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Henry County water line replacement funded by $6.1 million grant

Read full article: Henry County water line replacement funded by $6.1 million grant

A water line replacement project is underway in Henry County, boosted by millions of dollars in grant funding to improve water service and reliability in the Fieldale community.

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โ€œIt Takes a Villageโ€: Roanoke families plant seeds of change to prevent gun violence

Read full article: โ€œIt Takes a Villageโ€: Roanoke families plant seeds of change to prevent gun violence

Thanks to a nearly $300,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, RRHA is launching a new violence prevention initiative called โ€œIt Takes a Village.โ€ The two-year program will focus on families living at the Villages at Lincoln and Hunt Manor, two of Roanokeโ€™s public housing developments.

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Salem students with special needs clock in for first jobs through new manufacturing inclusion camp

Read full article: Salem students with special needs clock in for first jobs through new manufacturing inclusion camp

Their opportunity comes through a new manufacturing inclusion camp launched by Salem City Schools called Forge the Future.

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Home runs and hoops: UCLA softball standout Megan Grant also will play basketball in 2025-26

Read full article: Home runs and hoops: UCLA softball standout Megan Grant also will play basketball in 2025-26

Megan Grant, a two-time All-American softball star at UCLA, is joining the Bruinsโ€™ womenโ€™s basketball team this season.

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Roanoke Airport one of seven Virginia airports to receive federal funding for infrastructure improvements

Read full article: Roanoke Airport one of seven Virginia airports to receive federal funding for infrastructure improvements

Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced $5,058,755 in federal funding to support infrastructure improvements at seven airports across Virginia, including Roanoke Regional Airport.

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Ex-WWE executive agrees to help accuser in sex abuse lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE

Read full article: Ex-WWE executive agrees to help accuser in sex abuse lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE

A former WWE executive who had been fighting sexual abuse allegations in a lawsuit by an ex-employee has agreed to a confidential settlement and will now help the accuser as she continues suing the company and former leader Vince McMahon.

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Bath County to receive grant from Gov. Youngkin to help support local food production

Read full article: Bath County to receive grant from Gov. Youngkin to help support local food production

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the latest round of awards from the Governorโ€™s Agriculture and Forestry Industry Development Fund Infrastructure Grant Program on Wednesday. Bath County is one of six localities that will benefit from the latest round of awards.

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Montgomery County, Roanoke City and Salem City public schools to receive grant to expand school breakfast

Read full article: Montgomery County, Roanoke City and Salem City public schools to receive grant to expand school breakfast

No Hungry Kid is helping expand access even further into 2025 with new school nutrition grants. RCPS, Montogomery Co. Public Schools and SCPS were awarded money as part of that expansion.

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WATCH: Carilion Childrenโ€™s receives grant to establish play carts

Read full article: WATCH: Carilion Childrenโ€™s receives grant to establish play carts

Fighting hospital blues, thatโ€™s the goal of a nearly $8,000 grant from the Toy Foundation that was presented to Carilion Childrenโ€™s.

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Woman accusing Vince McMahon of sexual abuse asks WWE to waive confidentiality agreements

Read full article: Woman accusing Vince McMahon of sexual abuse asks WWE to waive confidentiality agreements

A woman who accused former WWE chief Vince McMahon of sexual battery and trafficking in a lawsuit is now asking him and the wrestling company to waive nondisclosure agreements with other current and former employees and contractors.

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City of Radford receives grant to clean up old foundry property

Read full article: City of Radford receives grant to clean up old foundry property

Radford City has received a $3,500,000 grant in their efforts to restore the old foundry property, now known as West Radford Commerce Park.

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Back to Woodstock, with Wi-Fi: Women return after 55 years to glamp and relive the famous festival

Read full article: Back to Woodstock, with Wi-Fi: Women return after 55 years to glamp and relive the famous festival

Beverly Grant hitchhiked to the Woodstock festival in August 1969 without a ticket and slept on straw.

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Hugh Grant says he took 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid

Read full article: Hugh Grant says he took 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid

Hugh Grant says he accepted โ€œan enormous sum of moneyโ€ to settle a lawsuit accusing the publisher of The Sun tabloid of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him.

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Linn Grant wins first LPGA title at Dana Open, beating Allisen Corpuz by 3 shots

Read full article: Linn Grant wins first LPGA title at Dana Open, beating Allisen Corpuz by 3 shots

Linn Grant has won her first LPGA Tour title after an outstanding start to her career in Europe.

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Lin Grant shoots 62 in Dana Open, missing chance to become second LPGA Tour player to break 60

Read full article: Lin Grant shoots 62 in Dana Open, missing chance to become second LPGA Tour player to break 60

Linn Grant missed a chance to become the second LPGA Tour player to break 60.

