Crime Commission studying expansion of DNA database

The Virginia Crime Commission will study other states to determine whether to expand the DNA database to include those convicted of a class one misdemeanor. On one side, Gil Harrington, whose daughter was killed in 2009 by a man she believes would have already been in jail had this database expansion been in place. Morgan's mother Gil says, in the argument over DNA database expansion, that's all the evidence she needs. She's concerned about the previous expansion of the database that's already taken place. "What we're all trying to do is find the truth and keep people safer here in Virginia," said Harrington.

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