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2 hrs ago | Roanoke Times

Pizza driver thwarts would-be robber - roanoke.com

A pizza delivery driver fended off an attempted mugging Sunday night in Southeast Roanoke, according to police.

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Related Topix: Roanoke Metro, US Politics, US News

6 hrs ago | Roanoke Times

Pizza driver thwarts would-be robber - roanoke.com

A pizza delivery driver fended off an attempted mugging Sunday night in Southeast Roanoke, according to police.

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Related Topix: Roanoke Metro, US Politics, US News

Fri Jul 25, 2008

Roanoke Times

Murder charge certified to Roanoke grand jury

After hearing testimony today about a woman fatally shot in the Landsdowne Park public housing complex in June, a Roanoke General District Court judge certified a murder charge against 48-year-old Kenneth Devon ...

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Roanoke Times

Roanoker pleads no contest in attempted rape of teenager - roanoke.com

David Woodford testified that he woke up in the early hours of June 10, 2007, to the sound of his teenage stepdaughter screaming, "Get off of me! Get off of me!" He hurried toward her attic bedroom and found ...

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Thu Jul 24, 2008

Roanoke Times

Roanoke rezones historic home - roanoke.com

The Roanoke City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve a rezoning request to turn civil rights pioneer Oliver Hill's childhood home into a legal aid center and museum.

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Wed Jul 23, 2008

WSLS-TV Roanoke

Body found in burning car

Bedford Police tell us an autopsy by the Medical Examiner's Officer in Roanoke found that the person died from smoke inhilation, due to a traffic accident.

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WSLS-TV Roanoke

4 charged with attacking father

Four Carroll County residents have been charged in connection with beating a father after he asked them not to curse in front of his children at a local convenience store, according to the Wythe County ...

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Related Topix: Carroll County, VA, Dublin, VA, Birchleaf, VA, Wythe County, VA, Roanoke Metro

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Convicted felons fight for the right to vote

July 22, 2008 Convicted felons fight for the right to vote The push is on to get more people to vote, including convicted felons who have served their time.

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

WDBJ7

Special prosecutor will investigate campaign ads from Roanoke's May elections

July 22, 2008 Special prosecutor will investigate campaign ads from Roanoke's May elections The campaign trail has grown cold, but a case involving a campaign attack ads is just heating up.

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Related Topix: Roanoke Metro

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Public hearings set for Va. rail plan

The state Department of Rail and Public Transportation is holding public hearings around Virginia to gather input on a proposed statewide rail plan.

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Mon Jul 21, 2008

Roanoke Times

Pizza driver thwarts would-be robber - roanoke.com

A pizza delivery driver fended off an attempted mugging Sunday night in Southeast Roanoke, according to police.

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Related Topix: Roanoke Metro, US Politics, US News

Roanoke Times

The dog park: another chance to speak

Roanokers are getting ample opportunity to offer input. In the end, let's have a park.

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Related Topix: Roanoke Metro, Opinion

Sun Jul 20, 2008

WSLS-TV Roanoke

Woman rescued from Smith Mountain Lake

A local woman is taken to the hospital after an early morning rescue on Smith Mountain Lake.

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Sat Jul 19, 2008

Roanoke Times

Tanker crashes off U.S. 220; large fire burns near highway

A tanker truck traveling northbound on U.S. 220 went over an embankment just before the Franklin Road exit near Old Southwest and caught fire about 10 p.m. Saturday, according to Roanoke police.

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Roanoke Times

Standoff at Mount Moriah ends without injury; police take armed woman into custody

A standoff at a church in Northeast Roanoke ended shortly after noon when officers went into the church to remove the armed woman.

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Fri Jul 18, 2008

WSLS-TV Roanoke

Roanoke's murders up; violent crime (overall) down.

The shooting at a Williamson Road convenience store in February that left the store's owner dead, was the second murder of the year.

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Roanoke Times

Murder charge against Burnette sent to grand jury

A first-degree murder charge against Antonio R. Burnette is headed to the grand jury after eyewitness testimony today in Roanoke General District Court about the killing of John Wilfred Rivera Jr.

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Related Topix: Roanoke Metro, Violent Crime

WSLS-TV Roanoke

Community meets about proposed dog park

They want to know if they're barking up the right tree in one Roanoke City neighborhood.

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Thu Jul 17, 2008

Roanoke Times

Roanoke soldier dies in Iraq

Staff Sgt. David W. Textor, 27, of Roanoke, died Tuesday in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a vehicle accident, the Department of Defense announced today.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Middle East, Roanoke Metro, Department of Defense, US News

Roanoke Times

Your blasts revealed

Here they are, your blasts from the past revealed. It's been fun going down memory lane with so many of you in the last week, after you commented on your favorite restaurants or stores that no longer are in the ...

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Related Topix: Roanoke Metro, Life, Food, Hamburger

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