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No injuries reported after vehicle crashes into apartment building in Roanoke Saturday
Read full article: No injuries reported after vehicle crashes into apartment building in Roanoke SaturdayNo injuries have been reported after a car crashed into a portion of a building in the Copper Croft Apartments.
Bike patrol units used to deter distracted driving on Electric Road in Roanoke County
Read full article: Bike patrol units used to deter distracted driving on Electric Road in Roanoke CountyIf you’ve driven by Tanglewood Mall lately on Route 419, you may have noticed a bigger police presence, but not in the usual patrol cars.
As a thank you, Once Upon a Child in Roanoke gives all Labor Day proceeds to its staff
Read full article: As a thank you, Once Upon a Child in Roanoke gives all Labor Day proceeds to its staffOnce Upon a Child on Electric Road in Roanoke is giving the proceeds from all sales Labor Day 2021 to its employees as a “thank you!”
19-year-old man charged in Roanoke County shooting, victim hospitalized with life-threatening injuries
Read full article: 19-year-old man charged in Roanoke County shooting, victim hospitalized with life-threatening injuriesA 19-year-old man is being treated for life-threatening injuries after being shot multiple times on Thursday evening, according to Roanoke County police.
Chipotle, Blaze Pizza and more coming to Tanglewood Mall in 2022
Read full article: Chipotle, Blaze Pizza and more coming to Tanglewood Mall in 2022ROANOKE, Va. – Tanglewood Mall is getting a delicious upgrade in 2022. Officials announced Wednesday that four new restaurants and a new dentistry will be making their way to Electric Road starting this year. Among those businesses are Chipotle, Panda Express, Blaze Pizza, Jersey Mike’s and Aspen Dental. Two new buildings, which will be home to those fives businesses, will be constructed along Electric Road in front of the new Carilion Children’s, which is where the former JC Penney was located. Blackwater Resources said construction will begin March 2021, and tenants will begin opening these new businesses at the start of 2022.
Former Ragazzi’s building sold, but it will not be a restaurant
Read full article: Former Ragazzi’s building sold, but it will not be a restaurantROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – If you drive Electric Road in Roanoke County, it’s hard to miss the giant “For Sale” sign that’s been outside Ragazzi’s for years. Ragazzi’s final day was Oct. 22, 2017 and now, the building has finally sold. But bad news for food lovers, it will not be a new restaurant, according to Poe & Cronk senior associate Daniel Wickham. The buyer, Jeffrey Gordon from Gordon Development, is based in New York and purchased the property for $1,163,750. Wickham was not able to say what will become of the building, but he could confirm that it will not be a restaurant.
Elderberrys closing Roanoke County location for cleaning after employee tests positive for virus
Read full article: Elderberrys closing Roanoke County location for cleaning after employee tests positive for virusROANOKE COUNTY, Va. A Roanoke County smoothie staple is shutting its doors for a few days to deep clean after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Elderberrys announced Friday that the employee left work and notified management as soon as they did not feel well after returning from a vacation. The Electric Road location will close for a deep cleaning and reopen on Tuesday. From Tuesday until Saturday, Aug. 1, Elderberrys will have limited hours from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The limited hours and staffing will allow employees who should quarantine to do so, according to the restaurant.
26-year-old dies after motorcycle crash near Tanglewood Mall
Read full article: 26-year-old dies after motorcycle crash near Tanglewood MallROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – A 26-year-old Roanoke man died in a motorcycle crash on Thursday afternoon. Ryan Alouf was driving a Suzuki motorcycle north on Electric Road when he ran the red light at Elm View Road and hit a Chevy SUV entering the intersection, according to police. ORIGINAL STORYTraffic on Electric Road is being detoured after a motorcycle crash near Tanglewood Mall on Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews are at the scene and have the road closed in the southbound direction from Elm View Road to Ogden Road. Traffic is being diverted onto Elm View Road.