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Keeping up with oral health on Halloween

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Halloween is a pretty sweet holiday, but it can also come with some oral health concerns, especially for kids with a newly gathered stash of all things sticky, gooey and sugary.

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Therapy dog helps kids trick-or-treat in the hospital

Read full article: Therapy dog helps kids trick-or-treat in the hospital

Not all kids get the chance to trick or treat on Halloween. For kids currently staying at UVA Health Children’s, they got a spooky surprise from a furry friend to help them celebrate.

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How to keep trick or treaters safe on the streets this Halloween

Read full article: How to keep trick or treaters safe on the streets this Halloween

Before you take your ghouls and goblins out trick or treating, remember to remind them to put safety first, especially with cars.

Cold front to bring changes this weekend

Expect a warm and dry Halloween evening

Read full article: Expect a warm and dry Halloween evening

Weather forecast for Halloween with a cold front moving in late Thursday night affecting the weekend weather.

No tricks and all treats with your Halloween forecast!

Hauntingly high temperatures for Halloween

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Wicked warmth arrives this Halloween

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How to keep your kids safe this Halloween

Read full article: How to keep your kids safe this Halloween

Halloween is here, and first responders want your kids to be safe while they are trick-or-treating Thursday night.

Feeling like late summer to end the month

Warm temperatures to end October

Read full article: Warm temperatures to end October

Getting close to 80 degrees...

Halloween can come with unique challenges for people with autism and other neurological differences

Boo-tiful Acceptance: Celebrating Different Abilities This Halloween

Read full article: Boo-tiful Acceptance: Celebrating Different Abilities This Halloween

One local mom highlights the need for inclusivity and patience during Halloween, especially for children with autism and other neurological differences, who experience the holiday uniquely.

Cloud cover increases as cold front approaches

Dry and warm Halloween night forecast all across southwest and central Virginia

Read full article: Dry and warm Halloween night forecast all across southwest and central Virginia

Meteorologist Jeff Haniewich reports warm and dry conditions for Halloween with increasing cloud cover. A weekend cooldown is expected as a cold front passes through.

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WATCH: Downtown Trick or Treating returns to Vinton

Read full article: WATCH: Downtown Trick or Treating returns to Vinton

Tuesday afternoon, ghouls, ghosts and goblins roamed downtown Vinton, bringing smiles to faces and collecting candy from local businesses.

Expect patchy fog and warmer temperatures for Wednesday

Patchy fog tonight, very warm on Wednesday in ALL zones

Read full article: Patchy fog tonight, very warm on Wednesday in ALL zones

Get the latest weather forecast for Tuesday evening and the upcoming days, including Halloween trick-or-treat conditions.

Cloud cover comes and goes from time to time

Get ready to enjoy a taste of late summer this week

Read full article: Get ready to enjoy a taste of late summer this week

Temperatures approach the 80s for some the next couple of days

Fishwick Middle students blend costumes and cleanup

Southeast Roanoke gets Halloween cleanup from Fishwick Middle School ‘Junior Plawkers’

Read full article: Southeast Roanoke gets Halloween cleanup from Fishwick Middle School ‘Junior Plawkers’

Fishwick Middle students blend costumes and cleanup

Chilly temperatures with sunshine all day long

A beautiful fall day!

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Halloween could feature temperatures near 80 degrees...

Jack-O'-Lantern Halloween Pumpkin

LIST: 2024 Halloween, fall events happening in Central, Southwest Virginia

Read full article: LIST: 2024 Halloween, fall events happening in Central, Southwest Virginia

The spooky season is here and many of you are looking for fang-tastic festivities to get in the Halloween spirit.

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Mill Mountain Zoo holds spook-tacular Zoo Boo

Read full article: Mill Mountain Zoo holds spook-tacular Zoo Boo

Halloween might not be for a few more days but that didn’t stop families from dressing up and enjoying some sweet treats.

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It’s not just Friday...it’s Fry Day. 🍟
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🍟 POLL: It’s National French Fry Day! Which fast food restaurant has the best fries?

Read full article: 🍟 POLL: It’s National French Fry Day! Which fast food restaurant has the best fries?
On Thursday, we asked you to send in pictures of your sassy feline friends for National Kitten Day, and the photos you all sent in couldn’t have been more ‘purr-fect.’
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📷😻 YOUR PHOTOS: See submissions of your purr-fect pets from National Kitten Day

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Share your 4th of July pics with us on Pin it!

📸 Show us your 4th of July!

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We want you to be a part of our forecast

Share your weather pics using Pin It for a chance to be featured on TV⛈️

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Natural Bridge state park offers Halloween events this weekend

Read full article: Natural Bridge state park offers Halloween events this weekend

If you’re looking for more family-friendly Halloween events this weekend, Natural Bridge State Park has you covered.

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How to keep your pets safe and stress-free this Halloween

Read full article: How to keep your pets safe and stress-free this Halloween

Halloween is a fun and exciting time for people of all ages, but it can be a little spooky for the furry members of our families.

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How to keep Halloween inclusive for kids with allergies

Read full article: How to keep Halloween inclusive for kids with allergies

Trick or treating is often associated with buckets of candy, but one organization is helping to make it inclusive for kids who can’t always have the candies offered.

