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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech’s Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention - alongside Students for Sensible Drug Policy and The Humanization Project - will be holding a presentation discussing the personal and community consequences of incarceration in Southwest Virginia. The presentation, officially known...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Crews responded to a reported structural fire at Everett Apartments around 8:37 p.m. Wednesday, according to Roanoke County Fire and Rescue. The call was declared a working fire. Engine 3 was the first unit to arrive, and crews brought the fire under control in about 15 minutes.

SALEM, Va. (WFXR) – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is warning drivers that a project in Salem will close the Exit 94 entrance ramp onto southbound I-81 for about two weeks. According to officials, the closure will begin on Tuesday, September 23. A detour will be in place, directing traffic to use...

COVINGTON, Va. (WFXR) – The American Red Cross has recognized three deputies from the Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office and Regional Jail for their life-saving actions at two separate incidents. On Thursday, September 18, Deputies Wayne Myers, Travis Mullins, and Robbie Dudley were recognized at the Roanoke Country...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Police executed a search warrant today at Roanoke Tobacco on Colonial Avenue, Roanoke County police officials said. Authorities told 10 News the warrant was part of an ongoing criminal investigation. Officials said there is no danger to the public.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Franklin County Board of Supervisors voted 5-1 Tuesday to deny a proposal by Robin Ridge Solar to build a solar farm on 439 acres of land near the county’s southern border. The decision to vote on the proposal came after local residents voiced strong opposition to the project during...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center was a part of an exceptionally uncommon box turtle hatch that has gone viral. The center welcomed four Eastern Box Turtles, two of which were twins that shared the same egg with conjoined yolks. Their mother was suffering from a severe ear abscess, which...

ROANOKE, Va. – Virginia ranks 11th nationwide in elder fraud losses, with nearly 4,000 residents aged 60 and older reporting losses exceeding $106.6 million in 2024, according to recent data. “A lot of the seniors, you know, their life savings is all they have. They’re on fixed incomes, and...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - A Union Springs man has been charged for his role in a head-on crash that killed two people back in May of 2024. Jeremy Humphrey, 36, of Union Springs, was indicted June 20 on two counts of reckless murder, the indictment alleging that he was under the influence of alcohol the night...

The Virginia law firm Gentry Locke is pleased to announce the addition of Bryan E. Stokke as an associate in its Commercial Litigation group. Stokke joins the firm’s Roanoke office and brings experience in both state and federal courts. Prior to joining Gentry Locke, Bryan served as a Judicial...