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(news release) The Supreme Court of Virginia [has] denied a court challenge to Governor Ralph Northam’s decision to temporarily ban firearms on Capitol grounds from ...
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Is your back feeling a bit sore these days - may more than it did a few months ago? The season might have something to ...
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Pro gun control groups set to attend next week’s Lobby Day say they will stand up to a show of force by 2nd amendment advocates ...
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Ahead of Monday's pro-gun rally in Richmond's Capitol Square Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety held a teleconference this morning. Courtney Champion is ...
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After a very rough start the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs are now tied for the last S-P-H-L playoff spot with two other teams.  And new ...
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FarmBurguesa’s new location in the Grandin Area is officially open today after a ribbon-cutting. WFIR’s Ian Price has more: ...
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Good news: there is no major outbreak of the flu to date in the Roanoke area says the director of infection control within the Carilion ...
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One of the General Assembly's biggest tasks this year is to develop and approve a two-year budget -- where will the money come from and ...
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A new round of funding from HUD means more low-income residents in the City of Roanoke are having their homes made "Lead Safe." Mitigation includes removing ...
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Virginia House and Senate Republican leaders say they have not received any information about threats to public safety Governor Northam cited in declaring a state ...
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — FBI agents on Thursday arrested a former Canadian Armed Forces reservist and two other men who are linked to a ...
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The President of Liberty University is criticizing potential gun control legislation he believes could cause civil disobedience. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story. 1-16 Falwell ...
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Officials in a northern Virginia school district are pushing back against a campaign by conservative parents to withdraw books with LGBTQ ...
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Virginia Tech women's basketball coach Kenny Brooks thinks the Hokies let one get away against Duke. WPLY-MIN ...
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Virginia Tech economic development director John Provo is the first guest this morning on our new Virginia Technology Today segment: VTechnology Today Jan 16 John ...
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Now here's Brent Stevens from Hollins University "At the Movies" with what's new at the historic Grandin Theatre: Best Picture Oscar Nominee "1917" 1-16 At ...
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One Virginia delegate speaking in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment Wednesday has a background unlikely any other Virginia lawmaker -- or for that matter, ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia moved to the brink of becoming the crucial 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on Wednesday, a momentous ...
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LewisGale Medical Center in Salem has just launched a nurse-midwives program, where women seeking to deliver their baby with less medical intervention can do so ...
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"Virginia Technology Today" is the name of a new extended-length in-studio feature that listeners will hear for the first time tomorrow morning at 8:45. A ...
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