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Power lines fell on I-95 north of Richmond have been cleared
247-7874Power lines fell down early Saturday across a section of Interstate 95 north of Richmond, but state highways in Hampton Roads remained open as of 10:30 a.m. Saturday as Tropical Storm Hanna began to charge over Virginia. All bridges, tunnels and...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Tropical Storm Hanna, Hampton Roads, Tropical Storms
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Lots of rain, some flooding as Hanna moves north
The Associated PressTropical Storm Hanna accelerated toward New England on Saturday after the storm's whipping winds and rain didn't linger long enough over the Southeast to cause much more than some isolated flooding and power outages. Hanna moved quickly inland after...Tags: Hurricane Ike, Executive Branch, Bruce Smith, Maine, Tropical Storms
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Nearly 20,000 without power in Hampton Roads
247-7874Broken tree limbs and downed power lines had cut electricity to 19,630 homes and businesses in Hampton Roads as of about 12:15 p.m. Saturday. Dominion Virginia Power customers in Chesapeake accounted for the bulk of outages at about noon, said company...Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Volleyball, Hampton Roads
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Palin: Text of the Speech
Spin CycleHere's the speech: Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored to be considered for the nomination for vice president of the United States ... I accept the call to help our nominee for president to serve and defend......Tags: Harry S Truman, Elections, Guerrilla Activity, Fines, State Budgets
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Accused of selling fake luxury watch to NY jeweler
Police say a Bronx man scammed a Long island jeweler into buying a fake luxury watch for more than $12,000. Police say the 31-year-old suspect walked into H.L. Gross & Brothers in Garden City and sold what he said was a Swiss-made, stainless steel Patek...Tags: Police, Prosecution, Police Arrests, Florida
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Hanna to arrive in NY Saturday with rain, winds
keithHanna's heavy rains will come Saturday morning, its destructive winds in the evening. A tropical storm with hurricane ambitions, Hanna could be saving its most powerful punch for late Saturday afternoon and early evening, weather forecasters said Friday....Tags: Beach Vacations, Robert Moses, Tropical Storms, Suffolk County (New York), New York Weather
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Arrest in $12.5G sale of fake high-end Patek Philippe watch
matthew.chayes@newsday.comA serial counterfeiter who scammed a venerable Garden City jeweler into writing him a five-figure check for a fake Patek Philippe watch has been arrested on felony charges, police said Friday. Ian K. Kosloff, 31, most recently of the Bronx, who was...Tags: Police, Law Enforcement, Police Arrests, Florida
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Storm causes power outages in Virginia
Thousands lost power as Tropical Storm Hanna moved through Virginia. More than 25,000 customers of Dominion Virginia Power, most of them in northern Virginia, were without power Saturday evening as the storm moved north through the state. State police...Tags: Tropical Storm Hanna, Tropical Storms
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Tropical storm closes Va. port
The Coast Guard has closed Virginia's port because of Tropical Storm Hanna. The guard declared Port Condition Zulu at 7 a.m. Saturday, closing the Portsmouth shipping center to all vessels. The area under the closure includes all navigable waters of...Tags: Tropical Storm Hanna, Maryland, Hampton Roads, Tropical Storms
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Beachgoers return after fast-moving storm departs
After Tropical Storm Hanna moved quickly through Virginia, tourists at the state's beaches began shedding their rain slickers and heading back to the boardwalk. Dwayne Blankenship traveled from the Los Angeles area to visit his son, Bryan, who came from...Tags: Los Angeles, Beach Vacations, California, Tropical Storm Hanna, Tropical Storms
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Daughter of woman who died in Woodstock nursing home sues operator, 2 nurses
The daughter of a former Woodstock nursing home resident whose body was exhumed during a police investigation into suspicious deaths filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Friday against the former owners of the home and two nurses. Lawyers for Vickie Lund,...Tags: Police Investigations, Police, Medical Staff
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4 plead guilty to moonshine charges
Four Franklin County men have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an peration that produced thousands of gallons of moonshine that was distributed across Virginia and ended up as far away as Philadelphia. Danny Davis was convicted of conspiracy...Tags: Lynn Smith, Franklin County (Virginia), Halifax County, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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