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The Wellness Rodeo returns to CHIP on 3rd Street Downtown, this afternoon. This month's theme? Back to School. CHIP of the Roanoke Valley will be ...
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More than six police cars have been spotted at the Home Trust Bank on Brambleton Road in Roanoke City. No further details to report. Check ...
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Governor Glenn Youngkin took to Twitter this morning and seemed to criticize the FBI and Justice Department for conducting a search at former President Donald ...
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Four local hospitals have received six sustainability awards from a subgroup of the American Hospital association. Hospital officials say this is part of Carilion's commitment ...
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For the first time since 2019 the City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority is accepting applications for its "housing choice voucher program."  There's only ...
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On Sunday, August 7 at 3:34 a.m., Roanoke Fire-EMS was dispatched for reports of a motor vehicle accident and structure fire on the 3700 block ...
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This Friday, visitors to Roanoke's Downtown Market Square may notice something unusual - a yellow school bus. As students prepare to head back to classes, ...
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Former Roanoke City councilman Robert Jeffrey Jr.’s temporary leave from jail on bond last week marked an unusual twist in his ongoing legal saga. In ...
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WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine voted in the Senate to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, historic legislation to reduce ...
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A nightclub shooting that wounded four people appears to be the last straw for officials in Norfolk. The Virginian-Pilot reports that ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State regulators on Friday approved an application from Dominion Energy Virginia to build an enormous offshore wind farm off the coast ...
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A teen was sentenced Friday to 10 years behind bars for shooting and wounding two fellow students at a Virginia ...
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Federal prosecutors are recommending an eight-year prison sentence for an off-duty Virginia police officer who was convicted by a jury of storming the U.S. Capitol ...
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NEWS RELEASE: Roanoke, VA - Today, Saturday, August 6th Angels of Assisi and the Regional Center for Animals Care and Protection will hold an adoption ...
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More than 90 beagles rescued from a former Virginia breeding facility will soon begin new lives in Roanoke Valley homes; 30 more are expected to ...
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Roanoke City Manager Bob Cowell has high hopes for the shared wet/dry lab space that will be established in downtown Roanoke, after an existing building ...
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Within the next few months residents and visitors in downtown Roanoke may encounter an Ambassador or two - a new program being spearheaded by Downtown ...
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For a 15th year our sister station Star Country 94.9 is teaming up with Children's Miracle Network today for the "Cure Kids Cancer" radiothon until ...
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Members of Congress are mourning the traffic death of a colleague in her rural Indiana district, an accident that underscores the large amount of road ...
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Former Liberty University student and Indiana Congresswoman Jacqueline R. Walorski (IN-2) died Wednesday at age 58. She was tragically killed in a head-on vehicle collision ...
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