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Prerequisite to Lavalogy Richmond's Hot Lava is an indie-pop band that's set to explode. OK, that might be an exaggeration. But the band was signed to the respected label Bar/None earlier this summer. Its disc "Lavalogy" will be released in October....Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Popular Music
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Unauthorized plane lands safely in Va. after 4-hour flight
A small plane that made an unauthorized takeoff and circled in western Virginia for four hours--prompting the voluntary evacuation of a shopping center--landed Monday afternoon without incident at Roanoke Regional Airport. Airport spokeswoman Sherry...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Air and Space Accidents, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Law Enforcement
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People in the news
•Lindsay Bowman has been named 2009 Miss Danville-Pittsylvania County. Bowman, the daughter of Ken and Brenda Bowman of Seaford, will compete in the Miss Virginia Pageant next June in Roanoke. She also won the preliminary interview and received $700 in...Tags: Armed Forces, Defense, Seaford (York, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Advanced Training
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Va. leads in crack sentence reductions
247-4749Virginia leads the nation in the number of prisoners who've had sentences reduced under new federal sentencing guidelines for crack cocaine, U.S. Sentencing Commission numbers show. Federal judges in Virginia have lowered the sentences of at least 825...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Local Authority, Punishment, Political Systems, Judges
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Where to find help
Daily PressThere is help available for military families with mortgage troubles. The sooner a homeowner contacts any of the following, the better his or her chance is for saving the home from foreclosure. • The Department of Veterans Affairs can sometimes negotiate...Tags: Hampton Roads, Armed Forces, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Defense, Oceana
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Military members hit hard with foreclosures
Special to the Daily PressNow may be a good time to buy a home, but it's a difficult market for sellers. And that simple fact may be hurting some members of the military who don't have a choice about whether to wait out the market because of orders to move to the next base. In...Tags: Armed Forces, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Rivers, Oceana, Money and Monetary Policy
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Virginia Tech employee shoots self in coliseum
Virginia Tech officials say an employee shot himself in Cassell Coliseum but that were was no threat to the university community. The university sent out a campuswide e-mail about the shooting, which occurred around 2:15 Saturday afternoon, according to...Tags: Virginia Tech, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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Around the state
This year, more than most, the commonwealth's shoppers might appreciate the back-to-school sales-tax holiday that takes place this weekend. That does not make it any less a pathetic pander from lawmakers. The General Assembly created the holiday in 2006....Tags: Virginia Tech, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Sales, Money and Monetary Policy, Wages and Pensions
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White lightning
247-4783When southwest Virginia distiller J.H. de-Hart printed up a broadside called "Preparedness" in 1916, he wasn't talking about getting ready for the looming world war in Europe. Instead, he railed against the state's "coming prohibition drought," urging...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Organized Crime, Culture, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Values
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No pilgrim, but progress
Bloomberg NewsA VOYAGE LONG AND STRANGE: Rediscovering the New World, by Tony Horwitz. Henry Holt, 464 pp., $27.50. Pity author Tony Horwitz. In search of the story, he braves sad and distant tourist sites, cheap motels, bad meals, re-enactors, evangelicals, zealots...Tags: Henry Holt, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), History
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V-Tech kin OK settlement
RICHMOND, Va. - Most families of the Virginia Tech massacre victims have agreed in principle to accept an $11-million settlement in exchange for agreeing not to sue the state. The families' decision to agree to a taxpayer-financed package of...Tags: John Edwards, Virginia Tech, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Ceremonies, Injuries
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Thousands flock to see Obama
Sun reporterSen. Barack Obama whipped up crowds of ebullient Democrats in Virginia yesterday, hoping the high wattage of his retail-level campaigning can translate into political momentum on Election Day. After a revival-like appearance at the Virginia Democratic...Tags: James P Moran, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Metal and Mineral, Timothy M. Kaine, Colleges and Universities
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