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Community Calendar / Arts
Roanoke’s Old Southwest Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival is scheduled for 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Alexander Gish House and Highland Park, according to the city calen...
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Transportation / Community Calendar
Winston-Salem lists a Salem Creek Greenway low-water bridge feasibility-study meeting for Oct. 21 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Salem Lake Marina.
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Weather Alert
NWS Blacksburg expects temperatures as low as 28 degrees in higher mountain counties and frost-forming temperatures across several foothill and valley counties from 1 to 9 a.m. Sunday.
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Community Calendar
The City of Roanoke lists a $5 5k for Sunday, Oct. 18, starting near Elmwood Park and following the greenway over Walnut Street Bridge.
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The City of Roanoke lists a noon-to-4 p.m. Paws For Purpose Drag Show benefit for Angels of Assisi on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Highland Park.
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Cumberland Street NW between Hillcrest and Forrest Hill will be closed all day Saturday for a neighborhood block party, according to the City of Roanoke.
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Community Calendar
Danville Parks and Recreation lists a Campfire and Night Hike from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at Anglers Park Shelter No. 21.
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Roanoke lists closures on parts of Jefferson Street, Franklin Road, 3rd Street SE, Luck Avenue SW and Norfolk Avenue SW for events through Sunday evening.
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— An investigation into eight alleged illicit massage parlors is drawing renewed attention after new details emerged, including a charge against a Roanoke Police Department anim...
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Business / Tourism
Roanoke County lists Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge’s 39th annual meeting from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Taubman Museum of Art.
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Garden City Elementary will be dismissed early Wednesday due to an ongoing water main break near Yellow Mountain Road in Roanoke, Roanoke City Public Schools announced. The divi...
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Roanoke Police are investigating a shooting in the northwest part of the city and are searching for the shooter. Police were called about 2 a.m. Oct. 11 to the 4000 block of Ten...
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Roanoke's Public Library Advisory Board is scheduled to meet Oct. 15 at the Gainsboro Branch Library, 15 Patton Ave. NW.
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Roanoke lists a Neighborhood Advocates meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14; the city says the agenda is posted online the Friday before.
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Vinton, VA · Lotz Funeral Home - Vinton
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First Assistant United States Attorney Robert N. Tracci announced Tuesday, Oct. 13 the release of the first Project Safe Neighborhoods Annual Report for Roanoke, Lynchburg and D...
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Local Government
The Board of Trustees for the City of Roanoke Pension Plan is scheduled to meet from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Municipal Building.
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— Apparently, not everyone was getting the kind of relaxation they advertised. Thirteen people have been charged following a sweeping investigation into eight massage businesses...
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The Roanoke GO Outside Festival is scheduled for Oct. 16-18 at Elmwood Park, with separate daily hours listed by the city.
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· Oakey’s East Chapel
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Rocky Mount, VA · Norris Funeral Services & Crematory - Chatham Chapel
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Salem, VA · Lotz Funeral Home - Salem
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Weather
The fallout from Hurricane Isaias brought storms to Southwest Virginia Sunday morning, leaving thousands across the area without power. As of 6 a.m., Appalachian Power was repor...
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Gun owners at the C&E Salem Gun and Knife Show at the Salem Civic Center said they want Virginia's ban on future sales of assault-style firearms and high-capacity magazines remo...
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Update - — Police went knocking at eight massage businesses across Roanoke County Monday morning, and investigators also took their search to a home in Daleville as part of an i...
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Burger in the Square, a longtime Roanoke County burger restaurant, will close in mid-October, according to the restaurant's social media. In its statement, the restaurant said: ...
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Roanoke County Police report they executed multiple search warrants across the county Monday morning related to an ongoing criminal investigation. Police have not yet revealed s...
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— Roanoke County police launched a multi-location investigation Monday morning, executing search warrants at several sites tied to suspected illicit massage parlors. Police said...
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Transportation / Infrastructure
Blue Ridge Regional Airport in Henry County will receive more than $5 million from the Commonwealth Aviation Fund for terminal construction, part of nearly $40 million announced Sept. 4 f...
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Construction on I-81 southbound in Roanoke County. Motorists can expect delays. Scheduled Sept. 4, 2026 through March 22, 2027. Source: VDOT 511.
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Construction on I-81 northbound in Roanoke County. Motorists can expect delays. Scheduled Sept. 4, 2026 through March 22, 2027. Source: VDOT 511.
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Local Government / Planning
Roanoke County's upcoming land-use application list names Network Towers and the county's 2222 Electric Road property for an Aug. 18 Planning Commission hearing.
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Construction on Rt. 649 northbound in Roanoke County. The north right shoulder is closed. The south right shoulder is closed. Scheduled Aug. 10, 2026 through Sept. 3, 2027. Source: VDOT 511.
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Weather / Public Safety
A National Weather Service flash flood emergency remains in effect around Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain until 8:30 a.m. Sunday, with flooded roads still considered dangerous.
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The National Weather Service says a Flood Watch remains in effect through Monday evening for Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Franklin, Roanoke and nearby counties.
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Construction on I-581 northbound in Roanoke County. Motorists can expect delays. Scheduled June 25, 2026 through Nov. 2, 2026. Source: VDOT 511.
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Construction on US-220 northbound (Franklin Rd SW) in Roanoke County. The north left shoulder and right shoulder are closed. The south left shoulder and right shoulder are closed. Schedul...
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Construction on US-220 southbound in Roanoke County. Motorists can expect delays. Scheduled April 10, 2025 through Oct. 16, 2028. Source: VDOT 511.
