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Open Enrollment for Medicare Part D starts October 15th. The LOA Area Agency on Aging is offering Guidance for seniors. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports the time to act is now.
A walk to fight Suicide is being held tomorrow on the back Quad at Roanoke College. It’s the 3rd time the “Out of the Darkness” Community Walk has been held in the Roanoke Valley. WFIR’s Ian Price has details:
Roanoke County Police have determined through an internal investigation that officers took appropriate action when arresting Alvin Murdock, 34, in late August at the Wendy’s near Tanglewood Mall. The advocacy groups Justice For Kionte, Black Lives Matter, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and Raise Up $15 previously criticized the arrest. The groups previously held a press conference alleging that cell phone footage revealed the officers used excessive force during the arrest. Officials say the force was necessary to restrain Murdock after he ran away during field sobriety tests. A Roanoke County Police spokeswoman says all actions were within policy and no disciplinary actions were taken.
The Virginia Department of Education is developing the first-ever statewide regulations to govern when and how public schools use restraint and seclusion on students. Until now, it has been up to each school system to form its own set of regulations on when and how a student should be restrained or isolated from others. WFIR’s Evan Jones has the story.
Virginia Western Community College will host its 10th annual Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Healthcare Summit and Employment fair tomorrow. WFIR’s Ian Price has details:
The third annual “Star City Sweetness” on Saturday will raise money and awareness for an organization that connects people with brain trauma to the services they need. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has the details:
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginia’s attorney general says it’s not against the law for Virginia voters to take photos of their ballots for publication on social media.The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Virginia Attorney General Mark R.Herring said in a Sept. 29 opinion that taking “ballot selfies” are not a crime as long as the act doesn’t interfere with other voters or disrupt the election.The opinion came after two local-level election officials asked Herring to clarify whether new regulatory language approved by the State Board of Elections conflicted with state law. The new rules had eased restrictions on electronic devices.In his opinion, Herring said the new language doesn’t contradict any law, but clarified that voters cannot use phones to get advice or assistance from someone outside the polling place.