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Roanoke organization receives half a million dollars for opioid treatment

Read full article: Roanoke organization receives half a million dollars for opioid treatment

The Roanoke Valley Collective Response received $500,000 to continue their opioid recovery network in Roanoke.

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Undefeated Leona Maguire advances to LPGA Match Play semifinals.

Read full article: Undefeated Leona Maguire advances to LPGA Match Play semifinals.

Leona Maguire won two more matches Saturday at Shadow Creek to advance to the semifinals in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play.

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Authorities capture 1 of 2 inmates who escaped from Philadelphia prison

Read full article: Authorities capture 1 of 2 inmates who escaped from Philadelphia prison

Authorities say they have captured one of two inmates who escaped Sunday night from a Philadelphia prison.

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Richard E. Grant brings enthusiasm as BAFTA Film Awards host

Read full article: Richard E. Grant brings enthusiasm as BAFTA Film Awards host

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Rescue Mission of Roanoke receives $15,000 grant from Wells Fargo

Read full article: Rescue Mission of Roanoke receives $15,000 grant from Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo showed some love to a local shelter for the homeless in Roanoke.

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High-stakes year begins for kids still learning to read

Read full article: High-stakes year begins for kids still learning to read

Mounting evidence from around the country shows that students who spent more time learning remotely during the 2020-2021 school year, many of them Black and Latino, lost about half of an academic year of learning.

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AP source: Jerami Grant to be traded to Portland by Detroit

Read full article: AP source: Jerami Grant to be traded to Portland by Detroit

A person with knowledge of the situation said the Detroit Pistons have agreed to trade Olympic gold medalist Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers, with the biggest part of the return being a first-round pick in the 2025 draft.

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41-year-old man reported missing out of Amherst County

Read full article: 41-year-old man reported missing out of Amherst County

The Amherst County Sheriffโ€™s Office is seeking public help in locating a 41-year-old man.

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Correction: Oklahoma Execution-Grant story

Read full article: Correction: Oklahoma Execution-Grant story

In a story published January 27, 2022, about an Oklahoma execution, The Associated Press erroneously reported the time that a prison official declared inmate Donald Grant unconscious.

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This home was turned into Hogwarts over Halloween weekend and weโ€™re obsessed

Read full article: This home was turned into Hogwarts over Halloween weekend and weโ€™re obsessed

Grab your wand, cloak and a Nimbus 2000, because weโ€™re taking off on a broomstick ride to Hogwarts.

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Doctors question sedative dose used in Oklahoma execution

Read full article: Doctors question sedative dose used in Oklahoma execution

Medical experts say it's unclear why an Oklahoma inmate began convulsing and vomiting after the first of three drugs used to execute him was administered.

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AP source: Grant accepts Olympic bid, pushes US roster to 12

Read full article: AP source: Grant accepts Olympic bid, pushes US roster to 12

USA Basketball now has a full 12-man roster for the Tokyo Games, after Chicagoโ€™s Zach LaVine and Detroitโ€™s Jerami Grant accepted invitations Wednesday to join the team that will try to win the programโ€™s fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal.

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Authorities arrest New River Valley man wanted for sex crimes against a child

Read full article: Authorities arrest New River Valley man wanted for sex crimes against a child

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. โ€“ Authorities have arrested a local man who was wanted by U.S. Marshals for forcible sodomy with a child less than 13 years old, according to the Montgomery County Sheriffโ€™s Office. Kareem Grant was arrested in Radford on Wednesday afternoon. The warrant for his arrest was dated October 27. The Sheriffโ€™s Office posted on social media earlier Wednesday asking for the publicโ€™s help in locating Grant.

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Carilion Clinic receives nearly $1M to expand telemedicine to rural communities

Read full article: Carilion Clinic receives nearly $1M to expand telemedicine to rural communities

โ€œItโ€™s another tool in our toolbox," said Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Information Officer, Dr. Stephen Morga. The grant allows Carilion to create Virtual Care Centers so patients who live far away from specialty doctors can go to a medical office closer to home. โ€œFolks that have to take a bus or donโ€™t have their own transportation really find it hard to get in routinely for medical care. Carilion plans to educate patients about the technology so they could use it from home. Carilion plans to implement the changes and technology starting at the beginning of 2021.

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Drive-by food pantry feeds hundreds of Roanoke families

Read full article: Drive-by food pantry feeds hundreds of Roanoke families

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. โ€“ Rain or shine, a local nonprofit and a group of volunteers' were determined to help feed hungry families on Friday in Roanoke. Feeding Southwest Virginia hosted a drive-by food pantry distribution in Roanoke County thanks to a $22,000 grant from Wells Fargo. Hundreds of people, including Maurice Stimeson, waited in line to get boxes of fresh produce, emergency meals and non-perishable food staples. โ€œA box of food and fresh fruits and vegetables always brings a smile," said Irvine. There will be another drive-by food pantry on Friday, Oct. 2.

