It was a busy and productive day in Southwest Virginia for a slew of area sports stars.

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Business

In honor of National Pancake Day, IHOP restaurants nationwide are serving up free flapjacks -- and with your help, millions of dollars to a worthy cause.

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Diets may not be the key to weight loss success after all.

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Lifestyle

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A Senate bill that would clear the way for uranium mining in Virginia is getting critical committee hearing at the Capitol. By all indications, Sen. John Watkins' legislation faces a rough reception Thursday before the Senate agricultur

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Roanoke Parks and Recreation and Mountain Junkies are offering "Wazupwidis: Roanoke's most breathtaking race" on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 9 a.m.

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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement today on the immigration reform proposals announced this week

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23-year-old Koray Tosunoglu, of Turkey will serve more than six years in prison

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Lifestyle

Murdoch apologizes for 'offensive' cartoon of Netanyahu using blood-red mortar to build wall LONDON (AP) Media baron Rupert Murdoch has apologized for a Sunday Times cartoon depicting Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu building a wall using blood-red morta

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A man wearing a black ski mask walked up to the driver, took out a gun, and demanded money

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The group cleaned and did maintenance work before making dinner for people using the home.

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The Ready Virginia mobile app gives Virginians a new way to prepare for disasters and also to stay informed during emergencies

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 A pair of star-studded coordinators headline Virginia's new football coaching lineup.

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Sports

I-81, I-77 in NRV snow covered, extremely hazardous in Wythe & Bland Counties.  Rt. 220 blocked near Boones Mill by jackknifed tractor trailer

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Federal officials are heading to Richmond to explain the ground rules for developing wind power off Virginia's coast. Representatives with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management are scheduled to offer an overview Thursday of competitive

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The 2012-2014 Appropriations Act approved by the 2012 General Assembly eliminated paper refund checks to save money for the Commonwealth

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The grocery store has been in Clifton Forge for 50 years, and has been a Save-A-Lot for the last 16.

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People who live at Jamestown Apartments in Roanoke are concerned about a cat they say has been stuck in a 40-foot tree, for four to five days.

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