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The date scheduled for next month on February 12 at Johnson Elementary School will now move to Schoolfield Elementary School.

A series of updated guidelines surrounding the school mask policy and COVID-19 mitigation overall in a school environment was announced Friday.

The giving day will take place on March 16th

The county is seeing higher average daily case counts than it saw at the beginning of the pandemic

Officials with TAP say police department safe exchange zones should be for conducting transactions from e-commerce, not custody exchange locations.

Some school districts are still working to determine when and how they will implement the Governor's recent executive order.

A filing from Attorney General Jason Miyares cites a state law that says parents have a “fundamental right to make decisions concerning the upbringing, education, and care” of their children.

The vote means the district will continue to follow Senate Bill 1303, requiring schools to follow the mitigation recommendations of the CDC.

Residents tell WDBJ7 there's been no mail delivery for a week.

12,009,942 PCR tests have been conducted in Virginia as of Friday, with a 30.9% positivity rate from tests over the last week, down from the 31.6% reported Thursday.

Various lunch and dinner specials are available during Downtown Roanoke Restaurant Week.

Amilio Tirado was arraigned on 26 felony charges.

Specifics about the damage have not been released.

There is no word yet regarding injuries or the cause of the fire.

Increasing numbers of ABC’s retail employees continue to be affected by COVID-19, making staffing in stores difficult.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin unveiled his COVID action plan Thursday in Roanoke. Youngkin visited Carilion Clinic and a new Virginia Department of Health testing site at Valley View Mall. And he said Virginia is redoubling efforts to prevent the spread of COVID, and treat those who contract the virus.

Michael Young reached out and talked with a Baptist minister who had just the people for him to help.

Cookies are $5 a box.

Prosecutors say while at the Capitol, Thomas Robertson was carrying a "large wooden stick."

A Henry County grand jury has chosen not to indict a man on felony animal cruelty charges.

The 31 charges against Haynes cover repeated incidents of sexual activity, or solicitation for sexual activity, with four high school students between 2010 and 2020.

Taxpayers in Roanoke say they are tired of the city slacking on snow removal.

Danny Overstreet's killer died in prison last weekend, more than 20 years after opening fire at a Roanoke gay bar.

They say they’re lucky to have what they have left as other places have run out.

The option applies to students only and only while they are in school.

3,868 people across Virginia were hospitalized as of Thursday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, down from the 3,942 reported Wednesday.

This is the first time the jackpot has grown to the million-dollar mark since the game launched on October 26, 2020.

The districts will continue to follow Senate Bill 1303 requiring schools to follow the mitigation recommendations of the CDC.

“Today’s announcements are designed to give Virginians the tools and resources needed to make the best decisions for their families, strengthen our hospital systems, and ensure a strong recovery."

Parking in downtown is limited right now due to snowbanks, but the city says they're getting addressed.