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Roanoke gas prices average $3.34 a gallon
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ/GasBuddy Release) - Average gasoline prices in Roanoke have risen 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.34/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 155 stations in Roanoke. Prices in Roanoke are 10.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 6.0 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 2.3 cents in the last week and stands at $3.83 per gallon.
Power restored to AEP customers in Southeast Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. – UPDATE. Power has been restored to Appalachian Power customers who experienced an outage in Southeast Roanoke early Sunday morning. Appalachian Power reported an outage in Southeast Roanoke early Sunday morning. According to the AEP Outage Map, the outage near 13th Street SE started at 7:47 a.m....
These Are The Top 5 Party Schools In Virginia
As college becomes a part of life for more and more Americans, what these prospective students want out of their college experience has broadened. You still have your elite academics who are searching to embody the phrase “higher learning” and they still have the Ivy Leagues. For the rest of us who may or may not take the classroom as seriously may be looking for other ways to pass the time during the “best four years of out lives”.
Youngkin condemns assassination attempt of Trump as ‘an affront against our liberty’
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) issued a statement condemning the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, calling for the nation to pray for both the victims of the shooting and the nation as a whole. The Virginia governor applauded Trump for showing “strength and courage” while surviving his assassination attempt and said that the shooting […]
Excessive heat watch issued for Tuesday in Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for Tuesday in Rockingham County and Harrisonburg. Dangerously hot conditions are expected with heat index values up to 105 degrees possible. Extreme heat and humidity will significantly increase the potential for heat-related illnesses, particularly for those working or participating in...
Top 3 running backs Virginia Tech will face in 2024
The Virginia Tech football team added some key pieces from the transfer portal this offseason to a defense that had a lot of retainment from the 2023 season. Along the defensive line, the Hokies have Antwaun Powell-Ryland and Josh Fuga returning, while transfers Aeneas Peebles from Duke, Kelvin Gilliam from Oklahoma, Khurtiss Perry from Alabama, and Kemari Copeland from Iowa Western Community College all transferred and supply a ton of depth.
Juveniles in custody after shooting at Langview Apartments in Lynchburg
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR)– The Lynchburg Police Department is investigating a malicious wounding attempt at the Langview Apartments on Yorktown Ave on Saturday, July 13. According to police, officers were dispatched at 6:59 p.m. to the apartment complex on the 2200 block of Yorktown Ave on a report of shots fire. Within minutes of the initial call, police say an adult male arrived at Lynchburg General Hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Southern Shores warns about aggressive raccoons
The town has received several calls lately for aggressive raccoons, particularly in the area of North Dogwood Trail. Please remember that these are wild animals and should be treated as such, with caution. Don’t intentionally feed raccoons, or other wild animals. Raccoons will lose their fear of people and feeding...
1 person injured, multiple vehicles damaged in shooting outside Suffolk convenience store
SUFFOLK, Va. — Police are searching for the people involved in a shooting outside a Suffolk convenience store Saturday evening. Around 7 p.m., police officers responded to reports of gunshots fired near a business on Bridge Road, according to a Suffolk Police Department spokesman. The officers were able to...
TAM Awards $1000 Scholarship To Soprano Lillian M. Parker
In a resounding celebration of musical excellence and academic achievement, the Tidewater Area Musicians, Inc. (TAM) hosted its inaugural Scholarship Breakfast on June 22, 2024, at the esteemed Double Tree by Hilton Hotel. The event marked a historic occasion as TAM bestowed the prestigious “Julius E. McCullough Music Education and Music Performance Scholarship” upon Lillian M. Parker, a talented soprano and recent graduate of Phoebus High School.
How the heat can impact your mood and sleeping habits
ROANOKE, Va. – While temperatures rise, so can your stress levels and chances of getting irritable. “You know, you get hungry; you get a little angry. The heat is definitely going to be very similar to you,” Robert Johnson, a family nurse practitioner with LewisGale Physicians Internal Medicine, said.
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