A beautiful weekend is ahead!
Read full article: A beautiful weekend is ahead!Southwest and Central Virginia start October 3 with crisp fall temperatures and low humidity, with warmer afternoons ahead and midweek rain chances expected. Weather Authority's latest updates from Parker Beasley at WSLS.com.
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Judge: Blame in Italy cable car deaths rests with technician
Read full article: Judge: Blame in Italy cable car deaths rests with technicianThe three suspects in Italyโs cable car disaster have left prison after a judge indicated that for now, most of the blame fell on the service technician who intentionally disabled the car's brake because it kept locking spontaneously.
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Italy investigators probe why cable car brake 'didn't work'
Read full article: Italy investigators probe why cable car brake 'didn't work'The investigation into Italyโs cable car disaster that killed 14 people will focus on why the lead cable snapped and why the emergency brake didnโt engage and stop the cabin from carreeinng backwards.
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Macron visits flood-ravaged mountains above French Riviera
Read full article: Macron visits flood-ravaged mountains above French RivieraFrench President Emmanuel Macron, center, gestures towards French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, right, as he meets police officers rescuers in Breil-sur-Roya, southeastern France, Wednesday, Oct.7, 2020. French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the mountainous area near the Mediterranean coast Wednesday, and promised government aid to flood victims. โTogether we will surmount this.โSpeaking from the village of Breil-sur-Roya, Macron praised the โcourageโ and โsolidarityโ of rescuers and residents and promised government aid to flood victims. โThank you, thank you, you were brave,โ Macron told firefighters and other rescuers both in Tende and Breil-sur-Roya, before heading to Saint-Martin-Vesubie. About 3,000 homes were still without electricity in the area Wednesday, according to French energy company Enedis.
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France, Italy search for missing victims after deadly floods
Read full article: France, Italy search for missing victims after deadly floodsIn this image made available Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, firefighters evacuate people from a house amidst flooding in the town of Ornavasso, in the northern Italian region of Piedmont. Floods washed away houses and destroyed roads and bridges surrounding the city of Nice on the French Riviera after almost a year's average rainfall fell in less than 12 hours. The missing include two French firefighters whose vehicle was carried away by a torrent when a road collapsed south of the village of Saint-Martin-Vesubie. An Italian firefighter was killed on Saturday during a rescue operation in the mountainous northern region of Val dโAosta. Italian firefighters also rescued 25 people trapped on the French side of a high mountain pass due to the flooding.
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Roanoke residents encouraged to evacuate now clear to return home
Read full article: Roanoke residents encouraged to evacuate now clear to return homeROANOKE, Va. โ Another piece of good news on this dry Friday in Roanoke. On Friday afternoon, city officials announced that those who had been encouraged to leave their homes are now safe to return home. During this weekโs heavy rain, residents in the Cravens Creek Road neighborhood, as well as the Arbutus, Arbor, and Piedmont neighborhoods were encouraged to evacuate their homes as a precaution, in case of flooding.
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Piedmont Airlines donates $150K worth of tools to Liberty University aviation students
Read full article: Piedmont Airlines donates $150K worth of tools to Liberty University aviation studentsLYNCHBURG, Va. โ Liberty University aviation maintenance students wonโt have to spend $5,000 on tools. Piedmont Airlines of Roanoke donated 33 toolboxes to the students. Officials with the School of Aeronautics say their long-standing partnership with Piedmont helped make this possible. Piedmont Airlines officials say a little more than half of their employees are Liberty University students. โAnd I am very grateful and hopeful to be working with them soon,โ freshmen ShaโUn Jerome said.

Magna Vista's Hairston tosses his way to Week 10 honors
Read full article: Magna Vista's Hairston tosses his way to Week 10 honorsDANVILLE, Va. - The Piedmont district lead was on the line Friday night, and two perennial powers delivered another thriller in Danville. Warriors quarterback Dryus Hairston triggered a Magna Vista surge that broke a 14-all tie with G.W, Danville, producing two touchdowns in the final 9 minutesHairston finished with a 17-32 evening thru the air for 260 yards and 3 touchdowns. He added a rushing touchdown, and a two point conversion pass in the Warriors 28-14 win. The junior quarterback threw touchdown passes of 29, 24 and 13-yards in putting Magna Vista atop the Piedmont district. For his efforts Dryus Hairston is our Week 10-1st and 10 Player of the Week.

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