Joe Dashiell
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 28, 2026
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- Jul 5, 2026
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Bill-writing workshop sends local concerns to Richmond (opens the original)
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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - For eight years, Roanoke Del. Sam Rasoul has been telling his constituents “You Write the Bill.” On a recent weeknight, about 40 people gathered in a meeting room at the Melrose Library to learn how they could propose legislation, lobby lawmakers and hopefully carry a bill across the finish line in Richmond. “The point is when people understand how the process works, when there’s transparency, then they have more power and are able to hold people accountable,” Rasoul told W
WDBJ7 Archive: The wreck of the Old 97 (opens the original)
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DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - More than 120 years ago, a mail train crashed as it was speeding into Danville. Eleven people died in the wreck, and the tragedy became well-known across the country through story and song. The Wreck of the Old 97 is the subject of this week’s visit to the WDBJ7 Archive. “Our next report, “Old 97” is about Virginia’s most famous train wreck." The story that Jim Kent introduced in December 1978 documented the wreck of the Old 97 75 years earlier. Reporter Dexter Mills descr
Former WSLC AM radio towers come down in Salem (opens the original)
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SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - Five towers that were part of the Salem skyline and the local radio landscape for more than 60 years came down Tuesday. They were located on property where the studios of 610 AM WSLC were located for decades. WSLC went silent last October, but in the 1960s it was a country music powerhouse here in the Roanoke Valley. All five towers came down on Tuesday, making way for new development on the 39-acre site. Copyright 2026 WDBJ. All rights reserved.
WDBJ7 Archive: Virginia reacts to September 11, 2001 attacks (opens the original)
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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - What happened in New York, northern Virginia and Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001 sparked fear, grief and anger here in the Commonwealth. But it also brought a call for unity, as Gov. Jim Gilmore implored in a statewide address. “We must all pull together, every Virginian to help in this time of need. I ask of you tonight,” Gilmore said. On the night of September 12, 2001, a few thousand people gathered in Victory Stadium for a candlelight vigil. “We are here
Politics on Parade: Candidates join Buena Vista Labor Day celebration (opens the original)
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BUENA VISTA, Va. (WDBJ) - Labor Day is the unofficial start of the fall campaign season in Virginia. With the midterm elections fast approaching, the annual Labor Day Parade brought candidates for the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives to Buena Vista Monday. Bagpipes took the lead, and Buena Vista turned out for the 55th annual Labor Day Parade. U.S. Senator and Democratic Party nominee Mark Warner estimated he was there for the 20th time. His Republican challenger Bert Mizusawa was ma
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