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Supporters of an Amtrak stop in Bedford got a boost when the state announced a $300,000 planning study on adding a train platform in the ...
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A protest today against a rate increase request from Roanoke Gas Company of almost 11 percent. At the Roanoke City main library those opposing the ...
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If you're planning on taking your furry friend with you on vacation, you might want to consider some of these safety tips from Triple A ...
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Carl York's "Crunchtime" weekly high school football show heard here on WPLY has been honored by the Virginia Association of Broadcasters with a "Best Human ...
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Virginia’s Attorney General Mark Herring announced today he has filed suit against two Roanoke-based telemarketing companies and a local resident. WFIR’s Ian Price has more: ...
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(from Carilion Clinic) today we learned the tragic news that Dr. Gary Swank, interventional cardiologist, medical director of Carilion Clinic’s Cardiac Catheterization Lab and an ...
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The former All-State Building in southwest Roanoke County on Electric Road held its formal Grand Reopening this morning. Metis Plaza is owned by Metis Holdings, ...
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The deadline is approaching for local youth football players who want to rub shoulders with college coaches and players during the annual CIAA clinic on ...
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Virginia US Senator Mark Warner was one of a handful of lawmakers that received a classified briefing last week about Unidentified Flying Objects - or ...
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The deadline is approaching for local youth football players who want to rub shoulders with college coaches and players during the annual CIAA clinic on ...
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Goodwill Industries of the Valley is hosting weekly information sessions for their GoodCare program to help place individuals in healthcare jobs after their training program ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Republican Party of Virginia’s top committee is backing a hardline conservative over a longtime incumbent in a pitched nomination battle ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The self-avowed white supremacist who plowed his car into counterdemonstrators opposing a white nationalist rally in Virginia two years ago, killing ...
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Virginia officials say a party bus was operating without proper permits when a woman fell out of it last year and ...
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republican Del. David Yancey says he thinks his gun control idea tackles the problem from a new angle and ...
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Officials in Virginia Beach say they have no time frame for when the investigation into last month’s mass shooting will ...
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You can explore different cultural foods and learn about different countries this weekend at the 2019 Cook Your Culture Potluck. WFIR's Madison Everett with details: ...
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It was hard to follow the bouncing ball sometimes as NBA draft positions were traded from team to team but in the end DeAndre Hunter- ...
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A unique way to raise money for the Prevention Council of Roanoke County's efforts to combat substance abuse: on Sunday wedding dresses - many that ...
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A study shows that if you’re listening to this locally you are also in one of the top ten best states to live in. WFIR’s ...
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