Roanoke VA

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – Franklin County Public Schools are grappling with a $1.7 million budget deficit after officials discovered an accounting error involving misplaced revenue projections. The discrepancy came to light during an audit of the school system’s financial records from the previous school year. According...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - WDBJ7 learned Wednesday that the City of Roanoke is paying a lobbying firm $6,000 a month to advocate for its casino project in the General Assembly. So far, it’s been a mixed bag from City Council members on their support for the casino idea. Five members have made public comments about where...

Virginia State Police issued the alert on behalf of the Herndon Police Department this week, authorities announced. Leonard Hugh Thompson, 79, was last seen on Elden Street in Herndon on Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m., according to police. According to his family, Thompson’s vehicle was later found abandoned on I-81...

ROANOKE, VA – Home for Good has become a passion project for us at WSLS 10, and we couldn’t be more grateful to take part in such a meaningful initiative. Just in time for the holidays, a house that WSLS and our community helped build is officially becoming a home.

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)– This weekend, Angels of Assisi will host its seventh annual mega adoption event in hopes of boosting adoption numbers for itself and 11 other shelters. “Our adoption numbers have been lower this month, and sometimes that can be, you know, people are realizing that Christmas is coming up, they’re...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- First responders in Roanoke County said two people were displaced following a residential fire. According to Roanoke County Fire and Rescue, crews responded to the home, located in the 6500 block of Forest View Road, in Cave Spring, shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 18. Two...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - WDBJ7 has learned the City of Roanoke has signed a contract with a lobbying firm to push for support from the Virginia Government for its plan to bring a casino to the Berglund Center. On Wednesday morning, the city provided WDBJ7 with a copy of its...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - UPDATE: Virginia State Police have canceled the CODI Alert for a missing boy, saying he has been found safe. ORIGINAL STORY: Roanoke Police are asking for the public’s help finding an 11-year-old boy, who has been reported missing. Kashmir Williams was last reported seen at...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke Police released four years worth of crime statistics to WDBJ7 in December, and they tell a story of a city getting safer by the year. According to RPD, part one crime, which includes things like gun violence and violent assault, is down. Specifically, there were 39 gun-related homicides...

BOTETOURT CO., Va. (WDBJ) - Lassoing a deer trapped in a pond is an unusual call that put a Botetourt County Sheriff’s deputy in the social media spotlight. The Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Unit is one of the most active departments in the agency. The team of four dual-trained officers is...