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A 15-year-old girl is safe after being abducted by a man in Richmond Wednesday night. The Wytheville Police Department and the DEA are reporting that a cocktail of fentanyl and xylazine is making its way through the Commonwealth. As APCO looks to secure another rate increase, a Roanoke resident fears she may not be able to keep up higher bills. Governor Glenn Youngkin took additional action on leg...

A Kansas man, who told a 14-year-old Lynchburg girl he wanted to “take a kid’s virginity” after meeting her online, pled guilty this week to federal child exploitation charges. A Virginia Tech student is facing several charges after being arrested during a drug trafficking investigation. Pulaski County officials say they have accepted the biggest donation in the localities history. According to th...

A man has been formally sentenced following a shooting at a Blacksburg hookah lounge that killed an 18 year-old. Lynchburg Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly broke into a marijuana dispensary earlier this week. Virginia US Senator Tim Kaine formally announced his re-election campaign during a speaking tour across the Commonwealth yesterday. Not only are more pickleball courts coming...

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The Virginia Department of Forestry announced a part-time firefighter died while battling a three-acre wildfire in Scott County. Emergency crews have successfully contained a Blue Ridge Parkway wildfire in Bedford County. The blaze covered close to 13 acres of land. Bedford County Emergency crews say a charcoal kebab grill sparked a structure fire on Wetherwood Drive Saturday. April is Sexual Assa...

Marijuana News -- A retail marijuana market has been vetoed. Pushback from cannabis advocates after a letter to the DEA. A look at slavery in Charleston, South Carolina is at the VT campus.

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The six percent real estate commission - 3 percent to both buyer's and seller's agents - was never "set in stone," but a lot of people did think that due to the business practices of a trade organization. It led to a class action lawsuit - and a major upheaval in the Real estate business. The Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office says a Blue Ridge man is facing charges connected to t...

The family of a nine year old boy who died after being hit by a car in Roanoke City is asking for changes to be made. Officials say crews battling still-burning wildfires in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley are getting an assist from rain and from the state government, which has deployed new resources to the area. With the Presidential election less than 8 months away, Virginia's senior US Sen...

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Virginia’s Attorney General says the Commonwealth has experienced a decrease in violent crime thanks to an initiative carried by his office. Charges have been dismissed against a Blacksburg High School student accused of a sexual assault at a Virginia Tech dorm in September of 2023. Efforts to make sure Governor Glenn Youngkin signs a bipartisan bill that would make it cheaper for Virginians to ge...

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Emergency crews say a wildfire on North Mountain in the Catawba area of Roanoke County has grown to 13 to 14 acres. Authorities say as of yesterday the fire is 80 percent contained. Roanoke County emergency crews say a brush fire we told you about yesterday is estimated to be over 50 acres and 0% contained. Students and faculty at Averett University are remembering a professor who was found dead i...

A shooting in Covington on January 15th involving Alleghany County Sheriff’s deputies, has been ruled justified. A Raleigh man, who lied about his age to a teen he met online before traveling to Virginia to have sex with her, pled guilty Wednesday. The Possible closure of an elementary school was a topic of discussion during last night’s Bedford County school board meeting. US Senator Mark Warner...

Latest Virginia and Roanoke Valley News.

Here is the latest news from around the Roanoke Valley and Commonwealth of Virginia.

A political expert from the University of Virginia says Democrats must address weaknesses in immigration policy prior to this November’s election. David Bowers announced yesterday he is again running to be Roanoke’s mayor, this time as a Republican. A frequent scene of fender-benders and accidents involving tractor-trailers along I-81, in the heart of the Roanoke Valley, could be a safer stretch t...

Here is the latest news from around the Roanoke Valley and Commonwealth of Virginia.

A 19-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy from Roanoke County have been arrested in connection with a robbery on Wednesday in the 63 hundred block of Peters Creek Road we have been telling you about. Governor Youngkin says budget negotiators not including funds for a sports and entertainment venue in Northern Virginia is a mistake. At last night's State of the Union address reproductive rights...

Roanoke City Police say three people have been detained following an alleged armed robbery on Peters Creek Road that sent nearby schools into lockdown. Roanoke City Police say three people have been detained following an alleged armed robbery on Peters Creek Road that sent nearby schools into lockdown. A UVA political expert says the Trump-Biden rematch set to take place this November is going to...

President Joe Biden won Virginia’s Democratic Presidential primary last night with 89 percent of the vote. Former President Donald Trump defeated former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley to claim Virginia’s Republican presidential primary. Trump finished with 63 percent of the votes cast. Roanoke City Public School officials say a recently announced deal with new transportation provider, Zum, is for 5 yea...

Here is the latest news from around the Roanoke Valley and Commonwealth of Virginia.

A Campbell County preschool went into lockdown yesterday after receiving a threatening phone call. Charges are pending against a William Byrd High School student after a weapon was found inside a car yesterday. Residents against plans to develop Evans Spring are calling on Roanoke City leaders to do what is best for the community and environment. The Poff federal building in downtown Roanoke on Fr...

All charges against the man who had been accused of making threats to Patrick Henry High School -Stephen-Karl Johnson - have been dropped. The Franklin County School Board has decided to close two schools following a reduction in state funding. State lawmakers passed legislation yesterday that if approved by Gov. Glenn Youngkin would allow recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year....