Digital RSS feed from the Roanoke Times The Roanoke Times en_us Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:24 http://www.roanoke.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.rss.XMLServer.cls ellen.mosely@roanoke.com Parents and even some students spoke in favor Tuesday of reversing the February vote that reduced the number of physical education classes.... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1950278-10/montgomery-co-middile-schools-keep-scheduling-changes.html news 31615650@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:24 Police say the men pulled a gun on a clerk at the Williamson Road store and fled with money.... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1950054-10/men-in-werewolf-masks-robbed-roanoke-store-sunday.html news 31614812@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:24 No information was immediately available on the possibility of the student being charged for the false report.... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1949866-10/virginia-tech-police-say-saturday-purse-robbery-was.html news 31614118@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:24 Rober Kelly Stoots was ordered to serve three years probation and pay a $420 fine.... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1949823-10/roanoke-county-firefighter-resigns-after-guilty-plea.html news 31613979@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:24 A fire department spokeswoman said the owner believed the dog was dehydrated.... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1949773-10/sick-dog-rescued-from-mcafee-knob-trail.html news 31613808@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:24 Juan Berrios was injured in the May 7 shooting that left Wilson Lenin Abarca-Mejia dead.... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1949592-10/police-identify-man-wounded-in-deadly-northwest-roanoke.html news 31613224@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:24 Deputies were attempting to arrest Michael Carey Miles at his home southwest of Rocky Mount on May 9 when he shot himself, authorities said.... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1949218-10/franklin-county-child-porn-suspect-recovering-after-self-inflicted.html news 31612079@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:24 The driver has been identified as 87-year-old Deward Blevins of Shady Valley, Tenn., who remains hospitalized in stable condition.... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1949144-10/police-chief-no-charges-likely-in-damascus-parade.html news 31611776@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:24 One Roanoke Valley radio station already has a curbside's worth of bottled water ready to go. ... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1949337-10/local-efforts-launched-to-send-relief-supplies-to.html news 31612415@rss.roanoke.com Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:24 The motorcycle was northbound on 13th Street whent it left the road and stuck a truck in a parking lot of Advance Auto Parts, police said. ... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1950392-10/motorcycle-wreck-tuesday-sends-driver-to-hospital.html news 31616301@rss.roanoke.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:23 The Bedford County businessman unsuccessfully campaigned for the seat three previous times.... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1950449-10/lewis-medlin-joins-race-to-represent-19th-district.html news 31616554@rss.roanoke.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:23 County officials said they anticipate increased revenues in real estate taxes, and said that money will pay for the added funding.... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1950260-10/franklin-county-supervisors-vote-to-add-300000-to.html news 31615566@rss.roanoke.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:23 Weather Journal columnist Kevin Myatt will be heading out on a storm chasing trip next week.... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1949126-10/clashing-air-masses-spawn-great-plains-storm-tragedies.html news 31611718@rss.roanoke.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:23 This week in a Dallas suburb, nearly 1,400 members of the Boy Scouts of America National Council will vote on a proposal that would allow openly gay boys to join the Scouts. Thursday’s vote comes at a time when Scout membership has been declining nati... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1946845-10/roanoke-area-boy-scout-leaders-await-vote-on-policy.html news 31604324@rss.roanoke.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:23 Leslie Bennett is the first person from Roanoke to receive the honor. ... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1950532-10/roanoker-honored-with-virginia-big-sister-of-the.html news 31616873@rss.roanoke.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:23 Thaxton Elementary School teacher Kathy Barton has been named Bedford County’s Teacher of the Year. Barton, who has been at the school since 2008, is a fourth-grade teacher. Her colleagues said she has the ability to deal with difficult situations by stay... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1929438-10/kathy-barton-named-bedford-countys-teacher-of-the.html news 31547055@rss.roanoke.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:23 The business executive who gave $35,000 in gifts to Gov. Bob McDonnell and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli did talk about his company’s state tax problems with Cuccinelli before eventually suing the state. “I never talked to him about the lawsuit,” Cuccin... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1946518-10/attorney-general-ken-cuccinelli-star-ceo-discussed-taxes.html news 31603266@rss.roanoke.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:23 ... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1889519-10/a-guide-to-graduations-in-southwest-virginia.html news 31419167@rss.roanoke.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:23 AP-VA--Uranium Mining, 1st Ld-Writethru,765 Anti-uranium forces press Va. candidates for gov Eds: Adds details and background. By STEVE SZKOTAK Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Opponents of uranium mining in Virginia met with Democratic gubernatorial cand... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1948410-10/anti-uranium-forces-press-cuccinelli-mcauliffe.html news 31609699@rss.roanoke.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:23 BC-VA--Crime Statistics,107 Violent, property crimes down in Virginia Eds: APNewsNow. Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — State Police statistics show both violent and property crimes fell about 3 percent in Virginia in 2012 compared to the year before. The ... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1948334-10/violent-property-crimes-down-in-virginia.html news 31609546@rss.roanoke.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:23 C. Homer Bast served as a professor, administrator and coach at the college from 1946 to 1979.... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1947217-10/roanoke-college-recreation-center-namesake-bast-dies-at.html news 31605439@rss.roanoke.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:23 Montgomery County’s School Board is poised to revisit the topic of middle school gym classes, but it’s unclear if the board will act during a scheduled meeting tonight to undo a budget-saving step that cut the number of physical education classes each wee... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1946617-10/montgomery-county-school-board-reconsidering-cuts.html news 31603571@rss.roanoke.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:29:23 The Roanoke City Council spent more than two hours Monday interviewing school board candidates looking to fill two seats with expiring terms and the unexpired term of the board’s leader. Officials are considering a single pool of candidates for the three ... http://www.roanoke.com//news/1946781-10/roanoke-city-council-interviews-candidates-for-school-board.html news 31604085@rss.roanoke.com Mon, 20 May 2013 17:29:22