Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on last month’s runway incident at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport. Read the full report below this article. It outlines what went wrong when a United Express flight overshot the runway and landed in crushable...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Firefighters extinguished a residential fire in Roanoke County on Wednesday. The Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded to the 2300 block of Highland Road in Mt. Pleasant for reports of a garage fire around 4:19 p.m. First arriving units reported finding heavy black smoke...

BOONES MILL, Va. (WDBJ) - The Boones Mill Volunteer Fire Department and Franklin County are in a stalemate over funding for a new tanker truck for the department. The fire department has been in need of a new tanker trunk since its old tanker was totaled in February during an ice storm. However, so far, the...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)- The Federal Aviation Administration released its preliminary report on the United Express flight that experienced a runway excursion during landing at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA). The flight crew reported to the FAA that flight 4399 had to be deplaned twice “for maintenance related...

Blacksburg, Virginia – Residents across southwest Virginia, northwest North Carolina, and southeast West Virginia are being urged to prepare for a sharp temperature drop late Thursday night, as a Freeze Watch remains in effect through Friday morning. The National Weather Service in Blacksburg warns that subfreezing...

(ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)- Administrators at Western Virginia Regional Jail report the death of a 51-year-old inmate. According to the press release, the inmate, identified as Robert Wayne Sheppard, Jr., was found unresponsive in his cell on Wednesday, October 22. Correctional and medical staff performed CPR until first...

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- The Campbell County Department of Social Services is joining Bedford County administrators in warning SNAP households of possible delays to benefits in November. Due to the government shutdown, November SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits cannot be issued. According...

A Roanoke Valley moving company is spending October collecting pet supplies to benefit a local animal welfare organization. TWO MEN AND A TRUCK-Roanoke/Salem is hosting its third annual “Movers for Mutts” donation drive through October 31, with all collected items supporting Angels of Assisi. Donation drive supports...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A woman was taken to a hospital as a precaution after hitting a business with her car, according to Roanoke County Police. Police say the woman accidentally hit the gas pedal Tuesday morning instead of the brake, and ran into a storefront window, shattering the glass.

BOTETOURT CO., Va. – Governor Youngkin announced a $270 million investment to improve the I-81 S-Curve in Botetourt County on Tuesday, according to Botetourt County. Officials say that Youngkin visited the Town of Buchanan to announce the $270 million infrastructure investment aimed at improving the hazardous S-curve...