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MythBusters host Grant Imahara dies at 49

Read full article: MythBusters host Grant Imahara dies at 49

Mythbusters host Grant Imahara has died, according to the Discovery Channel. The Hollywood Reporter reported that Imahara died of a brain aneurysm. His former MythBusters co-host Adam Savage tweeted that grant was a brilliant engineer, artist, and performer and working with him was so much fun. Ive been part of two big families with Grant Imahara over the last 22 years. Grant was a truly brilliant engineer, artist and performer, but also just such a generous, easygoing, and gentle PERSON.

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She should be dead: Friends, colleagues react to realtors attack at open house

Read full article: She should be dead: Friends, colleagues react to realtors attack at open house

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. Kathryn Bishop was in disbelief when she got a call that her good friend and roommate, Lenora Farrington, was in the hospital after a violent attack. Bishop and Grant said that he then attacked Lenora and hit her in the head about ten times. Captain Jon Wilks with the Bedford County Sheriffs Office said its still an active investigation. The question of why this had to happen to such a kind and strong woman haunts Grant and Bishop. The Bedford County Sheriffs Office, Keller Williams and the local Chamber of Commerce plan to discuss ways to improve safety for real estate agents in the region.

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Suspect arrested after an assault on a realtor showing property at an open house in Bedford County

Read full article: Suspect arrested after an assault on a realtor showing property at an open house in Bedford County

UPDATE:A man has been arrested after a realtor was assaulted near Smith Mountain Lake State Park. The Bedford County Sheriffโ€™s Office obtained warrants on and arrested 34-year-old Dustin R. Holdren of Roanoke, Virginia on Sunday. โ€œWe host open houses, and I host open houses myself, and sometimes you just canโ€™t control who comes through the door.โ€Grewe recommends realtors never show houses alone in the wake of this assault. The sheriffโ€™s office says Holdren is being held at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail under no bond. According to the Bedford County Sheriffโ€™s Office, a realtor called police stating they had been assaulted while showing an open house at Mariners Landing Subdivision in Huddleston near Smith Mountain Lake.

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Amy Grant has open heart surgery to fix heart condition

Read full article: Amy Grant has open heart surgery to fix heart condition

NASHVILLE, Tenn. A publicist for Amy Grant says the contemporary Christian singer had open heart surgery on Wednesday to fix a heart condition she has had since birth. Doctors discovered Grant had a heart condition called partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) during a routine checkup. Grant, who is married to country singer Vince Gill, is six-time Grammy winner with well known crossover pop hits like Baby, Baby, Every Heartbeat and That's What Love is For."

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Why El Paso Hero Was Arrested by Secret Service Agents When He Showed Up to Get Award: Report

Read full article: Why El Paso Hero Was Arrested by Secret Service Agents When He Showed Up to Get Award: Report

A man who was hailed a hero during the Walmart shooting in El Paso, Texas, this summer isnt "accurate," according to police. The account he gave to CNN was "inaccurate," El Paso police said in a statement. Nobody bothered to check with us, El Paso police spokesman Enrique Carrillo told the Washington Examiner. Twenty two people were killed in the Walmart shooting, another 24 were wounded. RELATED STORIESMan Who Lost Wife in El Paso Shooting Sees Thousands of Strangers at Her MemorialLady Gaga Is Funding Classroom Projects in El Paso, Dayton and Gilroy in Wake of ShootingsEl Paso Walmart Manager 'Just Wanted to Save as Many People' During Shooting

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Wounded El Paso hero reunited with CBP agent who saved his life

Read full article: Wounded El Paso hero reunited with CBP agent who saved his life

Though his mom is "a gun-wielding grandma," she made the unusual decision Saturday morning to leave her Smith & Wesson .38 Special at home, since they were "just going to Walmart," Grant said. As his mother hustled to safety at the back of the store, Grant decided he would try to deter the shooter. Reunited with Grant a day later, Sifford said: "We bonded out there, and I'm just happy to see he's doing well." "If I could trade my life for that little girl's life I saw killed, I would do it in a second," Grant said. My life is almost over, so I would have traded my life for that life any day of the week.

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Hill City Scene: Come fly to a wine festival and enjoy even more music

Read full article: Hill City Scene: Come fly to a wine festival and enjoy even more music

Beginning Friday night, you'll be able to take in the legendary career of Frank Sinatra as "My Way" opens in Lynchburg. Tickets start at $27. Starting at 10 a.m., enjoy this uniquely themed wine festival with activities for the whole family. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Historic Academy of Music Theatre. Tickets start at $35Want to know what else is happening in the Hill City?

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