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Roanoke Encourages Energy Efficiency & Clean Energy with Special Financing Program C-PACE
Roanoke, Virginia – On Monday, October 19th, Roanoke’s City Council approved an ordinance that enabled Commercial Property Clean Energy (C-PACE)…
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Man facing charges after Radford police say he barricaded himself inside home
Roanoke, Virginia – Police announced Sunday night that charges are pending against a man after he barricaded himself inside a…
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City Treasurer Recognized for Receiving Recertification
Roanoke, Virginia – Evelyn Powers, Treasurer for the City of Roanoke, received her Master Governmental Treasurer recertification from the Treasurers’…
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Roanoke voter registration deadline is here
Roanoke, Virginia – Tuesday is an important deadline for people in Roanoke who want to vote in the November 3…
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More Than $8 Million Provided to Community for COVID-19 Recovery
Roanoke, Virginia – The City of Roanoke continues to provide financial support for the Community and its COVID-19 recovery. …
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City of Roanoke Provides Response to Recent Increase in Gun Violence
Roanoke, Virginia – On Thursday, Oct. 1, Mayor Sherman P. Lea, Vice-Mayor Joe Cobb, Roanoke Police Chief Sam Roman, and…
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Woman stabbed in area of Roanoke park; attacker sought
Roanoke, Virginia – Roanoke Police are looking for the person who stabbed a woman Wednesday. Around noon September 30, police…
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August brings a slight increase in travelers at Roanoke’s airport
Roanoke, Virginia – For now, it seems the massive rebound of traffic at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport has come to…
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Former Roanoke pharmacist pleads guilty to tampering after paraphernalia found in employee bathroom
Roanoke, Virginia – Bryan Wade Lewis, 34 of Roanoke, is facing up to 10 years behind bars for one count…
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HUD Awards $3.7 Million to Protect Roanoke Residents From Lead, Other Home Health and Safety Hazards
Roanoke, Virginia – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Mid-Atlantic Region has released the following information: On Sept.…
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