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The medical marijuana provider for our region of Virginia credits a merger for their company opening the first retail-only facility in Salem before providers in ...
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The Roanoke Valley Greenways Coordinator since that job came into existence in 1996 steps down in a few days. Well-wishers and those Liz Belcher has ...
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Area animal shelters say they are once again filling up, so close to a dozen of them are teaming up for a joint adoption event ...
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The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 2365 Difficult Creek Road Bedford, to attempt to locate a wanted subject on Franklin County charges.  After locating ...
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Governor Northam wants state lawmakers to approve $111 million for need-based college tuition assistance, announcing his proposal today at Virginia Tech. It is one of ...
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A Roanoke man is under arrest for a Smith Mountain Lake-area burglary that was captured in surveillance photos. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office says 40-year-old ...
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UPDATE: Virginia 511 reports the accident has been cleared and all lanes have been reopened. PREVIOUS FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY: There is a multi-vehicle (tractor trailer, ...
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The inaugural Botetourt Tomato Festival is set for this weekend. WFIR’s Ian Price has details: 07-29 Tomato Festival WRAP Rules for the tomato sandwich competitions ...
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1:30 PM UPDATE: STAUNTON – (12:50 p.m.) Both northbound lanes of Interstate 81 in Augusta County have reopened, following cleanup from a multi-vehicle crash at ...
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Its too early to say whether rising COVID rates locally and in Virginia will lead to further mask wearing mandates again for the general public ...
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If your remember the unending political ads and phone calls less than a year ago, you can expect something close to just as much again ...
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The director of the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts says there is currently no "magic number" regarding the rising COVID infection rates that would ...
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The first medicinal marijuana-only retail outlet in Virginia cut the ribbon in Salem today on West Main Street - although the official opening at "RISE ...
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A recent high school graduate who will enter Hollins University this fall is competing for the title of "Miss America's Outstanding Teen". Ella Strickland is ...
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Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivers says he is "beyond frustrated" by the number of players that have not been vaccinated yet as training ...
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Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins come to life on the stage at Mill Mountain Theatre, tonight through August 22. More ...
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In what is bound to be an unpleasant reminder of the past year for some, the CDC has just issued a new guidance, suggesting that ...
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Masks are required on school buses due to federal mask mandate for public transportation ROANOKE  County– The students and staff of Roanoke County Public Schools ...
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Local health officials are urging parents and guardians to be sure their school-age children are properly vaccinated -- and this has nothing to do with ...
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Governor Northam plans to use more than $862 million in federal COVID relief funding to replenish Virginia's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, which took a big ...
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