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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Virginia prosecutors say a middle-schooler is charged with threatening to bomb his school and hurt a teacher after an administrator ...
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LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — The president of a northern Virginia NAACP branch is calling for a town councilman’s resignation after he wrote a negative message ...
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The Roanoke Police Department is seeking your assistance in locating Gerald Stone, 55 of Roanoke who has been reported missing earlier this week. Mr. Stone ...
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UPDATE FROM ROANOKE POLICE: Russell Gordon, 51 of Roanoke, has been arrested and charged with second degree murder in this morning's death of Jeffery Turney, ...
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The Prevention Council of Roanoke County just wrapped up its 18th annual retreat, with opioid addiction the central theme. The still-developing Urgent Love on-line resource ...
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The home of former Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer and his wife is now on the market: asking price $2.2 million. The on-line listing ...
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More than 3300 people found jobs last year and about half earned special skills credentials. That's from the latest Goodwill Industries of the Valleys Community ...
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With Father’s Day this weekend, a study shows that Virginia is a much better state for working dads than for working moms. WFIR’s Ian Price ...
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As the US Women's National Soccer team prepares for a deep run in the World Cup, they are also preparing to sue the U.S. Soccer ...
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The annual "Norfolk & Western/Norfolk Southern African-American Heritage Celebration" is a chance to tell stories and recognize the impact many had on the railroad - ...
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Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown says a pilot program aimed at helping teens avoid on-line dangers is expanding to other parts of the country, with ...
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - A company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's family has avoided a tax sale by paying more than $400,000 to ...
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NEWS RELEASE: State Police is working a two vehicle crash, in which one of the vehicles struck a construction worker was struck. The crash occurred ...
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A Congressman from our area says replenishing a fund supporting victims  of 9/11 renews the nations commitment to never forget. Ben Cline was working as ...
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The co-founder of the Hope Center on 11th Street northwest Roanoke - former City Council candidate Grover Price - has relocated with his family to ...
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Two members of Governor Northam's administration are conducting a series of events in parts of the state from today through next Tuesday connected in advance ...
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The Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team celebrated winning its first national title in April but that's in the rear view mirror. WPLY-MIN ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia agency has issued permits for three new solar projects.Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday that the Virginia Department of Environmental ...
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Now here's Brent Stevens from Hollins University "At the Movies" with what's new at the historic Grandin Theatre - a documentary, "The Biggest Little Farm." ...
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The National Civic League has named Roanoke an All-America City Award winner a record 7 times. Now they've put the Star City in a Hall ...
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