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Appeals court revives Va. death-row inmate's claim

A federal appeals court on Thursday revived the innocence claims of a Virginia death-row inmate convicted of hiring another man to kill his former girlfriend.

Thursday - 08/02/2012, 05:48pm EDT

Tags: Roanoke, Harrisonburg

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Va. man who pleaded guilty to Obama threat freed

A homeless man in Roanoke who pleaded guilty to threatening to kill President Barack Obama is out of jail.

Wednesday - 08/01/2012, 02:59pm EDT

Tags: Roanoke, President Barack Obama

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Former Roanoke nursing home exec sentenced

A former executive for a Roanoke-based nursing home company has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison for accepting kickbacks from contractors and evading taxes.

Friday - 07/20/2012, 02:22pm EDT

Tags: Roanoke, Medical Facilities of America, bid-rigging scheme

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Va. woman says abortion refusal cost her job

Monday - 07/16/2012, 07:11am EDT

Tags: Junior Corp., Roanoke

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Man's body found in Lake Anna in Louisa County

A man's body has been recovered from Lake Anna in Louisa County.

Thursday - 05/31/2012, 04:04pm EDT

Tags: Lake Anna, Louisa County, Roanoke

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Roanoke woman sentenced for embezzlement

An interior designer has been sentenced to four months in jail and four months of home confinement for rigging bids to get work with Roanoke's bus system.

Tuesday - 05/01/2012, 09:09am EDT

Tags: embezzling, Roanoke

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