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THURMOND (WVVA) - The search continues this morning for a missing boater in Fayette County. A man in his 40s and his adult son were on a boat in the New River Wednesday when, the son says, his fatherMore >> THURMOND (WVVA) - The body of a man who went missing while boating in the New River has been found dead. The body of 41-year-old Bradley Alexander Sr. was found just below the Thurmond Bridge Sunday around Noon.More >> BECKLEY (WVVA) - Charges have been filed in an attempted robbery that resulted in one of the suspects being shot by the homeowner. Brian Andrew Webb, 19, of Arnett and Tonya Beckner, 22, of Fairdale,More >> BECKLEY (WVVA) - Charges have been filed in an attempted robbery that resulted in one of the suspects being shot by the homeowner. Brian Andrew Webb, 19, of Arnett and Tonya Beckner, 22, of Fairdale,More >> TAZEWELL (WVVA) - The Town of Tazewell has named a new chief of police. Town Manager Jerry Wood says DeWitt Cooper will take over the town's police force on June 4. Cooper is a 17-year police veteran,More >> TAZEWELL (WVVA) - The Town of Tazewell has named a new chief of police. Town Manager Jerry Wood says DeWitt Cooper will take over the town's police force on June 4. Cooper is a 17-year police veteran,More >> ABINGDON, Va. (AP) -- A former southwest Virginia postmaster will spend a year and a day in prison for stealing more than $34,000 from the U.S. Postal Service. Fifty-six-year-old Cynthia K. Landore pleadedMore >> ABINGDON, Va. (AP) -- A former southwest Virginia postmaster will spend a year and a day in prison for stealing more than $34,000 from the U.S. Postal Service. Fifty-six-year-old Cynthia K. Landore pleadedMore >> TAZEWELL (WVVA) - The people at Pyott-Boone Electronics teed off Thursday at the Tazewell Country Club for their 8th annual 'Driving for a Cure' tournament. The goal is to raise between $6-8 thousandMore >> TAZEWELL (WVVA) - The people at Pyott-Boone Electronics teed off Thursday at the Tazewell Country Club for their 8th annual 'Driving for a Cure' tournament. The goal is to raise between $6-8 thousandMore >> RICHLANDS (WVVA) - Officials, airport employees and dozens of supporters were on hand Thursday to unveil a new hangar at the Tazewell County Airport. The new Hunter-Horn Hangar is 10,000 square feet andMore >> RICHLANDS (WVVA) - Officials, airport employees and dozens of supporters were on hand Thursday to unveil a new hangar at the Tazewell County Airport. The new Hunter-Horn Hangar is 10,000 square feet andMore >> CHARLESTON - The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is warning utility customers of a scam claiming the federal government will help pay the utility bills of residential customers. In differentMore >> CHARLESTON - The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is warning utility customers of a scam claiming the federal government will help pay the utility bills of residential customers. In differentMore >> BECKLEY (WVVA) - Disaster may strike at any time, and that's why some local officials are taking precautions. Officials in Raleigh County held an educational training seminar Thursday to discuss differentMore >> BECKLEY (WVVA) - Disaster may strike at any time, and that's why some local officials are taking precautions. Officials in Raleigh County held an educational training seminar Thursday to discuss differentMore >> (WVVA) - For many service men and women who return home from the war zone, an entirely new battle is beginning. The adjustment back to civilian life can be a difficult one. Join WVVA's Rachel Lucas onMore >> (WVVA) - For many service men and women who return home from the war zone, an entirely new battle is beginning. The adjustment back to civilian life can be a difficult one. Here you can watch both partsMore >> WYTHEVILLE, Va. (AP) -- A vestige of the segregated South could be ending in Virginia's Wythe County. The government announced an agreement Thursday that would free the southwest county and three politicalMore >> WYTHEVILLE, Va. (AP) -- A vestige of the segregated South could be ending in Virginia's Wythe County. The government announced an agreement Thursday that would free the southwest county and three politicalMore >>
The Associated Press reports that Republican Morgan Griffith has upset Democrat US Rep. Rick Boucher's bid for 15th term. With 74% of the precincts reporting, Griffith led with 52.51% of the votes. Boucher sat at 45.08% and Independent Jeremiah Heaton held 2.31%.
Griffith won despite Boucher's efforts to make an issue of the fact that he lives in Salem, outside Virginia's 9th District, which he will represent.
Griffith, who is Virginia's House Majority Leader, entered the race because of Boucher's vote for the cap and trade bill aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
Aided by groups that spent millions of anonymously donated dollars, Griffith labeled the failed bill as a job-killing national energy tax.
Boucher also was presented as a rubber stamp for unpopular policies promoted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Obama.
