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Have you gotten your COVID booster? Health professionals say that is the surest way to stop serious illness due to COVID-19. WFIR's Denise Allen Membreno ...
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Virginia U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee says that one potential adversary warrants a systemic approach to national defense. WFIR's Emma Thomas ...
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In a conversation with WFIR on Friday, Virginia's Republican Attorney General assessed what legislation made it through a split General Assembly where his party only ...
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We are not too far away from the start of the outdoor music season in Roanoke and that includes the events at Dr. Pepper Park ...
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From Norfolk Southern Corporation -- ATLANTA, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced Monday a six-point plan to immediately enhance the safety ...
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kenny Brooks walked over to an end-zone section of Virginia Tech fans and gave a fist-pumping release as his players climbed ...
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BRISTOL, Va. (AP) — The pastors smiled as they held the doors open, grabbing the hands of those who walked by and urging many to ...
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The Roanoke College poll released this week showed a partisan divide when it comes to book banning. WFIR’s Ian Price has more ...
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The Salem Police Department discovered the body of John Krippendorf on Thursday afternoon in the southern quadrant of the city just off Braeburn Drive. The ...
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(from Roanoke PD) UPDATE: Roanoke Police have arrested Armonie A. Gunn, 22 of Roanoke, and charged her with First Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm ...
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Virginia's Hemp and CBD industry is waiting with baited breath for Governor Glenn Youngkin's action on House Bill 2294. WFIR's Denise Allen Membreno reports ...
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Today marks the last day of "Green Career Week." Not green as in solar panels, electric cars or wind - but as in horticulture. A ...
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(from Roanoke PD) On March 3 at approximately 1:40 a.m., Roanoke Police were notified by the City of Roanoke E-911 Center of a person with ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is pausing construction of its second headquarters in Virginia following the biggest round of layoffs in the company’s history and ...
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A Virginia Tech Professor weighs in on the Ohio train derailment, and the conversations it brings up. WFIR's Emma Thomas has more: ...
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A new survey from Roanoke College is good news for Virginia’s Governor. But Senior Political Analyst Bryan Parsons says only 34-percent of respondents believe Youngkin ...
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The Roanoke Regional Partnership has just launched an AI-powered jobs board that harvests data from 14,000-plus websites daily, posting what director of talent strategies Julia ...
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Ahead of this year's "Roanoke Arts Pop!", organizers give a sneak peek into what visitors can expect to see. WFIR's Emma Thomas has details: ...
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Now here's Brent Stevens from Hollins University "At the Movies" ... with what's new at the historic Grandin Theatre: "Cocaine Bear," playing this weekend at ...
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News this week that Democratic state Sen. John Edwards won't seek reelection to a Roanoke Valley district has left Democrats scrambling for a successor and ...
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