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Virginia Tech has launched a $400 million fundraising campaign to bolster its sports amenities - and to heighten the university's profile nationwide. Its called "Reach ...
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Many marijuana users call April 20th -- or 4/20 -- as "Weed Day", and this year, it comes as Virginia prepares to legalize possession of ...
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The latest numbers from the Virginia Department of Health, show no new coronavirus related deaths but 1 new hospitalization in the Roanoke Valley. There are ...
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Local health officials will conduct a second walk-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic today in Roanoke. But while supplies here currently exceed demand, other parts of the ...
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In a weekly update, the New River Health District spoke about everything from people's concerns about the vaccine to the new strains of Covid that ...
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Roanoke City will have a new Deputy City Manager this summer. Clarence Grier was most recently Deputy County Manager in Guilford County, North Carolina -- ...
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The Bedford County Sheriff's Office says a sting operation led to an arrest for allegedly stealing a pontoon boat, then trying to sell its motor ...
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Feeding Southwest Virginia has a new way to reach people in need. This Wednesday from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Feeding Southwest Virginia will be ...
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State Police say speed and alcohol are likely factors in a Franklin County traffic death. Troopers say it happened Friday afternoon along English Road in ...
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You have another opportunity to get a COVID-19 vaccination without an appointment this week in Roanoke. The next walk-up clinic is set for Tuesday between ...
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The latest numbers from the Virginia Department of Health, show no new coronavirus related deaths or hospitalizations in the Roanoke Valley. There are 27 new ...
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Glenn Youngkin is one of the candidates pursuing the Republican nomination for Virginia Governor and he has made improving the Commonwealth's economy a focus of ...
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The entire Commonwealth of Virginia is now in Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccinations; it means everyone 16 and older in the state can now sign ...
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An annual foot race to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Virginia is now open for registration..WFIR's Rob Ruthenberg has this report Click ...
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NEWS RELEASE: On Friday evening, April 16, 2021, deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the McCoy area of the county for ...
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NEWS RELEASE: On April 17, 2021, at approximately 8:42 pm, the Martinsville-Henry County Emergency 911 Center received a call that an individual had been shot ...
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LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Seth Morgan threw three touchdown passes, and No. 15 VMI will enter the FCS playoffs for the first time with its ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP/WDBJ) — Former President of Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr., added further comment in response to the Liberty lawsuit in a series of Tweets ...
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DUBLIN, Va. (AP) — Nearly 3,000 workers at a Volvo truck plant in southwest Virginia have gone on strike. The decision by the local of ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has a commanding lead in fundraising as he seeks another term in the governor’s mansion, ...
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