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Tuesday Feb 7 | WSLS-TV Roanoke

Former Alleghany County shelter director indicted on 15 counts of embezzlement

The former director of a shelter in Alleghany County is facing serious allegations that she stole money from the non-profit over the course of three years.

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Fri Feb 03, 2012

WSLS-TV Roanoke

Former Covington health care service owner sentenced in fraud case

A federal judge sentenced the former co-owner of Health Care Virginia, Sandra Pope-McElwain to 16 months in prison for her role in a health care fraud scheme.

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Mon Jan 16, 2012

Rockbridge Weekly

Wine-Making Course Scheduled at DSLCC

"Introduction to Wine-Making" is being offered this semester through the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College non-credit program in two locations.

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The Miami Herald

Ride the Cass Scenic Railroad in West Virginia

It's a slow 7 miles per hour on the steam-powered trains up Cheat Mountain to Whittaker Station and upward to Bald Knob on Back Allegheny Mountain.

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Wed Jan 11, 2012

Roanoke Times

Fatal stabbing suspect's home heavily damaged in Covington fire

A Tuesday night fire authorities consider suspicious caused significant fire and smoke damage to the Covington residence of a man charged Monday with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing early Saturday of another city resident.

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