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How you can spread joy to a local senior this holiday season
Read full article: How you can spread joy to a local senior this holiday seasonLooking for more ways to spread joy this holiday season? You can support older adults in the Roanoke and Lynchburg area who may be overlooked, isolated, or alone this holiday season by participating in the Be a Santa to a Senior program.
Virginia Tech Hokies fall at Pitt, 47-14
Read full article: Virginia Tech Hokies fall at Pitt, 47-14Pittsburgh, PA. โ Senior quarterback Kenny Pickett threw for 404 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another in his final start at Heinz Field as shorthanded Pittsburgh rolled past Virginia Tech 47-14. The Panthers (5-4, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) were missing 16 players due to COVID-19 protocols. โDisappointed we didnโt get more stops, disappointed we couldnโt convert on 3rd and short and 4th and short. Had the one turnover but couldnโt get things in the endzone, score points, convert on short yardage and defensively had a hard time getting pressure on the quarterback, " Hokies coach Justin Fuente said. The Hokies look to bounce back from this loss as they take on the Clemson Tigers on Dec. 5 at Lane Stadium.
Police find missing Roanoke senior safe
Read full article: Police find missing Roanoke senior safePublished: June 27, 2020, 5:32 am Updated: June 27, 2020, 9:33 amROANOKE, Va. โ UPDATE:Roanoke police said 78-year-old Sylvester โSonnyโ Hodo has been located safe and sound. PREVIOUS STORY:Roanoke Police are searching for missing 78-year-old Sylvester โSonnyโ Hodo. Police say he was last seen Friday night around 7:30 p.m. at his home in the 2400 block of Pittsfield Circle NW. He was wearing a white polo with a gray jacket, and blue jeans. If you see him or have any information, call 911.
At capacity after shootings, Chicago hospital stops admissions
Read full article: At capacity after shootings, Chicago hospital stops admissionsScott Olson/Getty Images(CNN) - Chicago's Mount Sinai Hospital temporarily stopped accepting patients Sunday morning because they were at capacity following a series of shootings, a hospital official said. The hospital went "on bypass" in the early morning, said Roberta Rakove, Senior VP for External Affairs. Mount Sinai Hospital is one of five trauma centers in Chicago, according to Rakove. At its height early Sunday morning, Mount Sinai had 12 trauma patients, Rakove said. Rakove could not say when Mount Sinai Hospital went "on bypass," but said it came "off bypass" at approximately 6:30 am.