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The Botetourt County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 yesterday to bring a Wawa to the Daleville area. A former Governor of Virginia says the recent death of a Russian opposition leader is one way Vladimir Putin is trying to deter the West from opposing him. Less than a week until Super Tuesday… which is not looking so super this year. The monthly U.S. Consumer Confidence report took a dip this mont...

The First Lady of Virginia is working with Roanoke City school officials to educate young people about the dangers of fentanyl. A 16-year-old Heritage High School student was hospitalized following a fight at the school. As the cultural offerings at Jefferson Center wind down for the 2023-24 season, talks are underway with the City of Roanoke to ensure the century-old building's future as a hu...

A 15-year-old boy was taken into custody on Friday for threats made against Roanoke’s Patrick Henry High School. Roanoke Leaders and residents came together to remember the life of a circuit court judge. The Roanoke City Police Department is investigating the “suspicious” death of a woman who was found unresponsive in her home over the weekend. Missing Virginia Tech student Johnny Roop was located...

According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, 20-year-old Virginia Tech student Johnny Roop, who was reported missing last week, was seen at a restaurant in Missouri on Wednesday. A man is facing federal charges after he allegedly made threats online that caused Roanoke City Schools to close. Legislation concerning skill games is still being debated in the General Assembly. A supervised vis...

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says they believe missing Virginia Tech student Johnny Roop left the county on his own last week. Members of the Roanoke City Council have voted to approve the adoption of the Evans Spring Master Plan. Nikki Haley is vowing to stay in the Republican contest for President past this Saturday's primary in her home state - and at least through Super Tuesday....

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

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

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

Members of the Roanoke City Planning Commission have advanced the Evans Spring Master Plan. Members in the House of Delegates yesterday passed legislation that calls for the legalization of Skill Games. Democratic State Senate Finance Chair Louise Lucas now says she opposes the northern Virginia Potomac Yard arena and entertainment development plan and believes it is risky. US Senator Mark Warner...

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

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

Gun rights advocates including the Virginia Citizens Defense League say they still believe a Roanoke City gun ordinance, we’ve been telling you about, is unconstitutional, even after the City Council amended it on Tuesday. Residents are continuing to speak out against plans to develop the Evans Spring area of Northwest Roanoke. With a 100 billion dollar-plus bill that contained at least 18 billion...

The Montgomery County School Board has selected Roanoke-based law firm Gentry Locke, to conduct a third-party review of events leading up to a murder-suicide in November that claimed the lives of Blacksburg High School students Serenity Hawley and her ex-boyfriend Croney Monk. With a deal to secure the US-Mexico border hanging in the balance, a UVA political expert believes Republicans want the de...

Even before the public hearings scheduled next Monday and on the 20th over the Evans Spring development plan, there were a few fireworks at yesterday's City Council meeting. A ban on assault firearms and certain ammunition has passed the House of Delegates. House Bill No. 2, as written, would make it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses, t...

Some young people are calling on Roanoke City leaders to rethink plans to develop land in the Evans Spring area. Court documents indicate the deaths of 57-year-old Anthony Sweeney and 53-year-old Nikki Sweeney at a home in Roanoke County this past Wednesday were likely the result of a murder-suicide. Area gun rights activists are suing Roanoke City claiming a city gun law risks their safety. The R...

Latest Virginia and Roanoke Valley News.

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

Latest Virginia and Roanoke Valley News.

As the United States mulls its response to the first deaths of US troops in the region since the start of the Israeli-Hamas conflict, a Virginia Tech professor who also researches new policies for conflict resolution, says restraint may be the order of the day. Roanoke City officials are concerned with the number of drivers cited in school zones during a recent week-long initiative. 15 protestors...

A man whose evidence showed inflicted a fatal brain injury on a 4-year-old girl entered a no-contest plea to second-degree murder in a rare Sunday hearing in Roanoke Circuit Court. Despite the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the Roe v Wade decision last June, analysts say abortion will still play a big role in this year's presidential election. Roanoke Catholic School is undergoing some leaders...

Cannabis Team Coverage -- The latest as Virginia's General Assembly attempts to set up a retail marijuana marketplace. While Roanoke College launches a first in the commonwealth -- cannabis studies program. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is searching for whoever left a dog inside a porta potty in Jaycee Park. Three Nelson County middle school students were sent home with illness Wednesday a...

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

The Pulaski Police Department is warning parents about an increase in children being sexually exploited online and sextortion cases in the community. A former instructional assistant at Salem’s Andrew Lewis Middle School has been charged with taking indecent liberties with a child. A bill introduced in the General Assembly is looking to make it a crime to sell and posses assault weapons. After Flo...

The Giles County Sheriff’s Office says a 14-year-old is dead after a shooting at a home on Friday. Three people were injured during a shooting at Status Restaurant & Lounge located at the intersection of Williamson Rd and Kirk Ave in downtown Roanoke. A bill progressing in the General Assembly would make it illegal to buy a gun without a permit. Gun rights groups say that violates the constitu...

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