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The word âapocalypticâ actually appeared in a Jan. 1, 2020, headline in this newspaper. It was used to modify the noun âwildfires,â which were scorching millions of acres a world away.
The dayâs paper brought news of far-away catastrophes. As Australia burned, thousands were swept up in floods in Indonesia and dozens of zoo animals perished in a Berlin fire.
Locally, the news was rather ho-hum. Roanoke County planned a broadband survey to figure out which areas were unserved or underserved.
Turns out, weâd all discover soon enough how critical broadband is to education, health care, commerce, and even just to see family and friends.
When the year began, we posed 20 questions, the answers to which we thought would help shape what kind of year 2020 would be. Hereâs how things turned out.
1. How will the impeachment trial of President Trump play out? No one was surprised when the Republican-controlled Senate acquitted Trump. Three presidents have now been impeached â Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton were the others â and none have been removed from office.
2. Who will win the presidential election? Joe Biden, who will become the nationâs 46th president â and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be the first woman (and the first woman of both Black and Asian ancestry) elected on a national ticket. Trump became the 11th president to lose a reelection bid, joining the ranks of John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William Howard Taft, Herbert Hoover, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush.
Roanoke man thanks Zumiez employees for keeping him safe after gunshots at Valley View Mall
Mayor Sherman Lea also reacted to the weekend shooting
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Saturday night’s shooting happened during an argument between two people at the mall, according to the Roanoke Police Department.
When it happened, the people inside who were locked down had no idea what was going on, leading some to treat it as an active shooter situation.
That includes Clint Colquhoun, who is deaf and shared his experience with 10 News through an interpreter.
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Colquhoun was shopping in Zumiez when he heard a bang through his implants.
Roanoke Mayor reacts to Valley View Mall Shooting A heavy police presence outside the JC Penney at Valley View Mall in Roanoke, following a shooting that left one hospitalized. (Source: WDBJ7) By Lindsay Cayne | December 29, 2020 at 11:13 AM EST - Updated December 29 at 11:13 AM
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke Police say still no arrests have been made after Saturday night’s shooting at the Valley View Mall. They say the one person injured in the shooting has a non-life-threatening injury and the condition has not changed.
WDBJ7 spoke with the Roanoke mayor Monday about the shooting. He said he is concerned and frustrated with the violence in the mall.