Today's news
- Elk begin road to recovery in Virginia
- Carilion chopper evades military jets
- Virginia Tech kicker reaches plea deal
- Naticakes to open cupcake, frozen yogurt shop in Bonsack shopping center
- State agency unveils enhanced 511 Virginia
- Woman sought in prescription fraud
- 2 boys face charges in break-in at Bedford Middle School
- Roanoke's top teacher has special gift
- Soldier pleads guilty to night of terror
- Automobile hits parked freight trailer in Roanoke
Sam Dean | The Roanoke Times
Elk begin road to recovery in Virginia
Friday morning, Virginia got its first invited elk in nearly a century, as 11 of the majestic animals were released into a holding pen high atop an open knoll on a reclaimed strip mine site in Buchanan County.
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