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SOL Test Changes Have Schools Concerned
Last Updated: 8:02 PM 05/23/12 - Getting a passing grade on the Standards of Learning tests is about to become more difficult for Virginia students, and the new requirements have some schools concerned.
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Made in Central Virginia: Tad Coffin Performance Saddles
Last Updated: 7:55 PM 05/23/12 - Horses have been a part of life in central Virginia for hundreds of years, and as long as people ride horses, they use saddles. CBS19’s Dan Schutte takes a look at one local company who makes cutting edge saddles.
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BB&T Employees go Bowling With Area Non-Profit
Last Updated: 7:31 PM 05/23/12 - Some employees from BB&T got out of the office Wednesday and went bowling with the organization, The Arc of the Piedmont.
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Louisa Sheriff Investigating Apparent Murder-Suicide
Last Updated: 6:25 PM 05/23/12 - The Louisa County Sheriff's Office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide Tuesday night at a residence in the southeastern part of the county. Police say the two were romantically involved.
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Doctors Discuss Quicker Methods of Treating Heart Attacks
Last Updated: 6:37 PM 05/23/12 - Doctors from across the state of Virginia discuss new methods of treating heart attacks more quickly.
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Work Begins on UVa Renovation Projects
Last Updated: 6:40 PM 05/23/12 - Crews began working on the renovations on University of Virginia's Rotunda on Wednesday.
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ParadeRest Benefit Concert: Discounted Tickets for Military and Vets
Last Updated: 7:57 PM 05/23/12 - This Friday night, ParadeRest is hosting a Gary Sinise and Lieutenant Dan Band concert at the Paramount Theater.
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Healthwise: Medical Care Decisions
Last Updated: 8:07 PM 05/23/12 - In this week's Healthwise segment, we take a look into where to go when an emergency happens or you're just not feeling well.
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City Leaders Meet to Discuss a Healthier Charlottesville
Last Updated: 6:47 PM 05/23/12 - The City of Charlottesville is trying to get a little healthier. City leaders had a special meeting Wednesday and listened to a talk about how to design a healthy community.
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Preschoolers Play at Year End Picnic for CYFS
Last Updated: 3:47 PM 05/23/12 - More than 100 preschoolers got a chance to partake in fun activities as part of an end of the year picnic for Children Youth and Family Services (CYFS) Play Partners Program.
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Junior League Announces Grants, Partnerships
Last Updated: 12:44 PM 05/23/12 - The Junior League of Charlottesville announced its parnerships for 2012-2013 as well as grant recipients Wednesday.
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Federal Appeals Panel Clarifies Piracy Definition
Last Updated: 2:03 PM 05/23/12 - A federal appeals court in Virginia has made it clear that someone doesn't have to board a ship or rob it to commit piracy.
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Roanoke Police Kill Dog After it Attacks Officer
Last Updated: 12:30 PM 05/23/12 - Roanoke authorities say a pit bull killed by police after it bit an Animal Control officer was under quarantine for a previous incident.
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Va School Bus Driver Charged With Reckless Driving
Last Updated: 6:35 PM 05/23/12 - A Botetourt County school bus driver is charged with reckless driving after the vehicle ran off the road and overturned. Thirteen students suffered minor injuries.
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Va Dairy Producer Fined for Manure Spill
Last Updated: 12:18 PM 05/23/12 - A Timberville dairy producer has paid a $6,825 fine for allowing manure to spill into the North Fork of the Shenandoah River.
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Fluvanna Teachers Forced to Trim Family Budgets to Make Ends Meet
Last Updated: 8:09 AM 05/23/12 - Fluvanna's new high school may open come Fall, but the County's budget woes are far from over. Teachers are in danger of having their health insurance premiums nearly double while they take a pay cut with forced furloughs.
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Online Sensation Gaining Interest One Pin at a Time
Last Updated: 12:03 AM 05/23/12 - CBS19's Carter Johnson takes a look into the latest online sensations Pinterest and why it is so increasingly popular.
