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GOP VP candidate Ryan returning to Va.

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is returning to Virginia.

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Roanoke gas station fined in 2011 leak

A Roanoke convenience store has been cited for allowing gasoline to leak from its underground storage tanks.

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Warrant reveals feud in lead up to Va. pipe bomb

The Roanoke man who has been charged in connection with a pipe bomb explosion in a Blacksburg neighborhood was feuding with his girlfriend's male houseguest, according to a search warrant.

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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.

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.

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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.

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

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Va. woman says abortion refusal cost her job

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.

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.

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Va. man admits to stealing Social Security benefits

A Roanoke man has admitted to stealing from the Social Security Administration by failing to report more than $1 million in income.

Tags: Roanoke, Social Security Administration, disability payments

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