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    Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51 Video included

    A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against... More>>

    Roanoke City Council listens to public about pay raises Video included

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    Roanoke City Councilman Sherman Lea says proposing a pay raise for council members and the mayor is an awkward situation for them. The proposal currently on the table would increase council's salary by 28 percent. However council members are the only ones that can propose a pay raise; a request that hasn't been made in 10 years says Lea. More>>

    Gleaning For The World loading Oklahoma tornado relief

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    Items needed include bottled water, and baby care supplies More>>

    Roanoke Police examine possible DNA link in 2005 cold case Video included

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    On August 16, 2005, police found Jamie Penn, 23, dead of gunshot wounds in his SUV More>>

    Roanoke Riverside development will combine healthcare, education and recreation Video included

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    Groundbreaking is set for this Friday May 24th for a major riverside development across the street from VTC and VTCRI More>>

    Roanoke woman honored as "Virginia Big of the Year" Video included

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    Leslie Bennett and her little sister, Marsha, met for the first time three years ago, after a woman at work urged Leslie to volunteer More>>

    Bedford County church transformed into multi-purpose space for events Video included

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    Jim McKelvey is in the process of renovating the building to serve as a conference and business center, also a banquet hall More>>

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    • The former head of the Internal Revenue Service heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.
      Lawmakers are getting their first chance to question the former head of the Internal Revenue Service, the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.

    • It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had...
      It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly...

    • Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspect
      Josh Powell reportedly had an affair just months before his wife disappeared and his brother may have been "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, Utah police revealed as they announced they couldn't solve the...
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