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Pamela Varkony: On Memorial Day, remember heroes like Derek Holland
Kathy Andreas doesn't watch much television, but on this recent Sunday afternoon she's watching "Section 60," the award-winning HBO documentary that tells the story of loved ones visiting the place in Arlington National Cemetery where veterans from the...Tags: Scranton, Netherlands, Pakistan, Allentown, Memorial Day
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UPDATE: Sick dog rescued from McAfee Knob in Roanoke County
Combine a spilled bottle of water, 85 degrees and a tough hike and it truly was a "dog day afternoon" for one hapless canine and his professional rescuers. Caesar, a 3-year old, 100-pound chocolate lab, set out on a hike with his owner earlier Tuesday. ...
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Asheville builds on its history as an outdoor destination and tourist draw
ReporterRoanoke and Asheville, North Carolina are bookends on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Both have rivers in their midst and mountains close at hand. There are major differences as well. Asheville's terrain is taller. Its whitewater rapids are more challenging.... -
UPDATE: Driver that injured dozens at Washington County festival won't be charged
Associate ProducerDAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - Authorities say the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town's parade won't likely face charges. Damascus Police Chief Bill Nunley says the driver in the Saturday incident that injured about 50...Tags: Festive Events, Bristol (Bristol, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events
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Official: Va. driver likely had medical condition
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) — Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday....
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Festive Events, Motorvehicle Accidents, Arts and Culture, Prosecution
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Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) — About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town. Washington County director of...
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Hiker walking the Appalachian Trail to benefit Cedar Ridge Ministries
alnotarianni@aol.comLuke Badley was 6 years old riding along with his family when he noticed the long fenced bridge spanning across I-70 and asked his dad what it was. It was the Appalachian Trail overpass that hikers use to cross the busy highway. Badley’s father...Tags: Media Industry, Dyslexia
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Car plows into Virginia 'Trail Days' parade-goers
A traditional weekend of merriment in a small Virginia mountain town was disrupted Saturday when a man lost control of his car and drove into a crowd of parade participants. Several people had to be taken to hospitals by ground and air ambulance, but...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Festive Events, Motorvehicle Accidents, Arts and Culture
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History's 12 greatest mountaintop miles
Taken cumulatively, it might be the most historic stretch of mountaintop in the Mid-Atlantic. From the Interstate 70 footbridge south along the spine of South Mountain, the ridgeline has seen an extraordinary amount of American life (and death) go by. In...Tags: Battle of Antietam, Networking, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Daniel Webster
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Natural History Hike to be hosted by Lehigh Gap Nature Center May 18
Lehigh Gap Nature Center is leading a natural history hike at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18. Hike six miles on the Appalachian Trail from Lehigh Furnace Hap to Lehigh Gap looking for birds, wildflowers and more, according to the nature center's website....Tags: Slatington
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Mark Sanford sworn into Congress, calls himself 'humbled'
WASHINGTON -- Mark Sanford, after a detour to the governor's office and, infamously, to Argentina, is back in Washington as a member of Congress. The former three-term congressman and two-term governor was sworn in Wednesday as the representative for...Tags: Elections, Government, Washington, DC, Executive Branch, Joe Wilson
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Malloy Pays Price For D.C. Hobnob
The Hartford CourantLast weekend, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy tried to give Connecticut the slip to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The dinner is an annual affair at which Washington-based media, politicians and celebrities get all tuxed up and bejeweled and...Tags: Regional Authority, Barack Obama, Elections, White House, Government
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