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FROM HENRY COUNTY SHERIFF's OFFICE:On February 18, 2020, at 9:48 pm the Martinsville-Henry County Emergency 911 Center received a call that an individual had been ...
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April's Down by Downtown music festival is in the planning stages and a big change is being made to this year's event. WFIR intern reporter ...
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(Updated) Roanoke County Police have now arrested a suspect after he was identified through the assistance of local citizens. Raphael C. Sierra, 20, of Roanoke ...
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(updated audio) Linking government agencies like the Department of Social Service to local churches and faith-based organizations - pitching in to help children and families ...
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Richmond Raceway president Dennis Bickmeier was in Daytona for a portion of NASCAR's season opening week but came home before the Daytona 500 accident on ...
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Many senior living experts are in Roanoke for the next couple of days, looking at ways to design residential centers that don't just house seniors ...
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Not one, not two, but three orphaned black bear cubs are being cared for at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center in southwest Roanoke County. A ...
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NEWS RELEASE:  On February 17, 2020 at approximately 4:00 pm, National Park Service dispatchers received a report of a vehicle off the roadway and down ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Catholic Diocese of Richmond says it will offer  monetary settlements to sexual abuse victims if they give up the right ...
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A new breakfast spot is set to open on Kirk Avenue in Downtown Roanoke - right across 2nd street from the City of Roanoke Municipal ...
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The Virginia and Virginia Tech men's basketball teams both won on Saturday; both squads are back on the court at home tomorrow night. Head coaches ...
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Norfolk Southern has announced the closure of its Roanoke Distribution Center, saying that work will move to Altoona, Pennsylvania. The company says all mechanical workers ...
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First at a "Mom Expo" last summer and then at the first meeting of a new organization created after that event, the "Huddle Up Moms" ...
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It looks like a proposed statewide ban on the sale of assault-style weapons is dead for the year in Richmond. So is the proposed ban ...
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UPDATE:A Richmond area Republican lawmaker has declared her intention to run for Governor in 2021. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story 2-18 Chase Gov Wrap-WEB ...
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The Roanoke Valley Broadband Authority has installed about 100 miles of high-speed fiber underground, with a focus on connections to business and local government customers ...
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Democratic Presidential candidates are descending on Virginia ahead of its primary in two weeks. More ahead of Super Tuesday, with WFIR’s Ian Price: 02-17 Dems ...
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UVA, Virginia Tech and Liberty all won on Saturday. Flames head coach Richie McKay had a comment after the win over NJIT at home. WPLY-MIN ...
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The General Assembly is now into the second half of considering new legislation, and among some of the proposals not yet receiving much public attention ...
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(from Franklin County Sheriff's Office) Missing: Keith Bentford Perdue, Age 56, White Male. On February 14, 2020 at approximately 09:24 AM, a family member reported ...
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