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In 2010 a con man convinced the Virginia General Assembly to enact a law that helped him perpetuate his scam. Now, an engrossing new book describes how journalists in Florida exposed the con man and his history of fraud.
March 3, 2020 Frances Irene Martin, age 92, of Moneta, departed this life on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. She is survived by 10 children, John Mart…
DISPUTANTA, Va. - Long before American independence, before the Pilgrims even landed at Plymouth Rock, there was Martin's Brandon Church.
When John Donald Cody, aka "Bobby Thompson," was arrested for running a veterans charity scam in Oregon in 2012, authorities seized a suitcase that held nearly $1 million in cash. Now, that money is going to legitimate veterans charities. One of Cody's biggest con games happened in Virginia, where he fooled the entire General Assembly into passing a law.
Thursday's column was about delicious, inexpensive diner out of town. What about the places in greater Roanoke area? Here are six that get hearty reader recommendations.
JAMESTOWN — The proof is in the bones. It’s in the shell beads. It’s in the etchings on a silver reliquary, the fragile remains of a captain’s…
A furniture store carrying samples from High Point, N.C., furniture showrooms is set to fill a large vacancy at Tanglewood Mall .
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John Martin and his wife, Betty, both 71, got up before 6 Monday morning and gave themselves enough time to drive from Thaxton to their first …