Rachel Lucas
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 21
- Latest publication
- Sep 29, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Wsls
- Top 500K sites
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- Jul 10, 2026
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The 540: Soap demo and interview with Krissy and Wes Reynolds of Sun & Spruce Soaps (opens the original)
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Rachel Lucas, Anchor and Health Reporter ROANOKE, Va. – The owners of Sun & Spruce Soaps Roanoke, Wes and Krissy Reynolds, joined the 540 on Tuesday for a soap demo and interview with 10 News Anchor Rachel Lucas. You can watch the interview in its entirety here: The 540 is a relaxed, conversational show built around the people, places and ideas that make Southwest and Central Virginia special. Copyright 2026 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.
Two tiny screech owls get a second chance — as ambassadors, not wildlife | Rachel to the Rescue (opens the original)
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Rachel Lucas, Anchor and Health Reporter Two Eastern screech owls are getting a second chance at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center — not back in the forest, but in front of classrooms and crowds. The owls were confiscated after someone illegally took their eggs from a nest and hatched them at home, a situation wildlife rehabilitators say can permanently alter a bird’s behavior and eliminate any real path back to the wild. “Someone found a screech owl nest in the woods, climbed to the tree,
Tailless baby opossum becomes new wildlife center ambassador in Southwest Virginia| Rachel to the Rescue (opens the original)
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Rachel Lucas, Anchor and Health Reporter ROANOKE, Va. – A baby Virginia opossum that lost her tail after a traumatic start in life is getting a second chance — not in the wild, but as an animal ambassador at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center. The young opossum arrived at the center as part of a group of joeys. Her siblings chewed off part of her tail, and the remainder had to be surgically removed by the center’s veterinarian, Dr. Karen, according to Executive Director Chester Leonard. With
Roanoke’s “Bread Lady” turns weekly baking experiments into a growing business (opens the original)
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Rachel Lucas, Anchor and Health Reporter ROANOKE, Va. – Julie Casey never set out to build a bakery empire. She simply wanted a creative outlet after leaving the workforce to care for her son. Today, Casey is the owner of Bread Run Roanoke, a local baking business known for its rotating menu of breads, pastries and desserts — and for Casey’s popular social media videos. “I feel like my best sellers rotate constantly,” Casey said. “This business really, for me, is a creativity exploration rather
Forever Fosters needed for senior pets at Angels of Assisi in Roanoke | Rachel to the Rescue (opens the original)
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Rachel Lucas, Anchor and Health Reporter ROANOKE, Va. – At Angels of Assisi, an animal shelter and veterinary clinic in Roanoke, staff members say they are feeling the strain many rescues describe nationwide: more animals arriving and fewer adoptions. That pressure can be especially acute for senior pets and animals with significant medical needs — the ones most likely to be overlooked in a crowded shelter. To help those animals find comfort and stability, Angels of Assisi is promoting its “Fore
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