Welcome to Roanoke Valley Field Notes, a collection of news and miscellaneous notes from the past week in the valley and a look ahead at what’s happening next week. Here’s my last edition if you missed it.
This week’s includes a Roanoke crime number update and the details of a debate just days before Roanoke’s Democratic city council primary.
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Roanoke police chief: Crime down 19% this year so far, violent crime in downtown down 60%
Crime rates dropped in almost every category up to June 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, Roanoke City Police Chief Scott Booth told reporters during a press briefing at the police station on Wednesday…