Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The City of Roanoke will conduct a survey to ask residents how to improve on emergency services and response. The survey will gather feedback from people who have received assistance from the city’s 911 staff. “Your feedback is vital in helping us enhance the quality...

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WFXR) – On Tuesday, June 3, Rocky Mount and local non-profit, Community Partnership, announced the hiring of a new Main Street Executive Director. “This is an exciting step forward for Rocky Mount,” said Town Manager, Robert J. Wood. “With a dedicated Main Street Executive Director in place, we are...

ROANOKE, Va. – Just two months after a devastating fire reduced their business to rubble, Noke Van Co. is officially back open and building again. The April 4 blaze destroyed their southeast Roanoke shop, taking with it more than 18 vans, including Chris’s Coffee and Custard’s food truck, and over $4 million in tools...

Roanoke, Va. – The Roanoke City Police Department and the sheriff’s Office are getting ready to run 7.5 miles for the Torch Run on Wednesday, June 4. The run starts at Roanoke Salem Plaza on Melrose Avenue at 8:45 a.m., concluding at Famous Anthony’s on Challenger Avenue.

TAZEWELL, Va. (WDBJ) - UPDATE: The missing teen has been found safe in Salem, according to Tazewell Police. ORIGINAL STORY: Tazewell Police are requesting the public’s assistance searching for a missing 16-year-old girl. Alysia Naomi Trigg is described as Black, 5′4″ and 180 pounds, with brown hair and hazel...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Virginia State Police have announced the arrest of a Roanoke man in connection with a multi-agency drug bust and the seizure of narcotics on May 30 with an estimated street value of over $240,000. According to VSP, a multi-agency drug investigation started in Bedford County in connection with...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Franklin County Sheriff's Office was asking for the community's help in finding a 9-year-old boy who left school this morning. According to FCSO, their office was working alongside several other agencies near Dudley Elementary School, trying to find a boy named Isaac. Officials...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke City Police said a man has been arrested after a traffic stop allegedly escalated into a vehicle and foot chase on May 20. RPD said that officers attempted to pull over a vehicle driven by 24-year-old D’Allyn Elijah Jones of Roanoke when he allegedly fled, initiating a police chase. The...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – During Monday’s meeting, the Roanoke City Council unanimously voted in favor of Mayor Joe Cobb’s initiative, Mayor’s Hope and Home Task Force. Homelessness numbers have risen in Roanoke since the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 300 people experiencing it as of January. Beyond existing homeless...

Taylor Sherrill, co-host of “Brett & Taylor” for Mel Wheeler “94.9 Star Country” WSLC Roanoke, VA, announced her pregnancy on Monday’s show. She and co-host Brett Sharp had teased the news since Friday, saying they were adding a third member to the show. Sherill and her husband, Roanoke TV anchor Logan Sherill, are...