Roanoke VA

A 58-year-old American who is being held in a Russian prison on charges of illegally transporting weapons has ties to Southwest Virginia. Chuck Zimmerman, a U.S. Navy veteran, was born in Roanoke and grew up in Salem and Craig County, graduating from Salem High School in 1985, according to Cardinal News. He also...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Virginia State Police (VSP) and the Star City Drug and Violent Crime Task Force have convicted Marcus Taylor, 38, after an investigation into illegal drug dealing and firearm possession. Authorities suspected that Taylor was distributing cocaine in the City of Roanoke and initiated an...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — One person was hospitalized after a police pursuit ended in a crash early Wednesday morning, according to firefighters. Virginia State Police said a trooper encountered a vehicle reported stolen by the Bedford County Sheriff's Office around 6 a.m. The trooper attempted a traffic stop, but...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Bedford County Commonwealth's Attorney has been appointed as a Circuit Court judge for the county, beginning on April 1. Wes Nance is taking over for the retiring James W. Updike, who has served the county for 48 years. "His career, his impact, and...

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — According to the Roanoke FireEMS Department, no injuries were reported after a commercial structure fire on Wednesday. At 12:23 p.m., crews were called by the E-911 Center to reports of a commercial structure fire in the 1600 block of Shenandoah Ave NW, officials said. According...

ROANOKE, Va. – The Roanoke Police Department announced Thursday that a man had sustained non-life-threatening injuries following a reported shooting Thursday night. According to officials, deputies responded to the Eureka Park area for the reports of a shooting at 8:33 p.m. Upon arrival, they located a man with a...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The Roanoke Police Department (RPD) is searching for a man caught on a security camera leaving four eight-week-old puppies in a cardboard box outside a church in northeast Roanoke on March 8. “The church actually found them that morning coming in for service,” said RPD Animal Warden Dalton...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The city of Roanoke is seeing a jump in its homeless population. According to a Virginia Tech study, the city needs 4,000 more affordable housing units to fill gaps. So the city has leaned in to the issue - creating a Hope and Home Task Force...

Elliott Harding, sat down with Catie Beck on the most recent episode of ‘Untold – A WTVR Podcast’ to discuss the petition for a writ of actual innocence they recently filed on behalf of Jens Soering.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Four people were taken to a hospital, one in critical condition, after a fire in Roanoke Wednesday. All four victims are civilians; no firefighters were hurt. At 10:02 a.m. March 18, 2026, Roanoke Fire-EMS crews were called to a fire alarm in the 600 block of...