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Photos: Historic coal town faces modern-day threat
Sat, Apr 21 2012 at 10:03 AM EST

The historic Appalachian coal mining town of Lynch, Ky, is just a few dozen miles away from two mountaintop removal operations.

U.S. Navy jet crashes into Virginia apartment block
Fri, Apr 06 2012 at 2:23 PM EST

An F-18 jet crashed into a low-rise apartment building in Virginia on Friday triggering an inferno.

Forget flash mobs, I want to be in a cash mob
Fri, Mar 16 2012 at 1:34 PM EST

Organized groups of shoppers target small businesses for a quick economic pick-me-up.

NASA rocket barrage should be skywatching treat
Wed, Mar 14 2012 at 9:55 AM EST

The unmanned rocket launch is intended to gather data on the fast moving winds in the jet stream 65 miles above Earth's surface.

Hank the cat runs for Senate, faces negative ad from dogs
Wed, Mar 07 2012 at 1:14 PM EST

The 9-year-old Maine Coon, who is running as an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate seat in Virginia, supports spaying-and-neutering programs.

Virginia supreme court rules in favor of climate scientist
Fri, Mar 02 2012 at 2:07 PM EST

The court ruled in favor of a prominent climate scientist, blocking a 2-year bid by state officials to get access to his university emails.

Woman faked cancer, raised thousands for charity
Wed, Feb 29 2012 at 10:27 AM EST

Video: A Hanover, Va., woman raised thousands of dollars while claiming to battle a cancer she didn't have.

Big Snapshot: Maned wolf pups get their 6-week checkup
Fri, Feb 17 2012 at 1:44 PM EST

A litter of 4 maned wolf puppies — born to 8-year-old mother Salina and 4-year-old father Nopal on Jan. 5 — were given their first medical vaccinations during the routine medical checkup.

Virginia thundersnow caught on video
Tue, Feb 14 2012 at 3:06 PM EST

Thundersnow occurs when an upward rush of air from the ground to high levels of the atmosphere is paired with temperatures at or below freezing.

America's most romantic cities revealed
Tue, Feb 14 2012 at 10:45 AM EST

Survey was based on sales of romance novels, relationship books, romantic comedy movies and, of course, Barry White albums.

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