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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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Federal legislation passed in the mid 90's as the World Wide Web was just taking off - designed to eliminate roadblocks to its development - ...
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by Doug Doughty/Greg Roberts Live contributor CHARLOTTESVILLE -- It wasn't too long ago that Clemson came into John Paul Jones Arena and handed Virginia a ...
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The Inflation Reduction Act passed and signed into law last year capped insulin co-pays for those on Medicare at 35 dollars a month. A bill ...
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Blue Ridge Hydroponics in downtown Roanoke is counting down until it can launch 6-week grow courses. WFIR’s Ian Price has more. You can hear our ...
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The 469 mile-long Blue Ridge Parkway that winds its way through the Roanoke Valley drew an estimated 15.7 million visitors in 2022. The parkway was ...
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From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar - sponsored by the Roanoke Arts Commission - roanokearts.org. With a look at some of ...
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Two key data points measured on a quarterly basis by the Institute for Policy and Opinion Research at Roanoke College reveal that Virginians are feeling ...
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A now annual tradition returns for its third year. WFIR's Emma Thomas has the latest on this year's "Do Good Days": Click here to nominate ...
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At its peak the Carilion Clinic drive-thru Covid testing center on Postal Drive in Roanoke County saw as many as 500 vehicles a day. Now ...
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