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Experts say there are several things parents should keep in mind. “Water parks are interesting because you have to think about both the risks in and out of the water,” said Genon Wicina, MD, a pediatrician with Cleveland Clinic Children’s. Outside the water, Dr. Wicina said parents should...

ROANOKE, Va. – Amtrak passengers traveling through Roanoke this weekend faced significant delays after extreme heat forced trains to operate at reduced speeds — a safety measure designed to protect rails from buckling under the sweltering temperatures. Amanda Stellwag, an Amtrak traveler, said she learned about the slo

The sun beats down and the temperature is 100-plus degrees as Cam Terry works his way down a row with a shovel. "I am hilling potatoes," Terry says. "I just took a plow and cut this trench alongside the potatoes and now I'm throwing loose dirt up on them. That helps us increase our yields a little bit because everywher

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Roanoke Police Department released a statement on Facebook Sunday, saying its animal protection and services unit is conducting an active investigation at City Dogs Boarding and Playcare. Police asked anyone with a dog currently at the facility to come pick them up as quickly as possible. The

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WSET) — History lovers will soon have a chance to help preserve the past at Virginia Tech by turning handwritten Civil War correspondence into searchable digital records. On Saturday, July 11, volunteers will be able to transcribe original Civil War letters written between a Confederate general and...

An almost hour-by-hour look at the power grid shows how reliant we are on natural gas. The post On the hottest day of the year (at that point), here’s where the power came from that kept us cool appeared first on Cardinal News .

Highs today won’t be as extreme as late last week, we’ll see temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s instead of the triple digits. We can’t rule out a few afternoon showers and storms under partly cloudy conditions. Some storms could be strong. The Storm Prediction...

The short meteoric life of Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller – the jazz pianist, composer and singer who grew up and lived in New York City during the Harlem Renaissance of the 20’s and 30’s – is being told with music in the second production from “Shine by JP,” a community theatre group focused on bringing more local Africa

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - David Stewart Wiley, music director and conductor of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, has announced plans to step down from his role on July 1, 2028, after 30 years leading the organization. Wiley, now 60, will be only the fourth music director in the RSO’s 73-year history...