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Paws to Read is a program where young children can improve their reading skills and spend time with shelter cats.

This is the 18th year of the Spirit of America Celebration.

“It was amazing to see so many people on campus come together to support such a great cause."

Starting Friday people can purchase sunflowers in all different shapes and sizes to show their solidarity with Ukraine.

Organizers say it’s a great way to get kids involved in exercise while having fun.

Roanoke deputies ran more than 8-miles to help raise awareness and donations.

More than $15,000 was raised by the Southwest Virginia market which will benefit Feeding America Southwest Virginia.

Bee Kirby wants people to take a flower for themselves and one for a stranger.

VMI held commencement in Cameron Hall Monday afternoon.

Virginia Western Community College graduates piled into the Berglund Center Friday evening. But for one graduate, this has been decades in the making.

A lunch honoring law enforcement officers has become an annual tradition in the Roanoke Valley. On Friday, members of Exalted Church set up their grills outside Haley Toyota, and welcomed officers inside.

More than 200 guests gathered to celebrate the ladies leading in art and education.

A Grayson County Sheriff's deputy is being congratulated for delivering a baby.

The streets of Grandin Village were alive with music on Friday night for the return of “Grandin Chillage.”

Docs for Morgan is a basketball game that raises funds for a scholarship in memory of Morgan Dana Harrington who was murdered in 2009.

Family and friends of Roanoke businessman Claude Smith gathered to celebrate a milestone Monday night. Smith is the President and Owner of State Amusement Company. And this week he celebrates his 100th birthday.

Every day they move Waldo to different parts of the site so kids in the hospital can find him.

Mill Mountain Zoo got a new animal Wednesday morning and it’s a bit different than you expected.

A 6-year-old in Hanover is being hailed a hero after calling 911 when she found her mother unconscious.

The gas giveaway was announced Saturday morning on the Church’s Facebook page but word spread quicker than the spike in gas prices in March.

Four veterans heavily involved with the farm were recognized by ALCOVA Mortgage as this month’s hometown heroes.

Students at North Cross School served up a lesson in compassion Wednesday, as they raised more than $2,400 to help children in Ukraine. Students in the Early Childhood Program teamed up with members of the Upper School Student Council for their ‘Kids Helping Kids’ fundraiser.

A total of six awards will be given out throughout the year.

“The Feel Good Tour” has been helping families impacted by natural disasters for years. One of their biggest trips was heading down to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.

“Crossroads: Change in Rural America” explores changing rural America on a national level, but it’s meant to be a conversation starter for locals.

The sergeant and K-9 received the award for their work on July 24, 2021 after Thompson responded to a call for larceny from a vehicle in the Downtown Roanoke area.

Members of the community gathered today for the first forming of a human chain to support Ukraine.

The book lady continues to buy books with her money to give away, simply because she loves reading

“Jonathan has been a member of the department for less than three years, but in that short time he has made a favorable impression on everyone he has encountered.”

Everybody knows Willy, and some say it’s the only reason they come to Kroger.