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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Workers at Virginia Commonwealth University are removing Confederate-associated names from its buildings in response to a resolution calling on them to ...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia gubernatorial candidate who is an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump has had new restrictions placed on her Facebook ...
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NEWS RELEASE: On January 8, 2021 at approximately 6:40 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified of a person with a gunshot wound in the 3800 block of ...
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Governor Ralph Northam said today he is "deeply saddened by the death of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick," a resident of Northern ...
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Liberty University is suing Governor Ralph Northam and the Director of the State Council of Higher Education, saying that the loss of the Virginia Tuition Assistance ...
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The 3rd Installment of the Spreading Kindness Card Campaign is underway and The Suicide Prevention Council of Roanoke Valley and Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare is ...
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The Washington Football Team hosts Tampa Bay tomorrow night in a first round playoff game: WPLY-MIN ...
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According to the latest numbers released this morning by the Virginia Department of Health there are 134 new confirmed or probable coronavirus cases, 1 new ...
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(from Roanoke County)  At approximately 6:19 a.m. Roanoke County Police officers were dispatched to a single vehicle accident in the area of Jae Valley Road ...
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It was a year unlike any other for the almost-40 year old Salem-based food bank known now as Feeding Southwest Virginia. President and CEO Pamela ...
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The water authority that serves most of the Roanoke Valley says the number of customers with past-due accounts is about four times the recent average ...
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It was bound to be a hot-button issue - maybe more so after the US Capitol protest yesterday where some were armed. Now a public ...
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The Democratic Committee chairs in 7 Roanoke and New River Valley localities are now calling on 6th district U.S. Representative Ben Cline and 9th District ...
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Close but no cigar- the Virginia Tech men's basketball team loses on the road 73 to 71 last night. A different story for the Virginia ...
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Cardinal Glass in Vinton cut the ribbon on a 26,000 square foot addition this morning that also includes state of the art cutting systems. Todd ...
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US Senator Tim Kaine said this morning he is joining the calls urging the 25th amendment be employed to remove Donald Trump as President of ...
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First Virginia, and now, Georgia. Two southern states that were once reliably Republican are now selecting Democrats in statewide elections, and our political analyst says ...
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According to the latest numbers released this morning by the Virginia Department of Health there are 186 new confirmed or probable coronavirus cases, 1 new ...
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He's been on the job since November actually - but the new Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Exhibitions and Community Engagement at the Taubman ...
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NEWS RELEASE: After 35 years of service, Roanoke City Deputy Fire Chief Billy Altman retires. Altman began his career in public safety in 1980 as ...
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