Dept of Ed Shutdown Blocked, VT AI Water Model, Chief Booth Myrtle Beach Finalist | Roanoke Valley's Morning News — July 31, 2026
Miss the morning broadcast? Catch up on the top stories impacting the Roanoke Valley and the Commonwealth of Virginia for Friday, July 31, 2026.In this episode of Roanoke Valley’s Morning News, hosts Joey Self and Ian Price cover a bipartisan Senate pushback against dismantling the Department of Education, Virginia Tech's new AI model to balance data center water consumption, and Roanoke Police Chief Scott Booth being named a finalist for a top law enforcement position in South Carolina.Department of Education Shutdown Blocked: In a bipartisan vote, the Senate HELP Committee passed…
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