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October 31, 2018 at 9:02 pm

Rural Virginia county hopes, after years, to reopen hospital

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — It was lunchtime on Election Day and Gary McElyea, a councilman in a small town perched in Virginia's sprawling westernmost county,...

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October 31, 2018 at 1:53 pm

Rural Virginia county hopes, after years, to reopen hospital

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — It was lunchtime on Election Day and Gary McElyea, a councilman in a small town perched in Virginia's sprawling westernmost county,...

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October 2, 2018 at 9:35 pm

4 men arrested in Virginia violence, called ‘serial rioters’ VIEW

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Four California men described as "serial rioters" are facing federal charges after prosecutors say they flew across the country for a...

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Water is released from the dam at Hope Mills Lake into the Cape Fear River, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, in Hope Mills, N.C., south of Fayetteville, after floodwaters from Hurricane Florence inundated the area. (Casey Toth/The News & Observer via AP) NCRAL202 NCRAL202

September 17, 2018 at 9:30 pm

Floodwaters of Florence put North Carolina dams under stress VIEW

Devastating flooding in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence has raised concerns about whether dams across the state, some of them already in...

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September 17, 2018 at 5:36 pm

Florence flooding puts dams, many high hazard, to the test

Devastating flooding in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence has raised concerns about whether dams across the state, some of them already in...

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September 15, 2018 at 1:52 pm

NC’s Outer Banks: ‘We were really blessed on this one’

Many residents who evacuated North Carolina's Outer Banks ahead of Hurricane Florence made their way Saturday back onto the barrier islands, a popular tourist destination...

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September 11, 2018 at 9:34 pm

East Coast military bases brace for Florence VIEW

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Navy is moving people and ships ahead of Hurricane Florence , and the Air Force and Army are flying advanced...

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August 12, 2018 at 10:18 pm

Charlottesville anniversary: Peaceful protests, few arrests WATCH

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people wanting to send a message that racism is unwelcome in the United States gathered in a park outside the...

August 12, 2018 at 12:04 am

Vigil, marches mark anniversary of deadly far-right protest VIEW

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A year after a deadly gathering of far-right extremists in Charlottesville, less than two dozen white nationalists marched Sunday across from...

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August 11, 2018 at 5:08 am

A year after deadly Virginia rally, wounds are still raw VIEW

Sometimes Alfred Wilson still has to take a moment to collect himself after he pulls open files at the law firm where he works and...

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