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1M ago
Three days before Super Tuesday, former President Donald Trump made his pitch for Virginia votes on Saturday by telling a Richmond crowd that “we’re a nation in decline," where illegal immigration is a “a gushing wound ..read more
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2M ago
One person was shot by police in Bedford County following an attempted traffic stop for reckless driving on Sunday ..read more
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5M ago
One’s by a former GOP congressman who later probed Jan. 6. Another’s about a sensational Roanoke church murder in 1949. The third's about a corrupt drunkard and rapist who ran the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s ..read more
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7M ago
The General Assembly is moving into its new home next to Capitol Square, which opens to the public on Oct. 11, three months before the next legislative session begins ..read more
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7M ago
Debate between the Franklin County and the town of Rocky Mount over the purchase of two new fire trucks continue during a Franklin County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday ..read more
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7M ago
A portion of the Twin Creeks Distillery in Ferrum was burned but no injuries were reported in a fire late Friday evening ..read more
The Roanoke Times
7M ago
Vending machines that have long been stocked with snacks are getting repurposed to distribute life-saving supplies to fight the opioid epidemic ..read more
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8M ago
? Get a recap of some of this week's top sports and entertainment stories through this special edition of our daily news podcast ..read more
The Roanoke Times
8M ago
AI implications for the 2024 elections are as large as they are troubling: Generative AI can not only rapidly produce targeted campaign emails, texts or videos, it also could be used to mislead voters, impersonate candidates and undermine elections ..read more