Epstein Files Vote Push, Youngkin Seeks Rural Health Funding, New CTE Center Progress | WFIR News Express
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Top Virginia and Roanoke Valley headlines for Friday, November 15, 2024:
🏳️ Flags at Half-Staff: Governor Glenn Youngkin orders flags lowered statewide to honor Navy Captain Thomas Scheurich, missing in action since 1968 and recently identified.
📄 Epstein Files Vote Effort: A bipartisan push advances to release all Epstein-related documents; Rep. Suhas Subramanyam says the files could clarify what President Trump knew, while Trump calls the move political deflection.
🚂 Eagle Rock Collision: A train strikes a tractor-trailer on Narrow Passage Road in Botetourt County — no injuries reported.
💼 Insurance Marketplace Update: Nearly 600,000 Virginians have enrolled through Virginia’s Insurance Marketplace; officials urge residents to compare plans as deadlines approach.
🏥 Rural Health Funding Bid: Youngkin submits Virginia’s application for $1 billion in federal support to expand the rural health workforce, connect hospitals, and grow telehealth access.
🏘 Blacksburg Housing Initiative: The 70-unit Stroubles Ridge project moves forward, part of a wider effort to close the New River Valley’s 5,000-home affordability gap.
🛠 Roanoke CTE Center Progress: The $76 million Career & Technical Education Center, replacing the Burton Center, is on track for early 2027 and pitched as a major regional workforce engine.
🎨 Therapeutic Art Show: The Brambleton Center hosts the Therapeutic Recreation Services Art Show tomorrow from 11–1; exhibits stay open for voting through November 23.
🥾 Drumstick Dash Registration: Spots remain open for the Rescue Mission’s Thanksgiving Day Drumstick Dash 5K, supporting shelter services and community programs.
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