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Sign Up Today My Account Dashboard Profile Saved items Logout 51° Roanoke, VA (24010) Today Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High near 65F. Winds light and variable.. Tonight Partly cloudy skies. Low 43F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: February 25, 2020 @ 10:56 am Full Forecast News Obituaries Sports eTimes Buy & Sell Business Supreme Court hears battle over Atlantic Coast Pipeline By Denise Lavoie Associated Press The Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to remove an obstacle to construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, with a majority of justices expressing skepticism about a lower court ruling that tossed out a key permit needed for the natural gas pipeline to cross under the Appalachian Trail. 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