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Flights would still run, but pilots using radios would have to coordinate landings and takeoffs themselves, with no assistance from air-traffic controllers. That could lead to delays clearing runways.MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Control towers at five airports in West Virginia and two in Virginia could close by April 1 if lawmakers fail to head off federal budget cuts set to take effect Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration warns it will have to close 100 towers at airports with fewer than 150,000 flights a year as part of its plan to trim $600 million in costs.

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A Blacksburg man accused of beating up his girlfriend was
captured today in the Ellett Valley after a five-hour search that involved
multiple police agencies and a helicopter.

BLACKSBURG -- The Virginia Tech women's basketball team
upset No. 19 Florida State 71-52 today at Cassell Coliseum.

A single-vehicle crash Saturday night in Pittsylvania County claimed the life of a Henry County man, Virginia State Police announced this morning.Tonche Maurice Hodge, 39, of Axton was driving a 1999 Volvo S70 sedan when it ran off the road and into an embankment, Sgt. Robert Carpentieri said in a news release. The Volvo flew into the air and struck an tree. Hodge was pronounced dead at the scene, Carpentieri said.