VMI alum Grayson Fitzwater blasts first pro home run in 8-4 defeat of Salem
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (WDBJ) - On a day where everything started strong for the Salem Ridgeyaks, it was a VMI Keydet that ultimately sent Salem packing. Grayson Fitzwater, who rewrote the record books at VMI until being drafted by the Chicago White Sox this summer, smashed his first home run as a professional in an 8-4 Kann
First Alert: Unsettled weather continues
We’ll see a few sunny breaks today, but another round of showers and storms develops this afternoon. Some rain could fall heavily at times. Our high temperatures climb into the low to mid 80s. Tuesday-Thursday. As of right now, the upper level energy slows and stalls out nearby. This...
8 Virginia Mountain Towns Locals Love (and 3 Tourists Ruin)
Think every Blue Ridge town still feels like it did thirty years ago?. Damascus swells from about 788 residents to close to 20,000 hikers and gearheads every May, and parking downtown stays tight for days afterward. These are the Virginia mountain towns locals still call their own, and those they’ve...
48 Hours unpacks shocking cases triggered by chance meetings with strangers
48 Hours Stranger Danger was released two days ago exclusively on CBS and Paramount+ with three separate true-crime cases. Each of these crime cases has one similarity, and that is that all the victims met with strangers by chance. The episode revisits the shocking murder of Nicole Lovell, the disappearance of Hannah G
Investigation underway after blood found at Roanoke park
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - An investigation is underway Sunday, August 2 after blood was found at River’s Edge Sports Complex, according to Roanoke Police. Police say they responded at 2 p.m. to reports of blood on the scene at the complex. As of Sunday evening, police have not found...
The Murder of Henry Collins of Bent Mountain 1886
When the jury has your back but your neighbours tear your house down?. BENT MOUNTAIN THE SCENE OF A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.—SALEM, VA. Bent mountain, in this county, was the scene of a terrible tragedy last night. A man by the name of Thomas Webber, who lives in that section, upon returning home found a man by the name of Co
11 Virginia Towns That Are No Longer As Affordable As They Once Were
There was a time when small-town Virginia offered an affordable alternative to the expensive cities. Housing was cheaper, groceries cost less, and the cost of living allowed families to stretch their budgets further. But in many of these towns, that era is fading. This list has eleven Virginia towns that...
Fourth annual Cuts with Cops helps kids start the school year right
ROANOKE, Va. – With the new school year just around the corner, some local students got a helping hand on Saturday from the fourth annual Cuts with Cops. The event occurred at Carilion Children’s Tanglewood Center and provided kids with free haircuts, new shoes, backpacks, school supplies and vaccines to get families r
A $14 Million Vote Just Cleared the Way to Sell the Hotel Roanoke —...
The Hotel Roanoke Conference Center Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday, July 29, to sell the conference center for $14 million to Hotel Roanoke LLC, a subsidiary of the Virginia Tech Foundation. The deal is expected to close by early October. The vote reads like an administrative step, and on its...
Roanoke Area Faces a Week of Storms, Flood Risks, and Lingering Humidity
An extended stretch of wet, stormy weather is taking hold across Southwest and Central Virginia. Forecasters warn the unsettled pattern will persist through most of the coming week. According to WFXR meteorologist Brandon Lashbrook, temperatures on Sunday, August 2 are being held down into the 70s by rain and cloud...
