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Danville History
Founded: 1793 History: In 1728, William Byrd went exploring for the border between Virginia and North Carolina, but when he camped over night in the area now know as danville, he fell in love with the scenery. He decided to settle in this area....Tags: Education, William Byrd, Colleges and Universities, Virginia General Assembly
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Flags Ordered to Half Staff for Red Lion Hero
Governor Tom Corbett ordered U.S. and Pennsylvania flags in the state capitol and commonwealth facilities in York County to fly at half staff on Tuesday August 23. This is to honor U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel Zerbe who will be buried in Arlington...Tags: Human Interest, Elections, Tom Corbett, Politics, Pennsylvania
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3 Generations Of Washington Heights Family Die In I-95 Car Crash
PIX11.comThree women from a Washington Heights family were killed down south Sunday afternoon on the way home from Disney World in Orlando, Fla. State Troopers in North Carolina say the family was heading northbound on Interstate 95 outside Wilson, 50 miles...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Traffic, Amusement and Theme Parks, Health, Walt Disney World Resort
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Feds aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent
NASA opened an energy efficient office building at Langley Research Center in Hampton. The Navy is running boats on biofuel in Norfolk.
But those efforts only go so far as NASA, the Department of Defense — and every other federal agency under White...Tags: NASA, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Maryland, Defense, Hampton Roads
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Work rewarding for United Way volunteer
marieg@herald-mail.comIn a few months, Deana Cordell will be making a trip to North Carolina. There's no vacation or luxury beach house involved. Instead, she and her husband, Rick, will be working in a processing center preparing shoe boxes for shipment overseas. Cordell,...Tags: Elections, United Way , Lotteries, Trips and Vacations, Politics
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Step by step, Airmen remember 9/11 victims
ReporterThey're marching in remembrance of strangers, friends and colleagues. That's enough motivation to send them 22 hundred miles. About a dozen U. S. Air Force Airmen are marching in full uniform to Ground Zero in New York City to lay a wreath in memory of...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Rockingham County (North Carolina), Iraq War (2003-2011), September 11, 2001 Attacks, New York City
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Stephen Pitcairn's aunt thanks the citizens and officials of Baltimore
As a member of Stephen Pitcairn's family I would like to publicly offer my gratitude to the citizens and officials of Baltimore. Over the course of the trial of John Wagner, the man found guilty of my nephew's robbery and murder, I was impressed with the...Tags: Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials, Crimes
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Nuclear power tax will cause a meltdown in your electric bill
The catastrophe in Japan hasn't dimmed my support for more nuclear-power plants.
How we pay for them is another matter.
Progress Energy has been billing us for two planned nuclear plants since 2009.
Given the history of such projects, call it the Pay...Tags: Orlando, Plant Openings, Unemployment Benefits, Manufacturing and Engineering, South Carolina
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Officials on NC island issue evacuation orders
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Authorities on North Carolina's Ocracoke Island have issued a mandatory evacuation order for visitors to leave starting at 5 a.m. Wednesday as Hurricane Irene approaches.
Officials said Tuesday that a mandatory evacuation order...Tags: Tropical Weather, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Disasters and Accidents, Chesapeake Bay
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Kyle Busch due in court on charges from joy ride
AP Auto Racing WriterNASCAR points leader Kyle Busch is due in court Tuesday afternoon to face charges stemming from a high-speed joy ride in a luxury car. Busch was charged May 24 with driving 128 mph in a 45 mph zone in a bright yellow 2012 Lexus. The hand-built LFA sports...Tags: Michigan, Auto Racing, NASCAR, Kyle Busch
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Strong Quake Strikes Virginia, D.C.
KTLA NewsWASHINGTON, DC (KTLA) -- Several businesses in the nation's capital are being evacuated, including the Pentagon, after a strong earthquake struck the region. The 5.9-magnitude quake struck just before 2 p.m. Eastern time and was centered in Mineral,...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, New York City, Charlotte, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), KTLA
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Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia forced evacuations of all the monuments in Washington and rattled nerves from the southern state of Georgia to Martha's Vineyard, the Massachusetts island in the northeast where...Tags: Human Interest, Career and Workplace, Washington, DC, U.S. Geological Survey, Tourism and Leisure
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