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A shameful part of Roanoke’s past is about to get new attention. A group advocating for racial justice outlined its latest plans to commemorate two lynchings in the city.
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Roanoke officials hope new money and new programs will reverse the city’s growing gun violence rate.
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Hospitalizations in the Roanoke City-Alleghany Health District are at the highest level since March, though still far below the levels seen in previous surges.
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With abortion guarantees overruled by the Supreme Court, abortion rights supporters are rallying. And signs the court might be willing to reconsider voting and LGBTQ rights are energizing them even more.
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Doctor Cynthia Morrow, director of the Roanoke City-Alleghany Health District, is optimistic we’ve hit the peak of this latest surge a little earlier than expected.
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Dozens of people are spending more than a week trekking across Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina.The Walk for Appalachia’s Future highlights efforts to bring environmental justice and renewable energy to the region.
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The Roanoke region hit a grim milestone Wednesday related to the COVID-19 pandemic, with cases and hospitalizations on the rise again.
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COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the Roanoke area have been holding relatively steady for the past few weeks. There have been some upticks, especially at a statewide level, though.
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COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations in the Roanoke area have been at a low, stable level for the past several weeks.But the director of the Roanoke City-Alleghany Health District says experts are watching omicron subvariant known as BA.2.
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The spot in downtown Roanoke hopes to receive as much as $2 million in state funding by functioning as a state agency.