Marco Harmon

I was born and raised in Roanoke, VA. I studied Communications Studies at Roanoke College, and I’ve been part of the news industry ever since. Visiting my favorite downtown Roanoke bars and restaurants with my friends is how I spend most of my free time when I'm not at the desk.

Marco HarmonAugust 7, 2022

Nasa James Webb Space Telescope spots one of the oldest galaxies ever seen

Scientists have spotted one of the earliest and oldest galaxies ever seen, in the latest surprise to come out of…
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Marco HarmonAugust 7, 2022

Roanoke Elks Lodge 197 offers free meals to first responders

ROANOKE, Va. – A Roanoke couple returns with their mission to honor Roanoke Valley first responders with a free meal.…
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Marco HarmonAugust 7, 2022

110 Roanoke Valley teachers walk away with new supplies after Back 2 School Blast

ROANOKE, Va. – With back to school just around the corner, Roanoke organizations give back to teachers to set them…
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Marco HarmonAugust 7, 2022

How ‘winners’ lose millions through sweepstakes scams

This column has covered many different kinds of scams in the past 13 years. Among them are the grandparents scam,…
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Marco HarmonAugust 7, 2022

Veterans are being healed through ‘Meat Therapy’

Jason Wilson, a US Army veteran, appeared on “Fox and Friends Weekend” on Saturday morning to discuss “healing in the form of…
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Local News

Marco HarmonAugust 7, 2022

Not as many storms Sunday as very warm, humid conditions persist

ROANOKE, Va. – We’ve had numerous storms to dodge the past couple of days and more storm chances are in…
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Local News

Marco HarmonAugust 7, 2022

Feds request former Rocky Mount officer be sentenced to 8 years for Jan. 6 involvement

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – The federal government has requested that Thomas Robertson, a former Rocky Mount police officer, be sentenced…
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Marco HarmonAugust 6, 2022

Elon Musk says AOC has ‘great taste in lipstick’

Elon Musk said Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has “great taste in lipstick” in an apparent reignitiion of his feud with the New…
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Marco HarmonAugust 6, 2022

All Carroll County students to receive free meals this year

CARROLL COUNTY, Va. – Students in Carroll County will have full stomachs this school year. Carroll County Public Schools announced…
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Marco HarmonAugust 6, 2022

Elon Musk’s countersuit accuses Twitter of fraud

Elon Musk accused Twitter of fraud in a countersuit over his aborted $44 billion deal for the social media company,…
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