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Once the planning commission approves the comprehensive plan, it will come up for a final vote by supervisors. The post Montgomery’s new comprehensive plan up for comment at Wednesday’s planning commission appeared first on Cardinal News .

Financial records show the law school in Grundy has lost money for 10 of the past 11 years, a total of $19.37 million. The post Buchanan County wants to save Appalachian School of Law. It may need to think in terms of long-term funding, not a one-time cash infusion. appeared first on Cardinal News .

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - UPDATE: The victim was identified as 37-year-old Evers Lamar Green of Roanoke. ORIGINAL STORY: A man died Sunday evening at a hospital after being found with critical gunshot wounds, according to the Roanoke Police Department. Officers responded to the 1000 block of Norfolk Ave. SW at...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - UPDATE: The brush fire was extinguished around 5 p.m., according to Roanoke Fire-EMS. ORIGINAL STORY: Crews battled a brush fire Monday, March 9, according to Roanoke Fire-EMS. Firefighters responded at 2:39 p.m. to reports of a brush fire visible from 581 between the Wonju and Electric...

SALEM, Va. – A bus driver was injured after a school bus was rear-ended in Salem on Monday, Salem Police Department said. SPD said a school bus with two children on board was rear-ended by a construction vehicle at the intersection of Thompson Memorial and Cleveland Avenue around 3:22 p.m. on Monday. Both students...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A rabies-infected raccoon was confirmed to have rabies in northwest Roanoke, The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts announced on Monday, March 9, 2026. The raccoon was found in a neighborhood where Adams St. and Dakota Ave. meet, health officials say. To help prevent the spread...

BEDFORD, Va. (WSET) — One person was hospitalized following a crash in Bedford on Saturday, according to firefighters. Around 12:09 p.m., units were dispatched to the 3800 block of Big Island Highway for a reported vehicle accident with injury. Crews reported finding a vehicle overturned off the roadway with...

Roanoke – Lead poisoning has claimed the life of another Bald Eagle in Southwest Virginia. A mature bald eagle known as Maggie (BAEA 26-139) has died despite receiving expert medical care at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center for critically high lead poisoning, the center said. It’s a hard loss...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - DISH Network customers could lose access to WDBJ7 Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. ET unless a renewal agreement is reached soon. If an agreement is not reached, DISH will pull WDBJ7 from its lineup Tuesday evening. This means DISH customers will no longer have access to key CBS programming and WDBJ7...