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Firefighters battle Southeast Roanoke blaze - roanoke.com

The Roanoke Times - Firefighters battle Southeast Roanoke blaze - roanoke.com

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Radford names new City Manager

WSLS10 - Acting City Manager David Ridpath will beomce the new City Manager

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Appalachian Power rate increase caught in legislative squeeze

WSLS10 - The House of Delegates rushed legislation through Tuesday that would suspend a rate increase Appalachian Power Co. imposed in December, but a subcommittee later...

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Athletes take team approach to academics

Collegiate Times - The NCAA has worked to boost the academic standards of its student athletes for decades, and while graduation rates have improved, some universities...

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Council tables Historic District Ordinance

Collegiate Times - Owners of historic homes, anxious for a resolution, will have to wait longer in a yearlong conflict over their property rights.

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Nearly 150 jobs could be at stake in Roanoke City Schools

Nearly 150 jobs could be at stake in Roanoke City Schools

WDBJ7 - Eliminating Spanish in elementary schools may be one of many cuts coming to Roanoke City schools as administrators deal with at least an $11.5 million dollar budget shortfall.Eliminating Spanish in elementary...

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Parking proves difficult as snowfall approaches record levels

Collegiate Times - As snowfall in Blacksburg approaches its highest level in more than 40 years, Virginia Tech parking officials are scrambling to clear lots for student...

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House fire in Roanoke

WSLS10 - City crews asking people to stay two blocks away from 1200 Tazewell Ave. in Southeast

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Students revive swing dance culture in Blacksburg

Collegiate Times - Swing dancing, one of the only authentic American dance forms, was created in the 1920s in Harlem, N.Y.

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Review: With new release 'Transference,' Spoon fails to connect

Collegiate Times - Like all of Spoon's past albums, Transference breaks from previous efforts toward a new direction.

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Another round of winter weather hits area; mix of sleet and snow

WSLS10 - In Roanoke Tuesday afternoon, the wintry weather made the star city look more like the snowy city. In Alleghany County, there was more than enough snow to give...

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Boys of summer a hit in Cape Cod League

Collegiate Times - Once the long and draining collegiate baseball season draws to a close, players must find other ways to keep their edge and maintain their playing state.

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City sets process in motion to move Heritage polling place

Lynchburg News Advance - Following extensive discussion Tuesday, Lynchburg City Council agreed that it will try to move the Heritage Elementary School polling place in...

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Doctors seeing more snow-related injuries

WSLS10 - While many of you want to make sure you shovel out your driveway right away after each snow storm, doctors have some advice to make sure you don't hurt...

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Circus permit, office park expected to generate heat at hearings

Lynchburg News Advance - Two controversial proposals are expected to generate a crowd during a Lynchburg Planning Commission meeting today.

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