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Hometown Stories

Oct 21, 2020

If the walls of a home in a small, rural town could talk, they'd hold many of the answers to questions Sarah Meadows has had nearly her whole life. Walter Reed the Medical Center grabbed news headlines this month. But Walter Reed the person has a connection to a southwest Virginia hometown that reporter Michael...


Oct 6, 2020

Meteorologist Brent Watts is a local TV staple. Known for his trustworthy forecasts, his service to the community and his sense of humor, Watts now finds himself on the mic in a while new way. In this episode of Hometown Stories, weather for the ear.


Sep 7, 2020

Cities are getting hotter, but not evenly. Studies suggest poorer parts of cities are bearing the brunt of brutal summers. And more studies are working to prove that. Meteorologist Ian Cassette takes a drive around Roanoke to measure the urban heat island effect and discover ways to battle rising inequality with...


Aug 24, 2020

In a series we call Lighter Fare, our editor Ben Riquelmy tries to get to the bottom of his messy closet and initiate a quarantine clean.


Aug 14, 2020

It's been three years since the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. What has happened since then? What is still to come? 
In this episode of Hometown Stories, we hear from WDBJ7's Pete DeLuca who covered the events that unfolded that day. And we catch up with the families who were among those most...