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Roanoke planners and engineers are going over the developer's plan for a hotel atop the downtown Market Garage -- more than 800 pages of specs ...
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Virginia Western Community College is preparing to start a new course next month in app development for Apple mobile devices. It's a field that Western ...
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For the first time this year, firefighters from Virginia are heading out west to help fight wildfires.  WFIR's Timothy Martin has details. Firefighters-West Wrap 2-WEB ...
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The Grandin Theater needs about $9,000 to reach its fund-raising goal for new digital projectors. The new projectors are already in because movie distributors  will ...
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The traffic pattern on Interstate 581 and Elm Avenue is changing ahead of work to improve interchange.  WFIR's Timothy Martin reports. Elm-Changes Wrap 2-WEB ...
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A Virginia Tech political analyst says Governor McDonnell's apology can help repair his public standing, but he cannot fully escape the damage caused by large ...
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Governor McDonnell has issued a public apology and says he has repaid in full more than $120,000 in loans that he and his family received ...
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Forestry experts say it's now clearer that ever: the spread of a destructive tree insect appears inevitable across Virginia, and many ash trees are sure ...
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The Jefferson Center's 2013-2014 season is set.  WFIR's Timothy Martin has more on the lineup. Jeff-Center Wrap 1-WEB Click here for more information ...
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Virginia housing advocates say it's still too difficult in many cases for homeowners to receive mortgage modifications and avoid unnecessary foreclosures. Richmond-based Housing Opportunities Made ...
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Police are releasing little information about a shooting that happened Sunday night in northeast Roanoke, leaving one dead and sending two to the hospital. WFIR's ...
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A Roanoke area college says the demand for Information Technology graduates keeps growing, so it is adding some new programs as the needs evolve, including ...
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Angels of Assisi says its new program to help pet owners in low income communities has been successful so far. The program is called Angels ...
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State officials say a program created to help Virginia veterans get hired has had some major success in its first year. The Virginia Values Veterans ...
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Splash Valley has been closed or partially closed for 13 days this season because of the weather, and Roanoke County Parks, Recreation and Tourism says ...
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Virginia's major party candidates for governor hold their first debate Saturday in one of the few face-to-face meetings so far between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and ...
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Many local businesses and elected leaders are supporting a proposal to enact a sales tax on all Internet purchases. But on-line retailers say it would ...
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A new Virginia poll shows Democrat Terry McAuliffe is leading Ken Cuccinelli in the race for Governor. In today's Quinnipiac University Poll, McAuliffe has a ...
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The Roanoke City Market is making its way down to the river. The market is open during the day seven days a week, but starting ...
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Virginia's Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling says he made the right call to stay out of the governor's race as an Independent -- even if a ...
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