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Members of the Trump administration have said they seek a peaceful solution but one Virginia senator who is a member of the Armed Services Committee ...
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The Kiwanis Club of Roanoke is another step closer to raising the $400,000 it needs to build a multi-purpose playground outside the new Melrose Public ...
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Appalachian Power will soon offer owners of plug-in electric cars a lower rate when charging their personal vehicles at home at times when demand for ...
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Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport Marketing and Air Service Development Director Brad Boettcher says even as Allegiant Airlines increases the number of flights between Roanoke and Florida, ...
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A new NBC-Wall Street Journal poll shows Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders well ahead of the rest of the pack after three Democratic ...
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Many area electric vehicle owners -- and their vehicles -- will all be in downtown Roanoke this weekend. It is part of efforts by e-v ...
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UPDATE FROM ROANOKE COUNTY SCHOOLS:  Threat was not credible. We continue to investigate to determine the person or persons responsible. PREVIOUS: There is an increased ...
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NEWS RELEASE: Salem Police have made an arrest related to a shooting incident that took place earlier this summer. On June 29, at approximately 2:30 ...
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UPDATE: Roanoke County Police have identified the suspect in the multiple vehicle crash last week that killed a driver on Brambleton Avenue at Garst Mill ...
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Roanoke fire officials credit smoke alarms with helping four people – and their two pets – safety escape an overnight house fire. Crews were called ...
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ODU head football coach Bobby Wilder knows he has a tall order on Saturday when the Monarchs face Virginia on the road at Scott Stadium: ...
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As Opera Roanoke gets ready to kick off its new season this weekend, the company's former artistic director is also debuting his new venture. WFIR's ...
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Roanoke area Republican Congressman Ben Cline was among those questioning Corey Lewandowski at the “impeachment” hearing. WFIR’s Ian Price has more: 09-18 Impeachment Cline WRAP ...
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Many victims of domestic violence now have a new source of help to deal with legal issues they might face -- especially those involving permanent ...
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A number of local high school vocal groups are competing for the chance to backup 70's and 80's supergroup Foreigner when they appear at Elmwood ...
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A law firm's investigation into whether Gov. Ralph Northam appeared in a racist yearbook photo cost nearly $368,000.The Virginian-Pilot reports invoices ...
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He writes a monthly beer, wine and spirits newspaper column - and now he weighs in on the imminent Ballast Point Tap room closing. WFIR's ...
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From Salem Fire & EMS:The Salem Fire & EMS Department responded to a structure fire at 6 Bowman Ave. this evening at approximately 7:59 p.m.Four ...
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The Virginia Department of Health says more reports are coming in from across the state of men who take over-the-counter male enhancement pills being hospitalized ...
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Federal prosecutors say a Mexican national who was removed from the U.S. last year and later returned illegally has pleaded guilty in Roanoke to transporting ...
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