Smoke seen at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport caused by brush fire, crews say
If you saw smoke near the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport on Tuesday afternoon, donโt worry - the smoke was from a brush fire, which is now fully contained, according to Roanoke Fire-EMS.
Roanoke County brush fire spreads too close to home for residents
The Virginia Department of Forestry was monitoring the Havens Wildlife Management area in Roanoke County Wednesday morning after a brush fire tore through Tuesday.
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Crews respond to 5-acre brush fire in Roanoke County, believe it was human-caused
On Saturday, the Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Department responded to a 5-acre brush fire that they think was human caused.
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28 things you probably forgot happened in the whirlwind that 2020 has been
So letโs take a look at all of the wild things that happened so far this year that you probably already forgot about, shall we? (Photo by Brett Hemmings/Getty Images) (2020 Getty Images)Jan. 3: Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was killed in a drone strike by the U.S. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (2020 Getty Images)Feb. 5: After months of investigations, hearings and lots of tweets from Trump, the president was acquitted by the Senate on both articles of impeachment. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (2020 Getty Images)And now weโre in June. Itโs hard to believe that all of those things happened during a pandemic, so who knows what else is next?