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New blue and yellow unattended donation bins are surfacing across the valley. Details from News/Talk 960’s Timothy Martin.
Roanoke County planners hope to have a revised set of proposed rules ready by late June to regulate large-scale wind turbines. As News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, the proposed regulations now take on increased importance.
A big change at the top for Carilion Clinic. CEO Ed Murphy is leaving to take a job in New York. Current Chief Operating Officer Nancy Howell Agee will become the new CEO July 1st. As News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, Agee already has some clear goals in mind.
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An annual state inventory shows Virginia industries released fewer chemicals into the air, land and water in 2009. Details from News/Talk 960’s Timothy Martin.
Someone’s taking wallets from hospital waiting rooms from Wytheville to the Roanoke Valley. And as News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, all signs point toward the same woman.
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It was one year ago today that President Obama signed the health care overhaul bill — the same day Virginia immediately filed a lawsuit challenging the law’s constitutionality. And as News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, the latest briefs were submitted just yesterday.
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A transformation is coming to the old Walmart at Hunting Hills Plaza. News/Talk 960’s Timothy Martin reports.
County Police say the accident happened around 10:30 this morning at the intersection of Route 221 and Moonlight Lane. News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports.
Congressman Bob Goodlatte says the Obama administration continues to disregard cost, need and other concerns surrounding planned renovations at the Poff Federal Building. More from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
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Congressman Bob Goodlatte is still fighting Obama administration plans to spend about $60 million in stimulus funds to renovate the Poff Building. But the agency responsible for federal facilities says the work is badly needed, and as News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, the case for renovations found a receptive audience at Roanoke City Council.
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