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Drought Forces Appalachian Power to Change Operations at Smith Mountain Lake, Leesville Lake
10+ hour, 54+ min ago (715+ words) Monica Johnson, Weekend Anchor / Community Journalist As drought conditions continue across much of Virginia, Appalachian Power Company is changing the way it operates the Smith Mountain Project to help save water at Smith Mountain Lake and Leesville Lake. The company…...
US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1115+ words) Julie Watson And Morgan Lee TECATE " White sage burning, Norma Meza Calles gathers guests at a Mexican wellness resort into a semicircle facing Kuuchamaa Mountain and asks everyone to close their eyes and feel its presence. "This is sacred to…...
Foster Facts: Roanoke Valley couple shares experience as first-time foster parents
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (152+ words) May is National Foster Care Month, and 10 News is partnering with Hope Tree Family Services to launch a new series called "Foster Facts....
UCLA's Megan Grant sets NCAA softball record with 38th home run this season
1+ week, 3+ day ago (204+ words) COLLEGE PARK, Md. " UCLA slugger Megan Grant set the single-season home run record for Division I softball when she hit her 38th of the season on Saturday. Grant drove an 0-2 pitch from Nebraska's Jordy Frahm deep to left-center field for a solo…...
Suspect faces 5 years in unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay
1+ week, 5+ day ago (411+ words) EDGEWOOD, N. M. " The only person ever charged in the unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay, whose case became a symbol of the nationwide crisis of violence against Native Americans, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in federal court. Under…...
Cave Spring's Tull named 2026 Don Holliday Memorial Scholarship recipient
1+ week, 6+ day ago (214+ words) The Don Holliday Memorial Foundation celebrated its 40th year of existence on Wednesday, and in doing so, named Cave Spring's Emily Tull the recipient of the Don Holliday Memorial Scholarship. Tull is a Cave Spring senior who plans on attending Virginia…...
Patriots exec says 'Business as usual' for Mike Vrabel ahead of the NFL draft
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (203+ words) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. " New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel didn't make an appearance at the team's pre-draft news conference Monday. But according to one of the team's front-office executives, he is going about his job as usual preparing for next week's…...
A Grand Canyon mascot is recovered from the rubble. Can Brighty the Burro be restored?
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (564+ words) This Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, image provided by the U. S. Forest Service shows resource advisors with the Kaibab National Forest along with the Grand Canyon National Parks archaeologist and others who helped to recover the bronze statue of Brighty the Burro from the…...
Orioles manager Craig Albernaz returns " with a broken jaw " a day after being hit by a foul ball
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (392+ words) BALTIMORE " With a big bruise on the right side of his face and several fractures, Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz was back at the ballpark a day after being hit by a foul ball in the dugout. "I can't blow…...
Swift and widespread, efforts to rebrand C'sar Chavez Day are fueled by emotion and duty
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (932+ words) From California to Minnesota, elected leaders and civil rights groups are scrambling to distance themselves from C'sar Chavez's name in the wake of allegations that he sexually abused women and girls during the 1960s as he became the face of the…...