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The CDC has now endorsed COVID-19 booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans. WFIR’s Ian Price has details on how this affects ...
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The VDH reports that an employee who worked at three Famous Anthony’s restaurant locations in Roanoke has been diagnosed with hepatitis A. Anyone who visited ...
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A three-year grant from the Virginia Department of Education totaling more than 2 million dollars will allow Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia to ...
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HENRY COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police Troopers have arrested a Martinsville man in connection with the hit-and-run of a Henry County boy on Thursday ...
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Republican Nominee for Attorney General Jason Miyares had a press call with members of law enforcement to talk about a statement in a Mark Herring ...
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CLIFTON FORGE—Governor Ralph Northam today announced the reopening of Green Pastures Recreation Area in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. The Commonwealth of Virginia ...
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As part of its outreach effort, the Virginia Department of Health will hold a number of COVID vaccinations clinics in neighborhood settings, beginning with one ...
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Democratic leaders said yesterday they had reached a deal with the Biden Administration on paying for a 3.5 trillion dollar "social safety net". One of ...
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The Virginia State Police is investigating a Hit and Run Crash involving a juvenile. The 8-year old male was exiting a Henry County School Bus ...
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(From Roanoke PD) On September 23 at approximately 1:15 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified of a person with a gunshot wound in the 1200 block ...
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Sept. 23, 2021 – Michael C. Maxey, 11th president of Roanoke College, today announced that he will retire at the end of the 2021-22 academic ...
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Local health care providers and Fire-EMS agencies are asking for the public's help to "Defend the Frontlines" - in part by seeking the appropriate level ...
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Governor Ralph Northam today announced that as of this week, all of Virginia’s 132 school divisions are now open for full-time, in-person learning. The announcement comes as First ...
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Now here's Brent Stevens from Hollins University "At the Movies" ... with what's new at the historic Grandin Theatre - The Eyes of Tammy Faye: ...
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Brain Health is the focus of a webinar this week to help Virginia's veterans. The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America will be hosting a brain health ...
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A non-credit, 26 week virtual "Cyber Boot Camp" being offered by Virginia Tech's Continuing and Professional Education initiative will work to help fill thousands of ...
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The City of Roanoke and Valley Metro have announced that MB Contractors has been given the notice  to start construction on the new Transit Facility, ...
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Tonight a special event that is free to the public at The Spot On Kirk will highlight the work of it's founder with an interview ...
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From "quick fix projects" to long-term transformational initiatives. That's how Roanoke City Manager Bob Cowell described the final 9 projects recommended to City Council - ...
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With the approval of COVID-19 vaccines for 5 to 11 year olds by the FDA under emergency authorization on the horizon, should it be mandated ...
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