First American In Orbit Dies
John Glenn, 95, the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth, died in Columbus Ohio after a hospital stay. A fighter pilot, test pilot, and long Senate career, he briefly returned to space in 1998 aboard Discovery at age 77, becoming the oldest person in space.
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Hour of Coding program offers free coding hour for schools
A program named Hour of Coding provides schools with a free one hour session using tools like CodeMonkey to teach coding. The initiative promotes early computer science education and urges participation in Thursday sessions at Waterman Laker.
Students try coding during Hour of Code at Waterman Elementary
Ten year old Lou Gibson and 21 classmates at Waterman Elementary School in Chevy Owens class spent part of Thursday using Code Monkey on desktop computers. The hour of code program, backed by Code.org, aims to introduce basic computer science to students and prove coding is learnable by all.
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Teen awake after Penn Laird crash injuries
Four weeks after a Nov. 11 rear end crash on U S 33 in Penn Laird left 16 year old Tristan Miller critically injured, the Spotswood High student is awake and interacting with visitors. Doctors at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville had placed him in a medically induced coma.
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Life Expectancy Declines in U S After Long Rise
New York reports a rare one year drop in U S life expectancy, the first in four years, despite advances in medicine and public health. The decline follows a lengthy postwar rise linked to nutrition education and campaigns.
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Farm to Table Conference closes with community food focus
Tony Brown reports at Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave on the final day of the 2016 Virginia Farm to Table Conference. The event aims to close the gap between consumers and farming with themes like cultivating healthy communities and reconnecting communities to food and culture.
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