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Virginia's former Democratic Governor says he has concerns regarding election security ahead of the 2020 Presidential election. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has more. 8-16 McAuliffe Election ...
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NEWS RELEASE: On Tuesday August 13, 2019, Blacksburg Police Department personnel received a complaint of a man assaulting a young woman after picking her up ...
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UPDATE: As of 5:00 pm, VDOT reports eight miles of northbound backups through the Roanoke Valley from Wildwood Road to Hollins, and three miles of ...
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A Martinsville man faces murder charges after reporting that his wife had committed suicide. Police say the call came Monday, and further investigation determined the ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A local chapter of the NAACP is suing a Virginia county in an effort to change the names of schools named ...
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MONETA, Va. (AP) - The only survivor of a 2015 attack where a disgruntled former employee shot and killed two Virginia journalists is suing the ...
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Roanoke-area animal rescues are inviting everyone to come help "Clear the Shelters" this weekend. It is a nationwide event, and since 2015, more than 250,000 ...
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From the Franklin County Sheriff's Office:  On August 15, 2019, shortly after 7:00 AM, security personnel with Mountain Valley Pipeline contacted the Communications Center for ...
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Roanoke Police have another murder investigation on their hands. Police say officers found 38-year-old Kevin Williams of Roanoke with gunshot wounds  Sunday night along the ...
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A "Pilgrimage for Racial Justice" that stretches from Alexandria to Abingdon makes a stop in Roanoke tomorrow. The focus is partially on the 400th Anniversary ...
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The muddy Friday nights are over for Glenvar High School football. Installation of a new synthetic turf is well under way.  The field also has ...
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Roanoke City Police say officers responded last night to a “person down” call to find a man with severe injuries to his face. It happened ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The largest LGBTQ-rights organization in the U.S. says it's planning to invest heavily to help Democrats flip Virginia's legislature. The Human ...
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Roanoke County Fire and Rescue personnel were called out to the McAfee Knob Trail last night to help three lost hikers – and two dogs ...
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There are probably more people who knit, crochet or stitch with colorful yarns in the valley then you might think - so says a woman ...
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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 Farewell": 8-15 At the Movies-WEB ...
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The Trump Administration is continuing to defend itself against accusations against a proposed immigration rule which opponents say puts the lives of legal immigrants at ...
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The owner of Wokology was going to pay out of pocket for the car he got for a hardworking employee this week but he didn’t ...
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However they finish this year the William Fleming Colonels are guaranteed a post-season playoff spot with so many teams moving out of region 5D. And ...
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Roanoke's new "Task force to reduce gun violence" and comments this week from Commonwealth's Attorney Don Caldwell both focus in some ways on changing a ...
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