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Fallon: Trump can't take the heat

Re: "Heat at hotel was too much for Trump," July 26 Dan Casey column: I think the Hotel Roanoke is a lovely...

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Coming back into FloydFest on Friday for good music

Little Tybee. That's a new band to me. But now I know the name and think they...

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Book review: Great Britain is small in size, but mighty in travel appeal

If you have read any of Bill Bryson’s previous travel books, you know what a treat awaits you when you pick up his...

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Book review: Great Britian is small in size, but mighty in travel appeal

If you have read any of Bill Bryson’s previous travel books, you know what a treat awaits you when you pick up his...

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Genworth stock surges on better financial report

Henrico County-based Genworth Financial Inc.'s stock surged on Wednesday...

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Q&A: Michael Matthews, CEO at Xclusive Event Productions Inc.

What do you do here? I’d like to reinvent the way the leisure service management company does business in the communities. For us, our main focus is to...

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U.S.-Australia rivalry highlights first night in Olympic pool

RIO DE JANEIRO — Katie Ledecky is going for a sweep of the longer freestyle races at...

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Some Bernie Sanders backers discuss 'Kaine Mutiny' in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA – Things aren’t very lovey-dovey for Democrats in the City of Brotherly...

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Here's to you: Tips for a great best man toast

The best man toast can be one of the most memorable parts of a couple’s wedding. Sometimes a toast is memorable for its humor and...

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Kinsale Capital's stock to debut on Nasdaq Thursday

Shares in Henrico County-based Kinsale Capital Group, the parent company of a specialty property and casualty...

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Scratch Biscuit Company opens in Grandin Village

Last year at this time, I reported some changes coming to Grandin Village’s restaurant scene. Last week...

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Scratch Biscuit Company open in Grandin Village

Last year at this time, I reported some changes coming to Grandin Village’s restaurant scene. Last week...

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Convention Calendar Convention Calendar for Monday, July 25, 2016

Upcoming conventions, conferences, meetings, events and trade shows:...

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In the region: Virginia Tech schedules football series with Arizona

BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech will venture west for a regular season football...

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Richmond region's jobless rate increases in June

The Richmond region's unemployment rate was 4 percent in June,...

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Biz Bites: Local business highlights from the past week

BB&T layoffs BB&T Securities laid off 61 employees in downtown Richmond as the investment...

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Earning Earning: Community Bankers Trust

Community bank: Community Bankers Trust Community Bankers Trust Corp., the...

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Rangers improve without starter or giving up MLB youngsters

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers are still trying to win a World Series...

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Apple Ridge leadership doesn’t fall far from the tree

After nearly 30 years at the helm of Apple Ridge Farm, a free summer camp in Floyd...

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Apple Ridge Farm founder retires after nearly 30 years

After nearly 30 years at the helm of Apple Ridge Farm, a free summer�camp in Floyd...

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Redskins 2-minute drill: Dustin Hopkins on rule changes to the kicking game

On changes to kick game: I don’t get the benefit from watching from a fan’s perspective, if that makes...

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Getting to know Getting to Know: Patrick Bedall with Sprocket Media Works

Title/company: executive producer, owner and CEO at...

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Reynolds: Goodlatte and Griffith ignore warnings from U.S. scientific and...

What would voters in Southwestern Virginia say or do if Republican Congressmen Morgan Griffith and Bob Goodlatte chose to...

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Kinsale Capital Group stock rises almost 15 percent after initial public...

Shares of Henrico County-based Kinsale Capital Group, the parent company of a specialty property and...

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Not up for biking and kayaking? Plenty of options in Maine

NORTHPORT, Maine (AP) — We left for Maine with three bicycles on the back of the car. One for him, one for...

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Richmond's TheatreLab hires Katrinah Carol Lewis as new associate artistic...

One of Richmond’s newest theater companies has hired a new associate artistic...

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Lohmann: At 97, former clerk Purdy celebrates her 80th anniversary of...

When her friend Frances LaVecchia and I went to visit Iva Mae Purdy last week, we...

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Our view: How long will Marcellus gas last?

Thirteen summers ago, while the rest of us were at the movies watching Johnny Depp in...

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Spencer Whitaker ranked No. 1 in tennis nationally for his age at 14

Screaming in a store, perhaps being a little too loud, is something...

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Atlee softball team advances to regional

The Atlee Little League Softball team won a trip to the Southeast Regional tournament...

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Atlee softball falls in region final

The Atlee/Ashland Little League’s Majors softball team opened the Little League Southeast Region tournament...

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Teacher's Pet: Crazy in the car

Coco was a standard poodle I worked with several years ago. Spunky yet regal, Coco was a delight to her owners. She had excelled in...

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Starr Foster Dance Project celebrating 15 years with five hometown...

Richmond's Starr Foster Dance Project is celebrating its 15th year of dance with five...

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Draper Merc mural celebrates regional heritage

DRAPER – This little community is for dreamers, and now it’s for...

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Bedford residents want state to maintain road

A filled room made up of mostly Old Firetrail Road residents came to the Bedford County Board of...

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Redskins 2-minute drill: Ricky Jean Francois on what it's like to get your...

Defensive lineman Ricky Jean Francois, on what it’s like to get your first NFL contract I was grateful,...

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Blacksburg wins Heritage Invitational

LYNCHBURG — Blacksburg High School senior Hunter Duncan successfully defended...

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Radford School Board approves Pledge of Allegiance, immediate recitation

RADFORD — About 150 people filled the Belle Heth Elementary School cafeteria Tuesday to...

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Mural featuring Rita Dove poem unveiled at Charlottesville hotel near U.Va.

CHARLOTTESVILLE — As University of Virginia students return to...

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Ferrum family draws on daughter's experience to help others dealing with...

FERRUM — The Boone family knew little about brain disorders when 17-year-old Polly was...

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Nuechterlein: Will nationalist pressures unravel Europe?

As the initial shock of Britain’s rejection of the European Union receded, a more sober assessment of its impact on financial markets, European...

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Art Gallery Art Gallery: Chasen Galleries opens “Contemporary Art of Cuba”...

Chasen Galleries in Carytown will open “Contemporary Art of Cuba” with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11. The show features six contemporary Cuban...

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Suit: Bar relatives from visiting those buried in cemetery

READING, Pa. (AP) — The owners of a Pennsylvania cemetery are trying to prevent the relatives...

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Sick, recovering children at Ronald McDonald House receive toy donation

Curled up in her father’s lap, 2-year-old Gaby Reynosa hugged her new stuffed doll to her...

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Harvester wins 17-state regional award, has second profitable quarter

Rocky Mount’s Harvester Performance Center is gaining recognition outside of the...

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Kerry says world determined to stop NKorea's nuclear plans

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the international community is determined to let...

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Charlottesville residents reflect on Khan’s patriotism

Prior to their now famous speech at the Democratic National Convention last week,...

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BB&T Securities laid off 61 employees in downtown Richmond

BB&T Securities said it has laid off 61 employees in downtown Richmond as the...

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Hentz: Boko Harma: Making a regional conflict into a global fight?

In March 2015, Boko Haram leader Abubakor Shekau pledged baya, or allegiance, to the Islamic...

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Questions about Rockbridge social services turn to regional office's oversight

Sixteen months before administrators began an internal review that found the...

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