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Fredericksburg.com / Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The last batch of summer vacationers heads back to the classroom today, and it's a pretty different environment from the one we remember in the latter half of the 20th century. What's changed? Well, for starters...

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Black Monday: Boise State stuns Virginia Tech 33-30

Richmond Times-Dispatch | Tuesday, September 7, 2010

LANDOVER, Md. – Kellen Moore raised his hands skyward and skipped down the field, pumping his knees. He was all alone near midfield, and Virginia Tech’s players, coaches and fans – most of the 86,587 at FedEx Field – could only watch him and swallow the lumps in their throats.

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Hundreds gather to protest adult novelty store

InsideNova.com / Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:55:50 -0400

Roughly 200 people showed up at the Manassas City Hall on Tuesday and most of them were there to protest KK Temptations, an adult novelty store set to open on Battle Street.

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Neighbors: Child hit while playing in street

InsideNova.com / Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:44:23 -0400

A child was hit by a car Monday in the area of Bel Air Road and U.S. 1 in Woodbridge.

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Police suspect Beach man killed mother, himself

PilotOnline.com / Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:43:40 -0400

VIRGINIA BEACH Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide over the holiday weekend that left a 71-year-old woman and her son dead. About 9 p.m. Sunday, a family member called police and asked them to check on the welfare of Michaelene Martin, 71, who lived in the 1600 block of Nader St., according to a news release from the Police Department.

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Va. Beach man gets 35 years for attempted kidnapping

PilotOnline.com / Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:41:10 -0400

NORFOLK When undercover federal agents arrested Alan Paul Strieper at the Norfolk airport in February, they found in his car all the supplies needed for kidnapping, and maybe even killing, a young child: rope, tape, rubber gloves, bleach, sponges and a stuffed Elmo doll. Authorities said the agents probably saved a little boy's life that day.

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Police investigate home robbery in Glen Allen

TimesDispatch.com / Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:14:01 -0400

Henrico County police are investigating an apparent armed robbery in a home in the Glen Allen area. Authorities were summoned just after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday to the 10700 block of Smith Point Way northwest of the intersection of Staples Mill and Hungary roads. Police are describing the incident as a ...

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Commonwealth Catholic Charities’ refugee services group holds fundraiser for school liaison program

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Woman robbed of wallet

NewsVirginian.com / Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:59:18 -0400

Two women seated in a car outside Sunoco on East Main Street were robbed of a wallet Sunday night and police are pursuing a suspect.

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Goodyear blimp stops in Danville

GoDanRiver.com / Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:16:10 -0400

The Goodyear blimp amp;mdash; Spirit of Innovation amp;mdash; flew over Danville on Tuesday and stopped for the night at Danville Regional Airport.

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