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Ridership continues to increase on the Smart Way Bus between Roanoke and Lynchburg.  The bus leaves from parking lot C at the Roanoke Civic Center ...
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Census figures show that more Roanoke area people are using alternate ways to get to work -- ways other than driving alone. And local advocates ...
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Christmas lights are starting to go up at homes across the Roanoke Valley.  WFIR's Timothy Martin has some cost saving measures before you plug everything in ...
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Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's decision to run for governor in 2013 has already forced the state's top Republican to take sides in a nomination battle ...
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Franchising takes a new direction this weekend in the Roanoke Valley -- the region's first franchised urgent care center. Doctor's Express wants to fill some ...
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The peanut crop in Texas and Georgia took a hit this year and peanut butter prices are on the rise as a result.  WFIR's Timothy ...
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A state-ordered study of uranium in Southside Virginia concludes the region would receive substantial benefits. Opponents say the study is inconclusive -- especially on health ...
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A campaign to remove impaired drivers from Roanoke County highways during the holiday season begins today. It is part of an effort to continue a ...
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The New Year's Millionaire Raffle is back at the Virginia Lottery, one with a winning history in our region. Two Roanoke groups have each won ...
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Governor McDonnell will propose eliminating two state agencies and nine boards and commissions to streamline Virginia state government. The governor also proposes merging many agencies, ...
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New construction is set to begin soon at Martinsville Speedway. The project will result in new and larger restrooms and a wider concourse area at ...
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A Roanoke tradition that began in the 1970's is back for another holiday season. Fantasyland features Christmas figures donated by department stores from years ago ...
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Over 400 persons are expected to attend today's conference on Alzheimer's disease in Roanoke. Dr.Sam Gandy, a leader in Alzheimer's research, will be the keynote ...
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There are home tours and holiday home tours and historic home tours, but you rarely get a tour offering all at once.   Franklin County ...
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Sales of natural Christmas trees are off to a good start in the region -- thanks to very un-Christmas like weather. At Joe's Trees in ...
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Today is "Cyber-Monday", the day on-line retailers liken to "Black Friday" in stores. But for one Roanoke-based on-line retailer or handbags and related accessories, the ...
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"Black Friday" was a real good day for Northwest True Value Hardware, and that was a day before the 2nd annual "Small Business Saturday" last ...
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Floyd County investigators await autopsy and toxicology reports on the death of a two-year-old girl. Jocelyn Rodriguez-Guzman was found dead in her home Wednesday night.  ...
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Experts urge you to be careful about the food options at your home this holiday season -- for your dogs and cats. Lauren Trotter of ...
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One of the country's best-known Civil War historians says the current divisions in Congress are alarmingly similar to those that preceded our country's most difficult ...
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