News on Roanoke

Medicare and the Boomers

2010-12-29T08:01:21Z

RoxAnne Christley is seen in her home office in Roanoke, Va., in this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. Christley, a self-employed businesswoman, is a health adviser to mothers, who are breast feeding their infants, is on the young end of the Baby Boom, and doesn't believe she'll be able to rely on Medicare when she turns 65. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)

Campbell Virginia Tech Basketball

2010-11-12T19:31:23Z

Virginia Tech's Terrell Bell goes up for a shot in the first half against Campbell in an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, in Roanoke, Va. (AP Photo/Rep. Rick Boucher D-Va., gestures during a debate in Roanoke, Va. The GOP's civil rights-era Southern strategy to win over the South is all but complete. After Tuesday, the Democratic Party barely holds a pres...

CORRECTION Arkansas Flooding

2010-06-13T14:30:45Z

Dr. Carol Gilbert, of Roanoke, Va., and her search dog Moki, who is trained to search for human remains, search a flood debris pile near Langley, Ark., Sunday, June 13, 2010. Search and recovery efforts continue after flooding swept through a nearby campground early Friday, killing at least 18 people. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Copyright 2010 Dr. Carol Gilbert, of Roanoke, Va., and her human remains search dog Moki, search a flood debris pile near Langley, Ark., Sunday, June 13, 2010. Search and recovery efforts continue after flooding swept through a nearby campground early Friday, killing at least 18 people. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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