WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ROANOKE, Va. – 9:45 P.M. UPDATERoanoke city manager Bob Cowell has released a statement on the protests that have moved throughout the city, causing businesses to close in their wake. "I commend those that peacefully gathered today to exercise their right assemble and vocalize their understandable anger with the events that occurred in Minneapolis. I also thank the Roanoke Police Department for their work to ensure the safety of those assembled. I join Mayor Lea and Cheif Roman in stating that unlawful activities such as those...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ROANOKE, Va. – 9:45 P.M. UPDATERoanoke city manager Bob Cowell has released a statement on the protests that have moved throughout the city, causing businesses to close in their wake. "I commend those that peacefully gathered today to exercise their right assemble and vocalize their understandable anger with the events that occurred in Minneapolis. I also thank the Roanoke Police Department for their work to ensure the safety of those assembled. I join Mayor Lea and Cheif Roman in stating that unlawful activities such as those...WW…

Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: LYNCHBURG, Va. – A group of armed citizens volunteered as security at the Lynchburg restaurant that was at the center of protests, which turned violent overnight. It all started when Fifth and Federal supported a tweet from Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. that showed a picture of a face mask with the blackface photo from Gov. Northam’s yearbook page on it.If you get extra made let us know! We would offer them to our staff as a mask option!— Fifth & Federal (@Fifthandfederal)The business has since issued a statement...…Tags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: LYNCHBURG, Va. – A group of armed citizens volunteered as security at the Lynchburg restaurant that was at the center of protests, which turned violent overnight. It all started when Fifth and Federal supported a tweet from Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. that showed a picture of a face mask with the blackface photo from Gov. Northam’s yearbook page on it.If you get extra made let us know! We would offer them to our staff as a mask option!— Fifth & Federal (@Fifthandfederal)The business has since issued a statement...WW…