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The date is out: Kohl’s is set to open its new Roanoke store in Hunting Hills Plaza September 25th. WFIR’s Evan Jones has the story.
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The coming legal battle over The Ten Commandments in Giles County Schools appears to hinge on one key word: “intent”. The commandments are now posted alongside some other historic documents, not on their own, as was once the case. More from WFIR’s Evan Jones.
Roanoke County supervisors are scheduled to vote tonight on proposed guidelines for any companies that may want to built large-scale wind farms. More from WFIR’s Evan Jones.
Roanoke County Supervisors are set to give first consideration today to an ordinance that would expand a county code provision covering disposal of a dead animal. Right now, it basically covers pets like cats and dogs, but the change would add farm animals like livestock and poultry. As WFIR’s Evan Jones reports, it’s brought about by suburban encroachment into traditionally agricultural areas.
It sounded scary at first: an explosion at a nuclear site in France. While not a nuclear plant, it is a facility similar to some found the United States. WFIR’s Evan Jones spoke with a nuclear energy expert at Virginia Tech to learn more.
The recent decision by a Roanoke pediatric practice reflects a decision doctors must increasingly make: what to do with patients and parents who do not trust or believe their advice. Physicians to Children says it will no longer see children who parents refuse to permit government-recommended vaccinations. More from WFIR’s Evan Jones.
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The Roanoke-Salem area Swift Water Rescue Team put its training and skills to work in flood-swollen eastern Virginia overnight, rescuing a woman from a car caught in high water. WFIR’s Evan Jones has their story.
President Obama travels to Richmond today, hoping to boost his proposals delivered to Congress last night in hopes of creating more American jobs. The visit comes one day after the “Tea Party Express” national bus tour stopped in Roanoke, and as WFIR’s Evan Jones reports, people who came to the rally are consistent in their suggestions on how to create job growth.
The Southwest Virginia Ballet is looking for children seven and up to fill the cast of “The Nutcracker”, and it is holding auditions Sunday afternoon. Executive Director Mike Lawson says dance experience is preferred but not required, and there are plenty of roles to fill.
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Weekend rehearsals begin next month, with performances set for December 11th and 12th at the Roanoke Civic Center. The open auditions are Sunday from 2:00 until 5:00 at Tanglewood Mall.
Click here for full audition information and to download a registration form.
A national Tea Party Express bus tour stopped in Roanoke today, part of a two week cross-country run. WFIR’s Evan Jones has more.
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