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Now that the renovated Roanoke City Market Building is starting to fill up again, it has a full-time Building Director. Sara Guerry is no stranger ...
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The deadline for absentee voting in person for next week's election is Saturday, so city and county registrars' offices will be open both today and ...
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The VTV Family Outreach Foundation is trying to get people signed up for a new license plate to remember the 32 people killed on April ...
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A morning power outage disrupted Roanoke DMV operations, but the department says the office is once again able to handle all customer services.  The outage ...
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Hundreds of people will board passenger trains from Roanoke this coming weekend, excursions that also serve to help preserve and restore Roanoke's rail history.  More ...
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Downtown Roanoke Saturday will host the second annual "Virginia's Veterans Parade." Organizers say the parade is to pay tribute to veterans of all services and ...
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A meeting date and place are now set for Shenandoah Life policyholders to vote on the company's acquisition. Information and voting materials have been sent ...
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Equipment operators from VDOT's 12-county Salem District are receiving simulation-based snowplow training today in preparation for winter weather.  VDOT spokesman Jason Bond says operators will go ...
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Nationwide standardized test results show Virginia students performing better in reading and math than the country as a whole, but most are not considered grade ...
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The Virginia Lottery expects a busy day at its outlets across the state now that tonight's Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $245 million ...
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Are you seeing or maybe smelling more skunks in the Roanoke Valley these days?  Roanoke Animal Control Officer Michael Quesenberry says skunks are looking for ...
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Roanoke County police say they've located the man who drove off with a car from the Bonsack Walmart after the car's owner accidentally dropped his ...
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Roanoke Police say they expect to arrest a lot of drug dealers soon, dealers they've been watching for months in one small neighborhood.  But what's ...
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The Roanoke Rescue Mission needs your help in keeping homeless men, women and children warm this winter.  Right now, about 400 people are staying in ...
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Election officials across the state are getting ready for this year's general election and finding there's some confusion on the date. More from WFIR's Evan ...
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The arrival and departures of several passenger excursion trains to Roanoke serves as a reminder of state plans to restore Amtrak service within the next ...
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An annual event designed to save energy and money gets underway this Friday.  It's the 12th Annual Green Living and Energy Expo from the Association ...
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Tomorrow is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and many locations in this area will be accepting pills.  Roanoke Area Youth Substance Abuse Coordinator Kathy ...
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The NASCAR nation descends upon Martinsville this weekend, and as always, the pre-race program includes an invocation. The man who will deliver the prayer promises ...
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Virginia Lottery players now have an opportunity to win on Facebook. The lottery's new scratcher game, Diamond Doubler, is the first ticket from any lottery ...
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