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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The new president of the University of Virginia has promised free tuition for students in families earning less than $80,000 a ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia environmental regulators approved engineering plans for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline on Friday, a move that means the project has the ...
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A two-in-one downtown ribbon cutting of sorts today in the Ponce de Leon building on Campbell Avenue-- with both elements geared toward men."Modern Gentlemen's Brotique" ...
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Just after a successful Fall Waterways Cleanup the remants of Hurricane Michael brought heavy rain - and more trash to in and along the Roanoke ...
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LewisGale Medical Center demonstrated a new robotic system for performing spine surgery today. LewisGale is the first hospital west of Richmond with the new "Mazor-X" ...
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The new-look Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs start their S-P-H-L season tonight on the road with just 8 of 19 players on the roster having skated ...
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5th District Republican Congressional candidate Denver Riggleman generally in lock-step on many issues with President Trump - like border security and tax cuts - but ...
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The chairwoman of the Democratic Party in Virginia is feeling good about the chances of picking up more Congressional seats and holding the Senate seat ...
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It's a blast from the TV past this weekend in Roanoke. Many actors and actresses from TV westerns and other shows from past decades are ...
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Roanoke County Police have released new information on Tuesday night’s shootings along Eden Avenue in the Starkey area. Officials say a man shot two neighbors, ...
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Total Action for Progress got the jump on "National Weatherization Day" - that's October 30th - by demonstrating today what they can do for some ...
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Virginia is preparing to accept applications for people newly-eligible to receive health coverage under Medicaid expansion. The signup period will begin November 1st for coverage ...
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A Liberty University School of Aeronautics airplane crash- landed today at Lynchburg Regional Airport, where the pilot reported a loss of power on takeoff. The ...
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Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Corey Stewart said "absolutely not" when asked live on air this morning if the Trump Administration should hold up that ...
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UPDATE FROM CARILION: The Carilion Clinic Police Department, along with the Roanoke Police Department (including Animal Protection Services) have investigated the deaths of two dogs who ...
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All-SPHL goaltender Brad Barone is back with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs after a tryout in a higher-level league. And UVA is at Duke on ...
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Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport urges passengers taking early-morning flights to get there well ahead of time for the rest of this month -- and for three ...
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A California-based startup says it will rocket small satellites into orbit from Virginia. Rocket Lab said Wednesday that it will build ...
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Anyone who has visited a Carilion Clinic facility or has been in the hospital over the past two years can take part in the 3rd ...
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Vinton Police are asking for help in finding a 14-year-old runaway boy. They say while Daniel Gurley has made contact with his guardian as recently ...
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