A widespread multi-agency manhunt spanned parts of Virginia and North Carolina for Michael Timothy Puckett.
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Four of those who died were in an Acura that caught on fire. The occupants included a 45-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman, a 13-year-old girl, and a seven-year-old boy from Greenfield, Mass.
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The DOJ investigation comes as Trump is running out of options to avoid paying as much as $88 million in damages, plus interest.
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Booker T. Washington National Monument will commemorate the 161st anniversary of the emancipation of Booker T. Washington with special anniversary programming, musical performances and activities on June 19-21.
- ETHAN HUNT The Roanoke Times
Next week, Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors will consider adopting a definition of antisemitism that classifies some criticism of Israel as antisemitic.
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Smith Mountain Lake saw very few boaters over the usually bustling holiday weekend. Wet weather and low lake levels kept most boats docked and off the water.
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Talk that the General Assembly might use a stalled state budget to enact vetoed ideas would be an abuse of the Virginia way, Gov. Abigail Spanberger said Tuesday.
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The Palmer family filed a preliminary injunction to allow their son to compete at Northside High while their lawsuit against the VHSL and Roanoke County School Board proceeds
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Liberty's season came to a close behind a fiery comeback by No. 3 Georgia in the NCAA Athens Regional championship despite a gem from Cooper Harrington.
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Orange County clarifies its summer child care program remains open, with low enrollment prompting consolidation from OES and LES to Locust Grove and Gordon-Barbour.
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Orange County Parks & Recreation earned a VACo Achievement Award for its 2025 Elementary School Flag Football Tournament, hosted with the high school football team.
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Westbound lanes on Route 40/Franklin Street near the Tractor Supply development will close May 14, with traffic shifted eastbound between CVS and Schewels Home Store.
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