Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
In 1977, Landmark merged the two papers into a single all-day paper, The Roanoke Times & World-News. [2] The World-News was dropped from the masthead in 1995. [3] Landmark started shopping its newspaper properties in 2008 and sold the Times to Berkshire Hathaway's BH Media Group in 2013. [4]
"The Joshua L. Chamberlain Camp #20 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Roanoke, VA honored Major Robert H. Day in a ceremony and memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Evergreen Burial Park. The Honorable David A. Bowers, Mayor of the City of Roanoke issued a Proclamation proclaiming the day as Robert Henry Day's Day." [11]
In November 2015, Bowers spoke out against the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Roanoke, [9] citing as positive precedent the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, two-thirds of whom were American citizens, an event for which the American government formally apologized and provided reparations as part of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. [10]
Parker and Ward died at the scene. Gardner was also shot, but she survived following surgery at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. [11] According to the state medical examiner's office, Parker died from gunshot wounds to her head and chest, while Ward died from shots to his head and torso. [12]
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Get the Roanoke, VA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
The New York Times maintains a "deep reservoir" of advance obituaries, estimated to stand at roughly 1,850 as of 2021. [9] [10] The paper often interviews notables specifically for their obituaries, a practice begun by Alden Whitman in 1966. [10]
O'Day was arrested for allegedly failing to appear in court on a domestic violence charge, according to the Denver Post. O'Day was booked into jail in a wheelchair for a leg injury, but did not complain of any health concerns. Jail or Agency: Jefferson County; State: Colorado; Date arrested or booked: 6/27/2016; Date of death: 6/28/2016; Age at ...