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Howard County health briefs
Look good, feel better This free program teaches beauty techniques to women with cancer to help them combat appearance-related side effects of treatment. Participants receive cosmetics donated by major manufacturers as well as instruction and suggestions...Tags: Breast Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Parkinson's Disease, Fort Meade (military base), Stroke
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Outdoors? Make regular checks for ticks
In Virginia the most common tick bite comes from the Lone Star tick. "You'll pick up 50 to 100 Lone Stars for every one black-legged tick," said David Gaines, state entomologist. Yet Lyme Disease, carried exclusively by the immature black-legged, or...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Fever, Babesiosis , Headaches, Ehrlichiosis
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Political Notebook - June 10
Givens first off the blocks to fill seat currently held by Myers Ray Givens, a Republican with a Hancock address, has filed to run in the 2014 elections for Subdistrict 1C, a seat current held by Del. LeRoy E. Myers Jr., R-Washington/Allegany. Myers...
Tags: John Delaney, Politics, Annapolis, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Harford County
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Clear Spring graduate earns Eagle Scout rank
Boy Scout Michael S. Smith of Troop 117 in Clear Spring has been awarded the Eagle Scout rank, the highest in Scouting. He is the son of Colleen and Marty Smith of Clear Spring. A Court of Honor to present the award was held April 13 at St. Joseph&...
Tags: Graduation, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Boy Scouts of America, Roman Catholicism
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FACTBOX-U.S. coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut
ReutersJun 13 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies have shut or converted over 15,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired power plants since 2009 and have plans to shut or convert another 35,000 MW over the 10 years or so. Cheap natural gas prices and strict...Tags: Will County, Avon (Dare, North Carolina), Yorktown (York, Virginia), Nisource Incorporated, FirstEnergy Corp.
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Hampton Roads foreclosure activity up in May from a year ago
Foreclosure filings in Hampton Roads increased 10.6 percent in May compared to May last year, according to a RealtyTrac report released Thursday. Foreclosure filings – default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions – dropped 7....
Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Services and Shopping, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Currituck (Currituck, North Carolina), Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia)
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Two from Hampton Roads to represent Virginia at Juvenile Diabetes Children's Congress in D.C.
Chesapeake and Virginia Beach residents, Alex Bitterman, 16, and Emmalyne Furman, 4, will be among 150 children from around the country to lobby for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, JDRF, in support of research for Type 1 Diabetes at the biennial...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Diabetes, Politics, Hampton Roads, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
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Chesapeake police arrest man in standoff
Daily PressPolice arrested a man Tuesday night following a standoff in the 600 block of Harbour North Drive. Chesapeake police took Emmanuel Lawrence Green, of the 900 block of Deep Creek Boulevard, into custody at about 11:40 p.m. following a more-than 7-hour...Tags: Deep Creek
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Hampton Roads may see more rain throughout the week
Hampton Roads may see more showers and thunderstorms throughout the week. Tuesday brings a 30 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service. "The best chance is in the morning," said NWS meteorologist Lyle...Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Weather, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Hampton Roads Weather
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Pick a date to give blood to Red Cross -- and share your story this summer/free food attached
The American Red Cross runs daily blood collection drives in order to maintain its inventory. It has a particularly difficult time in the summer and platelet donations are needed too. Platelets are the clotting factor in your blood and only have a...
Tags: Christianity, Princess Anne, Pembroke (Giles, Virginia), Foods and Beverages, Nags Head
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2013 homicides in Hampton Roads
HOMICIDES IN HAMPTON ROADS in 2013 CHESAPEAKE 1. Jan. 20—Rachel Abshire (26, Chesapeake) was found stabbed to death in her Kingsbridge apartment located off of Johnstown Road. Cory Abshire (27, Norfolk), Rachel’s estranged...Tags: Police Arrests, James City County, Crimes, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Shootings
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