Two Hospitalized After Shooting + County Innovates Foster Care

Morning, neighbors! Nicole Fallon-Peek here with the Monday copy of the Roanoke Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Overcast throughout the day. High: 81 Low: 65.

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Here are the top stories in Roanoke today:

1. Two men were hospitalized after a shooting occurred in Northwest Roanoke on Friday evening. Police responded to a car crash in the 3400 block of Norway Avenue NW, where a vehicle had crashed into a home with a man inside who appeared to have been shot. That same evening, another man who had been shot outside a home in the 300 block of Juniper Street had taken himself to Lewis Gale Hospital. Authorities believe both men were injured in the same incident. (WSLS 10)
2. Roanoke County is innovating its foster care program to save on costs associated with the Children's Services Act. The STARS program, which focuses on families who are fostering teenagers or children with severe disabilities or emotional needs, provides helpful services like therapy, mentorship, and parental support groups to help retain and support foster families in the area. That retention has saved the County more than $1 million in potential Children's Services Act costs over a two-year period. (Roanoke Times)
3. On Saturday afternoon, the Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Department responded to a five-acre brush fire in Roanoke County that they believe was "human-caused." (WSLS 10)
4. The Board of Trustees of Roanoke's North Cross School has just appointed Elizabeth Armistead Lemon, class of 1995, as the first woman and first alumna to serve as the Head of School, effective July 1, 2022.
5. More than 2,000 Roanoke homes were without power on Friday evening due to an apparent equipment problem at an Appalachian Power substation. (WSET)

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Today in Roanoke:

• Greater Roanoke Transit Company - Board of Directors Meeting (12:30 PM)
• Roanoke City Council Meeting - Roanoke City Council (2:00 PM)
• Roanoke City Council Meeting - Public Hearings (7:00 PM)

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— 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.