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    What's News Today. Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Video included

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    Here's a look at some of the stories we'll be following today as they make headlines across the country and Southwest Virginia. More>>

    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 focuses on revitalizing Hershberger Road

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    With the help of national chains like Cookout and Steak'n Shake, the Crossroads Mall area is getting popular again. More>>

    Habitat for Humanity begins 'unbuild' today Video included

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    Habitat for Humanity of the New River Valley will continue its mission with a twist starting today. More>>

    Gleaning For The World loading Oklahoma tornado relief

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

    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>>

    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>>

    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>>

    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>>

    • U.S. & World News

    • China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the...
      Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat Tuesday after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that...
    • The Israeli military says gunfire from Syria hit an Israeli patrol on the Golan Heights overnight, damaging a vehicle and prompting the troops to fire back.
      Syria said Tuesday it destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan Heights overnight, while the Israeli military said gunfire from Syria had hit an Israeli patrol, damaging a vehicle and...
    • Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.
      Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City...
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