What's News Today: July 26, 2016

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(WSLS 10) - Pilot training begins today at Virginia Western Community College as it teams up with Star Flight Training. The ground school program runs for twelve weeks and will prepare students to take the Federal Aviation Administration written exam. Boeing's annual outlook estimates that 90,000 new airline pilots will be needed over the next twenty years.

Children's Trust provides training for adults today in an effort to keep kids safe from sexual predators and to increase awareness to prevent sexual abuse. The "Stewards of Children" program will lay out the facts about abuse, strategies for parents and the signs of abuse.

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Central Virginia Community College holds two open houses today. The Rapid Train Showcase gives potential students a chance to see the programs that offer training for entry level, skilled jobs. Today's open houses starts at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on campus.

Paint your pet and support the Roanoke Valley SPCA. The SPCA is teaming up with The Lemon Drop in Roanoke for the fundraiser which includes food and drinks as well as a night of painting.

The Smith River Sports Complex in Henry County celebrates the grand opening of its new water slide, The Big Dipper. The addition of the slide is part of the long-range plan of the sports complex. If you're looking for a way to cool down, you'll climb 30 feet then slide down the 129 foot slide into a 35 foot landing pool. The Big Dipper remains open through Labor Day.

The Roanoke Valley Heroin Task Force holds a "community conversation" tonight on ways to combat addiction and prevent more people from dieing. Virginia is one of 11 states seeing a significant increase in drug overdoses with the Roanoke Valley being one of four major hubs in the Commonwealth with high rates. At the summit tonight, a researchers will talk about treatments and a mother will talk about losing her son because of an overdose. It starts tonight at 7 p.m. at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute.