Roanoke VA

James Green is a Nebraska wrestling lifer, but Virginia Tech is a big part of him too. The four-time All-American and two-time World Medalist is heading back to Blacksburg to serve as an assistant coach and RTC athlete. Ahead of Final X on June 19th, Green is training in Lincoln as he prepares for a best-of-three vs. D

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Our hometowns face a dire issue, a rural health care shortage. Maybe you’ve heard about it. Maybe you’ve experienced it yourself. Now, it could get worse. Our area has seen medical center closures in recent years, such as Augusta Health Primary Care Center in...

Welcome back to Extra Credit, a weekly roundup of education-related news from across Southwest and Southside Virginia. I’ve spent several days this week with education reporters and industry leaders from across the country at the Education Writers Association’s annual national conference in Baltimore, and I’m excited t

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police have filed search warrants for video footage and driving data from inside a tractor-trailer involved in a crash on Interstate 81 that killed three people, including a 2-year-old child. The crash occurred on Dec. 22 on I-81 northbound in Roanoke County around...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Franklin County officials are asking for the public's help in locating a missing teenage girl. According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, 15-year-old Abigail Griffith was last seen at home on Six Mile Post in Callaway on Sunday night around 10:30 p.m. Officials describe...

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — An 18-year-old was taken to the hospital on Sunday following a shooting incident in Roanoke, according to authorities. Around 12:48 p.m., officers with the Roanoke Police Department responded to the 700 block of Fairview Road NW for a report of a shooting. When they arrived,...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A Roanoke man was sentenced on Monday morning in connection to the death of his girlfriend, Meagan Martin in 2025. The defendant, 46-year-old Joshua Robert Presley, changed his plea to no contest on Monday, and was sentenced to 50 years in prison, for the first-degree murder of his then girlfriend

We’ll see a mix of sun and clouds early with a few more clouds this afternoon. Our high temperatures warm into the low to mid 80s. We do have a chance for a stray shower or storm. Most Of The Week. Humidity levels will continue to rise this week...

Construction is underway on Rocky Forge, a nearly 80 megawatt wind farm on North Mountain in Botetourt County. A couple of ridges away in Gala, government officials and community boosters gathered Saturday with Apex Clean Energy and its contractors to sign a 254-foot wind turbine blade. It's a celebration of a mileston

Construction company’s legal battle with Christiansburg entering fifth year. A state appeals court dismissed parts of a lawsuit brought by Allegheny Construction against the town of Christiansburg and other defendants — but the case remains active and is now stretching into its fifth year. Allegheny claims the town...