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For the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, Mountain View Memorial Park in Boones Mill will sound Taps, tomorrow morning at 10:50. With more, WFIR ...
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It happens infrequently but occurred again last week for a short period - the Carilion Clinic Emergency Department was in a "Diversion" mode, in large ...
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COVID vaccine hesitancy certainly isn't a new subject at this point and its means we are still in the middle of a pandemic. The African-American ...
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Update: The Roanoke County Fire Marshal's Office has determined that the structure fire which occurred at 4100 Wexford Court is accidental with the cause remaining under investigation ...
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Mill Mountain Theatre unveiled its 2022 season on September 9, 2021, in front of a live audience both in-person and virtually through Facebook Live. The ...
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A full weekend of racing at Richmond raceway. Track president Dennis Bickmeier - also on who might win the NASCAR race Saturday night. WPLY-MIN ...
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Organizers of an upcoming fun run say it aims to help Afghan refugees coming to the Star City. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story. 9-9 ...
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The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke is releasing a Canada Goose at Virginia Tech this afternoon at 4:30 pm. WFIR’s Ian Price has more: ...
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Now here's Brent Stevens from Hollins University "At the Movies" ... with what's new at the historic Grandin Theatre: the documentary, "Lost Leonardo." 9-9 At ...
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In case you are wondering how close we might be to election day, consider this: in-person early voting begins a week from tomorrow in Virginia, ...
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A 30 million dollar makeover of the former JC Penny department store has transformed 150,000 square feet into a hub for pediatric services. Beginning next ...
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VSP Arrests 59 Impaired Drivers  RICHMOND, Va. – Despite a significant decrease in fatal traffic crashes over the 2021 Labor Day holiday weekend for Virginia, ...
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Area near Mills Lane has now been opened after a chase that reportedly started on I-81 "It is a state police investigation ...We are asking ...
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Roanoke City is calling it the largest investment in Parks and Recreation maintenance in the past two decades - $2.3 million allocated in 2019 is ...
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Carilion Children's - Tanglewood Center - in the the former JC Penney location - is about to debut. Carilion has invested around 30 million dollars ...
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The Virginia Department of Health today is reporting 4,474 new confirmed and probable cases, which marks the largest single day case spike since February 6th, ...
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After a 43-0 victory over William and Mary to open the season on Saturday, UVA head football coach Bronco Mendenhall said it was a good ...
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On September 7, 2021 at approximately 10:25 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified of shots fired in the 1500 block of Gordon Avenue SE. Officers responded ...
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An enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has been hoisted off the giant pedestal where it towered over Virginia's capital city. WFIR’s Ian ...
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RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam issued the following statement after the Robert E. Lee Monument was officially removed.“After 133 years, the statue of Robert E. Lee has ...
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