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The Republican candidates for Virginia governor, lieutenant Governor and attorney general will campaign together in a statewide fly-around Sunday through Tuesday.  Ken Cuccinelli, Mark Obenshain and E.W. Jackson will visit ten cities in those three days.  It is their first series of first joint campaign appearances since their nominations Saturday at the Virginia GOP convention in Richmond.  The events include a 10:30 a.m. appearance in Roanoke at Landmark Aviation’s outdoor courtyard at Roanoke Regional Airport, and an 8:45 a.m. Tuesday appearance at the Lynchburg airport general aviation terminal.

WFIR-LOGO-1A lot of rain has poured down over the past two days, causing water levels to rise. Forecasters  say the good news is there hasn’t been any significant flooding yet. The bad news is the ground is going to remain saturated, and the creeks and streams could be above normal,  so any additional rain, which is possible this weekend, could cause high water problems.More from WFIR’s Starr Anderson.

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Gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli unveiled the first major policy initiative of his campaign today in Richmond. Cuccinelli proposes slashing  taxes by $1.4 billion, including cutting corporate tax rates by one-third if he’s elected. Cuccinelli says to compete with 49 other states, Virginia needs  to offer the best economic climate. WFIR’s Starr Anderson has the story.

Click here for the full Cuccinelli news release

Click here to read the McAuliffe campaign response

 

Veterans Administration logoThe Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center is using music to help local veterans cope after time in the service ends. The program is called “Guitars for Vets”, and for the past two years, the Salem VA has been a part of it. A music therapist at the VA says the impact the program can have on the vets is significant, as WFIR’s Starr Anderson reports.

Roanoke-CountyFor the next month, anyone can apply to receive funding to help Roanoke County Parks and Recreation improve county-owned outdoor areas. The county’s Parks and Recreation Department says the County Capital Improvement Incentive Fund is a way for people in the community to help make improvements to recreation areas of their choice.  WFIR’s Starr Anderson has the story.

Click here to view more information and an application form.

Arson-WFIRIt’s Arson Awareness Week, and it kicks off just a few days after a house in Roanoke was intentionally set on fire. A Southeast Roanoke house suffered about $30,000 damage after being set on fire intentionally. Even though no one was hurt this time, a Roanoke Fire-EMS spokesperson says intentionally-set fires are still a serious issue. WFIR’s Starr Anderson has the story.

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WFIR-LOGO-1More than 4.5 million children in the U.S. live in a household where grandparents are solely responsible for the care of the children. With that in mind the Grandparents Raising Grandkids Resource Fair is designed to help area grandparents who are caregivers. WFIR’s Starr Anderson has the story.

The resource fair is Saturday from 10:00 until 2:00 at the Salem Family YMCA. Click here for full fair information

Doc Holiday Diploma smNorth Cross School may or may not have the authentic dental school diploma from old west legend “Doc” Holliday, but everybody’s been talking about it since it turned up with a number of items donated for next weekend’s “Big Flea Sale.” David Lake, Associate Director of Development at North Cross, says experts who’ve looked at it so far say it could be the real thing. The diploma is dated March 1, 1872, issued by the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery and confers a Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S). The recipient is listed as John H. Holliday. “Doc” Holliday is best remembered for his role in the 1881 “Gunfight at the OK Corral.” Lake says they’ll do what they can in the next few days to authenticate the diploma. In any case, it will be sold at the North Cross School “Big Flea Sale” next weekend. Continue reading