Salem domestic situation causes elementary school lockdown
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SALEM, VA -
A domestic situation caused Salem City Schools to temporarily lockdown all of its elementary schools on Friday.
According to an e-mail sent to parents, the situation began shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Friday. G.W. Carver Elementary School was called about a domestic situation involving a family with elementary age children.
The school notified the police department as a precaution, and began its lockdown procedures. School system leaders notified each other Salem elementary school as an additional precaution, and they put safety measure into effect to limit access. Salem Police also increased patrols at each school.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing, but police say they are "satisfied" that there was never a threat to the schools.
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The Roanoke County Police Department is currently investigating a missing juvenile report. Alexandria Renee' Smauldon was last seen at her home in South County on Tuesday, May 21 around noon.
Police did not say where Alexandria Renee' Smauldon was found
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Roanoke Fire-EMS tell us they responded to a fire at Metal Tech Inc., on the 2600 block of Richard Avenue early Thursday morning. The call was received in the E-911 Center around 1:45 a.m. and was under
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President Barack Obama will address his administration's counter-terrorism policy in a speech this afternoon at the National Defense University. He'll discuss Al-Qaeda, the use of drones and the military
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Roanoke City Police are investigating a motorcycle crash that sent a man to the hospital on Tuesday evening.According to police department spokeswoman Aisha Johnson, officers were called at 6:49 p.m. to
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Roanoke Fire-EMS tell us they responded to a fire at Metal Tech Inc., on the 2600 block of Richard Avenue early Thursday morning. The call was received in the E-911 Center around 1:45 a.m. and was under
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Virginia is giving shoppers another reason to head to your local farmers market. The Department of Agriculture is now offering punch cards to reward people for buying local. You'll get a punch for every
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A Pulaski County Schools teacher on Wednesday because the 3rd teacher from the WSLS viewing area to be named a Virginia Lottery Super Teacher for 2013.The Lottery surprised Bethany Schaefer, a teacher
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