Nov 4th, 2008 · As voting began Tuesday, poll workers were getting ready for what is expected to be record turnout throughout the day. Workers in Pittsburgh; Clermont County, Ohio; Raritan Township, N.J.; Chelsea, Mich.; and Roanoke, Va., talk about how things are going in their precincts.
Oct 15th, 2008 · StoryCorps, a non-profit group collecting oral histories across the U.S., is currently stationed in Roanoke, Va. In the precarious economic environment, many of the stories told in the mobile recording booth have been about financial hardship.
Jul 28th, 2007 · A pet cemetery in Roanoke, Va., is in the process of relocating. But first, the local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is trying to contact former owners of the deceased pets, so they'll know where the animals' new final resting place is.
Apr 22nd, 2007 · Henry Lee, one of the Virginia Tech shooting victims, was known at Fleming High in Roanoke, Va., as a funny, helpful and brilliant student. The 20-year-old was an immigrant from China who didn't speak any English when he arrived in the United States as a child. But he became the salutatorian of his high school class and was about to finish his freshman year at Virginia Tech when he was killed.
Apr 16th, 2007 · It is now confirmed that there have been 33 deaths today on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., a total that includes the gunman. Many victims are being treated at hospitals in Roanoke and New River Valley. It's not clear if the shooter was a student. The gunman was killed, but it's not known if he was shot by police or took his own life.
Apr 16th, 2007 · This morning, news spread quickly that there had been a shooting at a Virginia Tech dormitory at 7:15 a.m. But two hours later, police say, the same gunman entered a classroom in Norris Hall and killed more than two dozen people. Robert Siegel talks with Rosa Duarte, bureau reporter for WSLS TV, based in Roanoke, Va.