🌱 Gas Prices Rising + Suspect Arrested After String Of Crimes

Nicole Fallon-Peek
Updated ·2 min read

Up and at 'em, Roanoke! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Increasing amounts of sun. High: 45 Low: 23.

Here are the top three stories in Roanoke today:

  1. Gas prices have gone up by 1.7 cents in the Roanoke area over the last week. Compared to a month ago, prices in Roanoke are 1.2 cents per gallon higher. The least expensive station in Roanoke was priced at $2.88 per gallon on Sunday, while the most expensive was $3.39 a gallon, according to GasBuddy price reports. (WDBJ7)

  2. On Monday, Roanoke County Public Schools issued a reminder to parents that masks are still required for students. There will be a School Board meeting on Thursday to discuss further details. David Linden, the Roanoke County School Board Chairman, is asking parents to direct comments and concerns about the current policy or changes to the school board, not school staff. (WSLS 10)

  3. A suspect has been arrested after a string of crimes, including a deadly shooting in Roanoke. The suspect has been accused of a series of shootings that left one man dead and one woman injured in Roanoke on Sunday night and has been charged in relation to a separate incident in Greensboro, NC. The Greensboro Police Department contacted Roanoke Police to inform them that the suspect had been taken into custody. (WSET)

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Today in Roanoke:

  • Free Yoga for the People, At Roanoke Public Library (7:30 AM)

From my notebook:

  • Need a COVID-19 test? Appointments are available and will be released one day in advance. (Facebook)

  • Join Rendezvous this Saturday, Jan. 29th from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for their third Virginia Made Saturday event! (Instagram)

  • TWENTY24, a team of female professional cyclists who are training for the 2024 Olympics, is relocating their base of operations to Roanoke for the next three years. (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.

This article originally appeared on the Roanoke Patch