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Some convictions overturned in terrorism case against Muslim scholar from Virginia
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge has overturned a conviction carrying a life sentence for an Islamic scholar from Virginia who was found guilty of soliciting treason after the Sept. 11 attacks for encouraging followers to fight against the U.S. in Afghanistan. The ruling issued Thursday from U.S. District...
Four Blue Devils Set for Action This Week on the Course
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke women's golfers Anna Cañado Espinal, Rylie Heflin, Katie Li and Emma McMyler will hit the links this week in three different events in Finland, Pennsylvania and Arkansas, respectively. Cañado will compete in the European Ladies' Amateur Championship in Finland from July 24-27 at Messilä...
Crews battle attic fire in Durham apartment building, displacing four families
Durham firefighters responded to an apartment fire Saturday afternoon at a building on Garrett Road. A video taken by neighbors shows about 40 crews working to extinguish the flames in the attic. WRAL's breaking news tracker captured footage of the aftermath. The Durham Fire Department reported that four units were...
Alford Tract Annexation in Southeast Durham Gets August Hearing
More than 13 acres along Sherron Road in southeastern Durham are slated for voluntary annexation and rezoning to allow the construction of as many as 100 townhouses – none of them affordable housing. The zoning request for 433 Sherron Rd. went before the Durham Planning Commission on April 9...
South Durham Could See More Cubicles Along NC Highway 54
A developer wants to turn more than half an acre of residential land at NC Highway 54 and Dresden Drive into 6,000 square feet of office space. The property at 1414 NC Hwy. 54 is next door to professional offices at New Hope Court and across the highway from The Arium neighborhood and Hamilton Centre commercial space.
2 Durham cyclists injured after getting hit by pickup truck, police says
Two women riding bikes were injured after getting hit by a pickup truck in Durham, police said.It happened Saturday before 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Primitive Street and Oakwood Avenue.SEE ALSO | Motorcyclist dies after crashing into two vehicles on Durham highway, police sayAccording to investigators, the pickup truck fled the scene.One of the cyclists was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The other was treated at the scene with minor injuries.Anyone with any information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200 or online at www.durhamcrimestoppers.org. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves.
Data comes in for summer school
One of the concerns Prince Edward, and a majority of other school districts, faced during the year involved chronic absenteeism. How do you help students improve when they’re not in class? And while some of those absences were due to a lack of transportation or sickness, others simply didn’t want to come to class. If […] The post Data comes in for summer school appeared first on Farmville.
Athletes sprint ahead, rain or shine: No dampened spirits at the Commonwealth Games
Lynchburg, Va. (WSET) — Thousands of athletes not only faced off against their fellow runners, but they also dealt with the dreary weather on Saturday. They said it didn't put a damper on their attitude or their performance. Athletes said this weekend means more than just the medals. “Everyone's...
Former Sooners DB Damond Harmon finds new home at Liberty
Former Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Damond Harmon has found a new home in the transfer portal. Harmon was a four-star prospect in the 2021 class, according to 247Sports, and signed with OU in December 2020. Harmon spent two seasons in Norman, his second with Brent Venables as his head coach....
Carroll County Times 2024 boys tennis All-County: Liberty’s ‘dominant’ doubles team of Hayden Speace, Arjun Mistry named Players of the Year
After graduating from Liberty, Hayden Speace has a simple message he wants to leave behind for those following in his footsteps on the Lions’ tennis team: “Hard work takes you places.” Speace raved about the work ethic of his doubles partner, Arjun Mistry, calling the junior “one of the hardest workers I’ve ever seen.” Fortunately, Speace had a work ethic to match, and as a result, the team ...
Commonwealth Games kickoff with opening ceremony in Lynchburg
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Young athletes from around the Commonwealth paraded through lines of parents for the annual Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. Going into its 35th year, the annual event is held in July (for most sports) and is open to all ages and skill levels. From archery to wrestling, this event offers sports competition venues for 45+ different Olympic and Pan American sports.
Michael Vick instructs at Roanoke youth football camp
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The next generation of football stars in the Roanoke Valley got to learn Saturday from one of the game’s best. Michael Vick was back in the 540 as a guest instructor at the MV Experience youth camp. The event was put on by Southwest Virginia...
16-year-old from Roanoke shot and killed in Myrtle Beach
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A teenage boy from Roanoke died after an early morning shooting in Myrtle Beach. Myrtle Beach Police Department officers responded early Saturday morning to a shooting on North Ocean Blvd. The coroner’s office states Jakolbi Taylor, 16, was shot while in the 16th Avenue N. Beach...
BBB offers advice for safe back-to-school shopping
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - As families get ready to save money preparing for the new school year, we take a look at ways you can shop safely online and locally during back to school season. Here @ Home sat down with Julie Wheeler, President & CEO of the Better Business...
Little bug moving into our hometowns is causing big problems
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Spotted lanternflies continue to move into the Roanoke Valley and pose a threat to grapes. They can also become a nuisance pest in backyards and are good hitchhikers that can be transported by vehicles and plants. Here @ Home sits down with Eric Day, an entomologist...
Celebs, locals team up to support pediatric cancer care in Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - In his message to guests at Ballyhack Golf Club on Friday night, Kelly Woolwine put it simply: the battle against pediatric cancer never truly ends. Kelly and his wife Jess started the Life Ring Foundation after their daughter, Charlotte, was diagnosed with liver cancer at three and a half years old.
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