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Paramount Idol ContestantsTune Up for Finale
Last Updated: 10:46 PM 05/22/12 - The Paramount Idol competition finale will take place Wednesday evening hosted by CBS19's Tara Wheeler.
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CHO Examining Security Measures After Pilot Boards Plane with Gun
Last Updated: 8:34 PM 05/22/12 - After a local pilot who authorities say boarded a plane in Charlottesville with a loaded gun in his bag and was later arrested in New York when the gun was found, the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport is taking a closer look at its own policies.
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Gas Prices not Affecting Travelers for Memorial Day Weekend
Last Updated: 8:35 PM 05/22/12 - Many cars may be on the roads this Memorial Day weekend. AAA Mid-Atlantic believes holiday travel will be up in Virginia 1.2 percent.
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Area Non-Profits Receive Thousands of Dollars in Gifts
Last Updated: 8:14 AM 05/23/12 - The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation's Future Fund announced gifts for the Women's Initiative and the Charlottesville Free Clinic.
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Harris Teeter Recalls Store-Brand Sorbet
Last Updated: 6:21 PM 05/22/12 - Harris Teeter is recalling five flavors of its store-brand HT Traders Sorbet due to possible undeclared milk protein.
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Local Student Receives Kid Hero Award
Last Updated: 8:33 PM 05/22/12 - Eighth grader Eddie Dean is being called a hero. Tuesday, he was given the Nancy Coates Walker Kid Hero Award by the Charlottesville Sexual Assault Agency (SARA).
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Board of Visitors Discuss UVa's Budget
Last Updated: 5:51 PM 05/22/12 - With a tuition increase already approved, University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan and the Board of Visitors spent Tuesday looking at the budget as a whole and how that big picture plays in to the University's plans and goals.
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Tractor Driver Seriously Injured in Albemarle County Farm Accident
Last Updated: 12:44 PM 05/23/12 - A tractor driver is in critical condition at the University of Virginia Medical Center after the large piece of farm equipment he was on overturned.
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Edible Blue Ridge: Community Supported Agriculture
Last Updated: 6:29 PM 05/22/12 - In this week's Edible Blude Ridge segment, Steve Russell focuses on community supported agriculture.
Chamber Holds Luncheon to Celebrate Small Business
Last Updated: 6:32 PM 05/22/12 - Kevin Leibl received the 2012 Chamber Small Business Person Award at the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce 2012 Chamber Spring Luncheon.
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Site of State Fair of Virginia Auctioned for $5.3M
Last Updated: 3:30 PM 05/22/12 - The State Fair of Virginia has sold at auction for $5.35 million. The auction company scheduled a news conference for later in the day.
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Driver Charged in Crash on 5th Street
Last Updated: 4:24 PM 05/22/12 - A driver has been charged with reckless driving after crashing on 5th Street Tuesday morning. Police say the car flipped after the driver tampered with the brakes.
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Culpeper Police Seeking Leads in Alleged Robbery, Pistol Whipping
Last Updated: 1:26 PM 05/22/12 - Culpeper police are seeking leads into the alleged robbery and pistol whipping of a 44-year-old man early Saturday morning in his apartment.
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Missing Hikers Found in Nelson County
Last Updated: 5:56 PM 05/22/12 - A husband and wife hiking team was found early Tuesday morning following a four-hour search along the Appalachian Trail in Nelson County.
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Virginia, Others Ask Feds to Fight for Execution Drug
Last Updated: 4:05 PM 05/22/12 - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has joined officials in several states in asking the federal government to fight a judge's decision that blocked the importation of a drug used in executions.
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Police Charge Couple in Theft of Charity Jars
Last Updated: 1:19 PM 05/22/12 - Culpeper police charged Helen Lorraine Artz and Joseph Harold Artz with the theft of Easter Seal jars from a drugstore checkout counter last week.
