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  • 1 week ago | wfxrtv.com | Rhian Lowndes

    ROANOKE, Va. ( WFXR) - The Western Virginia Water Authority board voted to increase water and sewer rates Wednesday. According to the Authority, the average customer uses roughly 4,000 gallons of water per month. They would see an added $4.30 on their bill, or an extra 6.2%. Sarah Baumgardner is Director of Public Relations for WVWA. She says the rate increase reflects inflation's impact on their cost of operating. "The cost of energy, it takes a lot of energy to run a water utility," she explained.

  • 1 week ago | wfxrtv.com | Rhian Lowndes

    CRAIG COUNTY, Va. ( WFXR) - Craig County New Castle Volunteer Fire Department says they helped evacuate campers at Camp Easterseals in New Castle Monday evening. They say they were dispatched just after 6 p.m. to help VDOT with tree removal, but the call was upgraded to begin evacuations. There were 67 people at the camp.

  • 1 week ago | wfxrtv.com | Rhian Lowndes

    ROANOKE, Va. ( WFXR) - Attorney General Jason Miyares and 54 other attorneys general agreed to the $7.4 billion settlement with the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma after Miyares says they "aggressively marketed opioids for decades."Virginia will receive up to $103.8 million over 15 years. "It's a generational opportunity to take these settlement funds and use them to help the people who are suffering and sick," said Tony McDowell, executive director of the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority.

  • 1 week ago | wfxrtv.com | Rhian Lowndes

    CRAIG COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) - Craig County New Castle Volunteer Fire Department says they helped evacuate campers at Camp Easterseals in New Castle Monday evening. They say they were dispatched just after 6 p.m. to help VDOT with tree removal, but the call was upgraded to begin evacuations. There were 67 people at the camp.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Rhian Lowndes

    CRAIG COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — Craig County New Castle Volunteer Fire Department says they helped evacuate campers at Camp Easterseals in New Castle Monday evening. They say they were dispatched just after 6 p.m. to help VDOT with tree removal, but the call was upgraded to begin evacuations. There were 67 people at the camp.

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Rhian Lowndes
Rhian Lowndes @RhianLowndes
7 Jun 25

RT @rolandgarros: COCO GAUFF HAS DONE IT 🏆 #RolandGarros https://t.co/WUZFaCwXYk

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28 May 25

Roanoke Fire officials tell me someone was pinned beneath this machine outside Roanoke Memorial. More on their condition and what happened on our website. As for the hospital, Carilion says it’s operating as normal. The Emergency Dept and main entrance remain open. https://t.co/v2m6WpE13r

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BREAKING UPDATE: One injured in industrial accident near Roanoke Memorial Hospital https://t.co/Tyyijx8jsv

Rhian Lowndes
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8 May 25

Hokies packed Lane Stadium tonight for Metallica⚡️ And yes, they played Enter Sandman. Unmatched energy! @WFXRnews https://t.co/Ety3xmmEw8