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WATCH: Scarecrow Trail Returns to Rocky Mount

Read full article: WATCH: Scarecrow Trail Returns to Rocky Mount

You know it’s Halloween time in the town of Rocky Mount when the scarecrows come out.

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Halloween Arrives Early, Creeping into Retail Stores

Read full article: Halloween Arrives Early, Creeping into Retail Stores

You might think the only thing scarier than a haunted house is finding out Halloween is already in the stores, but that’s exactly what’s happening.

The 1998 Halloween classic is getting a sequel

‘Practical Magic’ sequel is in the works with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman

Read full article: ‘Practical Magic’ sequel is in the works with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman

Spooky season may be coming a little earlier this year!

Just one of the chilis at the chili cook-off.

Sorry turkey, but chili cook-offs are the new Friendsgiving

Read full article: Sorry turkey, but chili cook-offs are the new Friendsgiving

There are so many things to love about this time of year, including Friendsgiving, which is when a group of friends gathers together to celebrate Thanksgiving.

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Christiansburg family devastated after pet shot and killed on Halloween

Read full article: Christiansburg family devastated after pet shot and killed on Halloween

A family in Christiansburg is heartbroken and scared after their Halloween took a turn for the worse and their family cat was shot and killed.

Stock image. Keith Dunlap

What types of Halloween candy do you most try to get rid of?

Read full article: What types of Halloween candy do you most try to get rid of?

Let us know below what types of candy you try to dispose of once it makes its way into the pile from trick-or-treating.

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5 things to do with Halloween candy you don’t want to eat

Read full article: 5 things to do with Halloween candy you don’t want to eat

There are other options to reducing or getting rid of all that candy now that the fun of dressing up in a costume and going trick-or-treating with friends is over.

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How long is Halloween candy good for?

Read full article: How long is Halloween candy good for?

Experts at Virginia Tech said you’re in the clear for longer than you may think.

Spooky scary!

These were the best celebrity Halloween costumes we saw

Read full article: These were the best celebrity Halloween costumes we saw

Celebrities...they’re just like us! Especially on Halloween.

High temperatures Halloween will be 30-35° lower than what we reached Monday afternoon

Halloween forecast (and beyond) to send shivers down your spine

Read full article: Halloween forecast (and beyond) to send shivers down your spine

High temperatures Halloween will be 30-35° lower than what we reached Monday afternoon

For 28 years, certified divers have battled to see who can carve best pumpkin while wet.

Underwater pumpkin carving? This annual event takes Halloween to new depths

Read full article: Underwater pumpkin carving? This annual event takes Halloween to new depths

Participants — who must be certified divers — draw the design of their pumpkins on the surface, then take them anywhere from 5 to 10 feet underwater to carve them.

Jack-O'-Lantern Halloween Pumpkin

LIST: 2023 Halloween, fall events happening in Central, Southwest Virginia

Read full article: LIST: 2023 Halloween, fall events happening in Central, Southwest Virginia

From the Highlands all the way down to Southside, these are some events you can mark down on your calendars for spooky season.

This year, Halloween falls on a Sunday.

Halloween typically sees an increase in fatal car crashes, no matter what day of the week it’s on

Read full article: Halloween typically sees an increase in fatal car crashes, no matter what day of the week it’s on

While the main features of Halloween are candy and costumes, there is something else that typically increases when the day rolls around: Fatal car crashes.

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PIN IT: Show off your fa-boo-lous Halloween costumes 🎃👻

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Happy Halloween from your friends here at WSLS 10!

Going from 70s and 80s Sunday afternoon to 20s Thursday morning

Woah! Going from near-record warmth to near-record chill in less than a week

Read full article: Woah! Going from near-record warmth to near-record chill in less than a week

Temperatures peak in the 70s and 80s Sunday, but they'll start in the 20s Thursday morning

The front brings lots of changes through the first part of the week

Late summer heat until Halloween

Read full article: Late summer heat until Halloween

Temperatures are warm until November starts

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Bedford County Sheriff’s Office captain shares safety tips ahead of Halloween

Read full article: Bedford County Sheriff’s Office captain shares safety tips ahead of Halloween

A scare in good fun is expected during the spooky season, but not when it comes to safety.

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An unofficial ranking of the best Halloween candy

Read full article: An unofficial ranking of the best Halloween candy

Oh, Halloween candy. Isn’t it just the best?

It’s that time of year to relive one of history’s great horror films

Cue creepy piano music: Test your knowledge of ‘Halloween’ movie with this quiz

Read full article: Cue creepy piano music: Test your knowledge of ‘Halloween’ movie with this quiz

What do you know about the original "Halloween" movie?

Stock image. Charles Parker

Funny responses to non-candy items received on Halloween will get you laughing

Read full article: Funny responses to non-candy items received on Halloween will get you laughing

Below is a compilation of some of our favorite responses on Facebook, and it’s a good bet they’ll get you laughing also.

This weekend will be a great one for checking out the leaves in our area

Weekend Forecast: Summer-like warmth as foliage peaks for many of us

Read full article: Weekend Forecast: Summer-like warmth as foliage peaks for many of us

This weekend will be a great one for checking out the leaves in our area

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