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Historical Marker Honors Local Man who Escaped Slavery
Last Updated: 12:41 PM 05/22/12 - Louisa County now has a new historical marker honoring a local man who escaped slavery on the underground railroad.
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4 Accused of Tying Va. Teen to Tree, Attacking Her
Last Updated: 11:11 AM 05/22/12 - Four people face charges of tying a 15-year-old girl to a tree and assaulting her with eggs and beer in Isle of Wight County.
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TRAFFIC ALERT: Parking Restrictions on JPA
Last Updated: 10:57 AM 05/22/12 - Parking will be prohibited along the northbound lane of Jefferson Park Avenue between Fontaine Avenue and Emmet Street from 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, until 9 a.m. Thursday, May 24.
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Va. Woman Forfeits 94 Malnourished Animals
Last Updated: 11:41 AM 05/22/12 - A woman has given up 94 malnourished horses and other animals that authorities seized from her farm in Dinwiddie County.
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Local Business Announces Strategic Growth Plan
Last Updated: 12:39 PM 05/22/12 - Sale of Silverchair Learning Systems Empowers Company’s Intensive Expansion.
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Police Across Va. to Enforce Seat Belt Use
Last Updated: 10:35 AM 05/22/12 - Police officers are planning an effort to enforce traffic laws, particularly seat-belt and child-restraint use.
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Charlottesville City Council Votes to Create Towing Advisory Board
Last Updated: 5:23 PM 05/22/12 - Charlottesville City Council voted to create a "Towing Advisory Board" Monday night.
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Father Shares Story of Bullying in School
Last Updated: 12:07 AM 05/22/12 - School bullying is not a stranger to the headlines. It’s estimated that more than 1-in-10 adolescent kids are affected by bullying in school. In this special report, CBS19’s Bob Beard examines the current state of the problem in local schools.
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Old Scottsville Jail Being Remodeled, Repurposed
Last Updated: 8:03 PM 05/21/12 - An old building in Scottsville is being restored to serve as the new Chamber of Commerce Office Building and Tourism and Visitors Center.
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Hot on the Hanger: Posh
Last Updated: 10:29 AM 05/22/12 - Posh is a store located on the downtown mall in Charlottesville that specializes in providing vintage and new clothing.
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Fluvanna County Begins Move to New High School
Last Updated: 5:44 PM 05/21/12 - Monday marked the first day of Fluvanna County High School's moving schedule. The school is slated to open for the 2012-13 school year on Aug. 13.
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Finalists Chosen for Teacher Innovation Awards
Last Updated: 6:07 PM 05/21/12 - Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC) has chosen four finalists for the Red Apple Award. The award goes to teachers who use technology creatively within their classroom.
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UVa Student-Athletes Attend Special Graduation
Last Updated: 8:03 PM 05/21/12 - Monday, a small group of 11 student-athletes received their diplomas at the University of Virginia. They were playing their final lacrosse game while the rest of their classmates walked the Lawn on Sunday.
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UVa Names Art Museum for Cynthia and Heywood Fralin
Last Updated: 5:53 PM 05/21/12 - Cynthia and W. Heywood Fralin have announced their intention to donate their collection of American art to the University of Virginia Art Museum. The 40-piece collection is the largest single gift of art in the University's history.
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UPDATE: Accidental Fire Destroys Albemarle County Home
Last Updated: 4:19 PM 05/21/12 - A fire destroyed a home in Albemarle County on Dick Woods Road Saturday afternoon. No one was home at the time of the fire.
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Albemarle County Holding Citizens Fire Rescue Academy
Last Updated: 12:53 PM 05/22/12 - For the 3rd year in a row, Albemarle County Fire Rescue is holding a Citizens Fire Academy. This is a chance for residents to learn about what it takes to be a firefighter.
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Police ID Richmond Man Who Drowned in Bay
Last Updated: 1:39 PM 05/21/12 - Norfolk police have identified a Richmond man who drowned while swimming in the Chesapeake Bay.
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