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Stover demands new trial in W.Va. mine blast case
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- A former security chief convicted of lying to investigators about the 2010 explosion that killed 29 men at the Upper Big Branch mine says he deserves a new trial....
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USDA cites Va. private zoo for chimpanzees' escape
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has cited a private zoo in Mechanicsville for violating a federal regulation nearly two years after six chimpanzees escaped....
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Jets DT Ellis pleads guilty to assault in Virginia
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) -- New York Jets defensive lineman Kenrick Ellis has pleaded guilty to assault and battery stemming from a 2010 fight while attending college in Virginia....
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Norfolk police ID Richmond man who drowned in bay
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Norfolk police have identified a Richmond man who drowned while swimming in the Chesapeake Bay....
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Woman arrested in stabbings of 2 Richmond sisters
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A Richmond woman is in custody on charges stemming from the stabbings of two sisters....
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Bankruptcy case reveals Va mansion deteriorating
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- The historic Carter's Grove mansion near Williamsburg is in serious disrepair....
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Smithsonian to create its 1st human genome exhibit
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is developing its first major exhibit on the human genome with a $3 million pledge from the philanthropic foundation of Life Technologies Corp....
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VDOT signs to tell travel times to Virginia Beach
SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) -- New road signs in Virginia will help drivers choose the quickest route to the Virginia Beach oceanfront and North Carolina's Outer Banks....
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'Forrest Gump' actor Sinise to raise money for vet
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Actor Gary Sinise, known for playing Vietnam War amputee Lt. Dan in the film "Forrest Gump," is keeping his promise to raise money for a southwest Virginia Marine who lost his limbs while on a mine sweep in Afghanistan....
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'Forrest Gump' actor Sinise to raise money for vet
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Actor Gary Sinise is keeping a promise to help raise money for a southwest Virginia Marine who lost his limbs in Afghanistan....
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Families of Lockerbie victims still seek answers
NEW YORK (AP) -- Families of Pan Am Flight 103 passengers who died over Scotland more than two decades ago say they're relieved the former Libyan officer convicted in the bombing has died. But some are raising questions about his guilt and whether others went unpunished....
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Va Bar Association announces US Senate debate
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia Bar Association is planning to hold a debate in July in the state's U.S. Senate race....
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Alpha cites coal-dust changes since mine disaster
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources says it has taken steps to avoid coal-dust violations of the kind that investigators say caused the 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine explosion that killed 29 men....
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Non-votes, 'Rule 69' defeated gay judge nominee
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- It wasn't the 31 conservatives in the Virginia House who voted no that denied Tracy Thorne-Begland's bid to become the first openly gay jurist elected to the bench in Virginia. It was those who abstained or didn't vote that did him in....
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Va police officer attacked, suspect arrested
SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) -- A Suffolk police spokeswoman says a man suspected of attacking an officer after a traffic stop has been arrested....
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First tropical storm of the season forms off SC
MIAMI (AP) -- The first tropical storm of the season has formed off the coast of South Carolina with top winds of 45 mph (75 kph)....
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Va man fined for shining laser at helicopter
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) -- A Virginia Beach man who admitted shining a laser at a police helicopter has been sentenced to five years' probation and fined $5,000....
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Ethiopian activists protest G-8 summit in Maryland
THURMONT, Md. (AP) -- Dozens of police officers in riot gear contained more than 200 Ethiopian activists who jammed a small Maryland town's square Saturday to protest their prime minister's involvement in a global economic summit at nearby Camp David....
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Richmond parade welcomes home vets
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- An Armed Forces Day welcome home parade in Richmond has honored returning Iraq War veterans....
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NY museum scrambling to find helium for balloon
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- A helium shortage is threatening to deflate plans for the July 4 launch of a manned balloon like ones used in the Civil War to guide Union artillery against Confederate positions....
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Alarm warned hospital helicopter of military jets
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Carilion Clinic says one of its medical helicopters came within 1,000 feet of three military jets after dropping off a patient....
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Elk restoration project begins in SW Va
GRUNDY, Va. (AP) -- An elk restoration project has begun in Buchanan County....
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Katie Couric to speak at UVa commencement
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Television journalist Katie Couric will be the University of Virginia's commencement speaker this weekend....
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DC chef Jose Andres to serve White House lunch
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Washington chef Jose Andres is being called up to the White House kitchen to serve lunch for the spouses of leaders attending the global economic summit at Camp David....
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Military trainer jet crashes in Calif.; 1 dead
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) -- A privately owned jet contracted by the military to play the enemy in training exercises crashed Friday in a Southern California farm field, killing the civilian pilot, authorities said....
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