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A flash flood watch is in effect across the region through Tuesday night. Forecasters say rivers and streams are sure to rise in the next ...
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This is Labor Day, the day created as a national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength  and prosperity of our country ...
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A big milestone is approaching for the Roanoke Valley SPCA.  Kathy Perdue with the RVSPCA says by the middle of this month, the Pets Eat Two program will ...
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After a year-long renovation costing almost $8 million, the Roanoke City Market Building is set to reopen tomorrow. WFIR's Evan Jones has more on what ...
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Roanoke County Police say a camera caught two men on July 28th using a payment card scanning device at an ATM.  Police say the device ...
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Virginia State Police will be out in full force this Labor Day weekend. Spokesperson Deborah Cox says last year, troopers arrested more than 100 drunk ...
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The first weeks of parenthood are becoming very challenging ones for a first-time dad who grew up in Roanoke County and his wife. Less than ...
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The Virginia Department of Forestry has raised the region's wildfire threat level to "Class 3" -- an unusually high threat for this time of year ...
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Salem Police have charged a Roanoke man with hiding in the back of a woman's car while she used a walk-up ATM, robbing her when ...
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Computers are nothing new inside schools, but more systems are making use of tablet computers like iPads -- and still learning new ways to do ...
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By early next year, people in Salem will be able to surf the net for free along Main Street.  Salem has entered into a partnership ...
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Roanoke Police say a cruiser was rear ended late last night on Orange Avenue near King Street.  Details from WFIR's Timothy Martin ...
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Rock blasting on Interstate 81 is about to increase from four days a week to five -- but not until next week. More from WFIR's ...
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Virginia's Interstate Rest Areas are about to become commercial ventures, and the company that will run them promises to bring in some common conveniences. More ...
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Starting Thursday, it's illegal to feed deer in Virginia. The ban runs from September 1st through the first week in January.  The ban coincides with hunting ...
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is deploying additional inspectors to the Virginia nuclear power plant closest to the epicenter of last week’s earthquake. This comes after ...
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Hurricane Irene may be long gone from Virginia, but dealing with its aftermath is far from over. As WFIR's Evan Jones reports, state officials are ...
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Roanoke Valley localities will join forces on September 11th to remember the lives lost 10 years ago. A joint ceremony involving Roanoke, Roanoke County, Salem ...
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About 40 Appalachian Power workers from Virginia and West Virginia are helping restore power in areas hard hit by Hurricane Irene. More from WFIR's Evan ...
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Close to 14,000 Roanoke City schoolchildren head back to class today, and for the first time in decades, they are doing so before Labor Day ...
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