From crumbling recreation centers to unpaved parking lots, Roanoke’s parks and recreation department has a roughly $80 million maintenance backlog. In conjunction with the Roanoke Rambler, WFIR’s Taylor Sherrill explains how a new nonprofit seeks to help fill some of those funding gaps.

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A Roanoke Starbucks has become the coffee chain’s first store in Southwest Virginia to unionize. In conjunction with the Roanoke Rambler, WFIR’s Taylor Sherrill has that story:

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Two high-ranking Roanoke police officials have retired in recent months at a time when the department is facing civil lawsuits from two police officers who worked as lieutenants. In conjunction with The Roanoke Rambler, WFIR’s Taylor Sherrill has that story.

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Roanoke city officials say the number of “unclaimed” deaths, where family is unavailable or unwilling to pay for a funeral, has increased in recent years. In conjunction with the Roanoke Rambler, WFIR’s Taylor Sherrill explains how the city works with local funeral homes to make arrangements:

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