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Sherlock Holmes book banned in Albemarle County, Virginia
Jacket CopyA Sherlock Holmes book is banned in Albemarle County Virginia; Carolyn Kellogg looks back at the forbidden books she read while a middle schools student there.... -
John Kluge dies at 95; founder of Metromedia television empire
John Kluge, a billionaire entrepreneur and pioneer in independent television-station ownership whose Metromedia Inc. stations formed the basis for News Corp.'s Fox network, has died. He was 95.
Kluge died Tuesday at his home in Albemarle County, Va.,...Tags: Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking, Bennigan's, Restaurants
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Highland County one of two school divisions recognized by the state
Highland County is one of two school divisions in Virginia recognized for raising the academic achievement of economically disadvantaged students. The Virginia Board of Education also honored 92 schools across the state, including more than 30 in central...
Tags: Education, Arthur Ashe, Stonewall Jackson, Highland County, Science and Technology
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NJ plane crash: report offers few clues
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (WTVR) - The National Transportation Safety Board has released it's preliminary report on last week's plane crash that killed an Albemarle County family and a University of Virginia graduate.
The report indicates that the pilot tired...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Anglicanism, Career and Workplace, Air and Space Accidents, Christianity
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Another candidate joins the race for Virginia's Attorney General
SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) --
Fairfax County Circuit Court Clerk John Frey is the latest Republican to announce he's running for attorney general in 2013.
Frey said in a written statement Wednesday that his 20 years of experience supervising Virginia's...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Local Elections, Fairfax County, Ken Cuccinelli
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Albemarle lawmaker to announce candidacy for attorney general
Del. Rob Bell of Albemarle County will formally announce his candidacy for attorney general Tuesday.
The 44-year-old Republican says he will make the announcement at the General Assembly Building in Richmond, where he will be chairing a meeting of the...Tags: Politics, Ken Cuccinelli, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Justice System, Lawyers
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2 Years Later: Harringtons Still Searching for Answers
Thursday marks two years since investigators found the body of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington.
She disappeared from a concert in Charlottesville in October 2009.
They found her body on a farm in Albemarle County on January 26, 2010.
The person...Tags: Music, Concerts, Music, Entertainment, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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Albemarle officer arrested for rape
An Albemarle officer has been arrested and charged with rape. Sean Horn, a Reserve Deputy with the Albemarle County Sheriff’s office is being held at Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail.
Horn formerly served as a law enforcement officer with...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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Ninety-six percent of Virginia schools reach full accreditation
Ninety-six percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited for the 2011-12 school year.
The Virginia Department of Education made the announcement Thursday. The accreditation is based on performance of students on Standards of Learning and...Tags: Standards, Smyth County, Schools, Colonial Heights (Colonial Heights, Virginia), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Two years after daughter's abduction, Virginia couple seeks closure
CBS 6 Executive ProducerCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (WTVR) - The parents of Morgan Harrington thanked police investigators working to catch their daughter's killer. Dan and Gil Harrington spoke at a Monday morning news conference in Charlottesville, Virginia. October 17, 2011 marks...Tags: Crimes, Prince William County, FBI, Kidnapping, Police Investigations
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Morgan Harrington's parents mark second anniversary of murder with trip to Charlottesville
Today marks the second anniversary of the abduction and murder of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington.
Dan and Gil Harrington returned to Charlottesville Monday, where the she was last seen.
The 20-year-old went missing after attending a Metalica...Tags: Crimes, University of Virginia, Metallica (music group), FBI, Virginia Tech
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Virginia women on display all over the state
Multimedia JournalistEight outstanding Virginian women are being honored at the Roanoke Main Library in downtown. The display is called Virginia Women in History. It honors eight women in Virginia who've made major contributions to their city, state, even the world. Only...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Petersburg (Petersburg, Virginia), Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Arlington County, Human Interest
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