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Public schools have been trying to decide whether students should come back into classrooms or switch to online learning as COVID-19 is still a concern ...
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says that acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and his deputy, Ken Cuccinelli - a former Virginia Attorney General - ...
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Roanoke Delegate Sam Rasoul says he has tested positive for COVID-19. Rasoul’s Facebook page says he and his family are recovering and completing their isolation ...
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The World Champion Washington Nationals are 1 and 2 after their first series of the 2020 season at home this past weekend against the New ...
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A former Virginia Attorney General says Democrats who use Nazi and “stormtrooper” labels when referring to federal law enforcement agencies in Portland, Oregon should result ...
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Air traffic at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport remains well below the numbers of one year ago, but airport officials say there is some long-term reason for ...
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Although the return to school may be different than normal, many students will still need to purchase school supplies for the upcoming year. Local businesses ...
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The city of Virginia Beach removed a 115-year-old Confederate monument from public grounds on Saturday, less than two days after ...
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RICHMOND, Va, (AP) — Two inmates who escaped from a Virginia juvenile prison two weeks ago have been captured in Michigan, federal authorities said. A ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A city dump truck was set on fire as protesters faced off with police in Virginia’s capital during a demonstration in ...
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Roanoke Police say three people were wounded in two separate shooting incidents Friday night and early Saturday morning. By our count, that makes at least ...
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Bedford County Public Schools are moving back the start of classes by one week. The announcement was delivered in a video posted on the school ...
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North Cross School has announced it plans to hold an official graduation ceremony Saturday morning at on Willis Field. While attendees are limited to the ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia has removed from its iconic state capitol the busts and a statue honoring Confederate generals and officials. That includes a ...
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A 70-year-old Roanoke man faces a felony charge for toppling the Robert E. Lee Memorial. Police say they noticed William Foreman tampering with the memorial ...
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Governor Northam today voiced support for  replacing Virginia's Robert E. Lee statue in the U.S. Capitol. The Commission for Historical Statues in the United States Capitol ...
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An attorney in Virginia has filed a complaint against a judge who had halted the removal of Confederate statues from Richmond's Monument Avenue. The Richmond ...
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Roanoke City officials say they will not abandon the process they established this month to determine the future of the Robert E. Lee Memorial, even ...
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LEAP for Local Food -- a Roanoke-area non-profit that provides fresh fruits and vegetables to people by buying direct from farmers and providing local communities ...
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The question of how the US can improve its human rights record and contextualize Confederate statues were subjects of a recent Roanoke College lecture. WFIR’s ...
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