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The controversy at the University of Virginia appears to be over, as the school's governing board reinstates Teresa Sullivan as UVA president. WFIR's Velvet Hall ...
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Salem was front and center in the race for the White House yesterday.  WFIR's Timothy Martin has more on Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's visit ...
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Dry conditions mean people need be very careful with fireworks this 4th of July. WFIR's Bob Clark reports. 6-27 Caution with Fireworks Wrap #2-WEB ...
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) _ The University of Virginia's governing board has reinstated President Teresa Sullivan after outcry over her ouster earlier this month. The board's 15 ...
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Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a campaign stop at Carter Machinery in Salem today. WFIR's Bob Clark has more on the visit. 6-26 Romney ...
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Miss Virginia 2012 will be chosen later this week in Roanoke. WFIR's Bob Clark Reports. 6-26 Miss Virginia Wrap #1-WEB ...
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Hot weather means plenty of business for Roanoke County's Splash Valley Water Park. The story from WFIR's Bob Clark... Splash Valley Wrap #1-WEB ...
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The Virginia Department of Health has a message for people heading to Europe this summer.  WFIR's Timothy Martin says, it has to do with the ...
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SALEM, Va. (AP) _ Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is set to make a campaign stop in the Roanoke Valley. He is scheduled to speak ...
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) _ Interim University of Virginia President Carl Zeithami says he is suspending that role pending next week's Board of Visitors' meeting on ...
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Roanoke police say a motorcycle rider died at the scene early this morning when the bike hit a utility pole at the intersection of Williamson ...
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A restaurant tenant for Roanoke developer Ed Walker's River House project was announced yesterday.  WFIR's Timothy Martin has details. River-Restaurant Wrap 6-22-WEB Click here for ...
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The Town of Vinton has received a community development grant to help revitalize the downtown area.  WFIR's Starr Anderson has more on exactly how the ...
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AAA Mid-Atlantic says temperatures well into the 90s can be a threat to your vehicle. WFIR's Starr Anderson reports: AAA Heat Advisory Wrap 2-WEB ...
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Earlier this week, we told you about the Rescue Mission using dogs to help people in recovery.  But WFIR's Timothy Martin says the mission has started another ...
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It's been many years since Roanoke has seen a steam locomotive in action, but that will change in coming weekends as a restored Southern Railroad ...
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ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (AP)  -- A judge has upheld a jury's negligence verdict against the state from the 2007 mass killings at Virginia Tech, but ...
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It's been just over two years since a goat was found hogtied  in a car's trunk on a hot day just like today. But "Trunk", ...
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) _ The vice rector of the University of Virginia's Board of Visitors has resigned, bidding to quell some of the turmoil surrounding ...
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Downtown Roanoke is not only likely to look much different in coming decades, it is also likely to include locations that have never been part ...
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