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State approves Appalachian Power rate increase

Evan Jones March 20, 2014

Appalachian Power bills will be increasing as of May. The State Corporation Commission today approved an Apco...

North Cross student diagnosed with whooping cough **OLD** North Cross School

North Cross student diagnosed with whooping cough

Web Staff March 20, 2014

North Cross School says one of its students has been diagnosed with whooping cough. A letter was...

IRS says 26,300 refunds for 2010 unclaimed in Va.

AP March 20, 2014

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Internal Revenue Service says an estimated 26,300 taxpayers in Virginia could...

More Virginians moving from institutions into homes they can call their own **OLD** Horizon Behavioral Health

More Virginians moving from institutions into homes they can call their own

Evan Jones March 20, 2014

Another step forward today in efforts take Virginians with developmental disabilities out of institutions and into homes...

“Hope is Fireproof” is the name for an American Red Cross campaign

Gene Marrano March 20, 2014

Roanoke’s newest community garden may soon take root in the Gainsboro neighborhood **OLD** Community Garden

Roanoke’s newest community garden may soon take root in the Gainsboro neighborhood

Gene Marrano March 19, 2014

Local schools add time for missed days **OLD** Winter-Weather-WFIR

Local schools add time for missed days

Web Staff March 19, 2014

More area school systems are making changes to their calendars because of so many snow days this...

Va. historic area offers discount resident pass **OLD** Colonial Williamsburg

Va. historic area offers discount resident pass

AP March 19, 2014

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) _ Colonial Williamsburg is saluting Virginians by offering a season pass to the historic...

Roanoke snow removal budget takes a hit this winter, and the Star City is not alone **OLD** Winter-Weather-WFIR

Roanoke snow removal budget takes a hit this winter, and the Star City is not alone

Evan Jones March 19, 2014

It’s a been a rough winter for snow removal crews — and budgets — in both Roanoke...

Fans of the board game Scrabble will pack Fitzpatrick Hall for a good cause **OLD** wfir-link - NOT FOR NEWS STORY USE ON WEB SITE

Fans of the board game Scrabble will pack Fitzpatrick Hall for a good cause

Gene Marrano March 19, 2014

Fans of the board game Scrabble will pack Fitzpatrick Hall at Jefferson Center tomorrow night…stretching their vocabularies...

Two colleges in Roanoke make it easier to pursue a bachelor’s degree in health care fields **OLD** Jefferson College articulation

Two colleges in Roanoke make it easier to pursue a bachelor’s degree in health care fields

Gene Marrano March 18, 2014

Roanoke school is one of 16 to receive national honor **OLD** Roanoke Schools

Roanoke school is one of 16 to receive national honor

Evan Jones March 18, 2014

A Roanoke elementary school is one of 16 schools across the country to be honored with a...

Sentencing hearing under way for Shane Padgett; death penalty possible

Gene Marrano March 17, 2014

A sentencing hearing began today for a convicted murderer facing the death penalty. Shane Padgett plead guilty...

VT releases basketball coach James Johnson

Evan Jones March 17, 2014

From Virginia Tech’s Athletics Department web site: BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Whit Babcock announced...

Brain Injury Services of Southwest Virginia holding benefit “awareness reception” **OLD** wfir-link - NOT FOR NEWS STORY USE ON WEB SITE

Brain Injury Services of Southwest Virginia holding benefit “awareness reception”

Gene Marrano March 17, 2014

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and a non-profit that deals with that issue is holding an...