WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Commanders rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. was shot during an attempted robbery or carjacking, the NFL team said Sunday night. The 23-year-old former Alabama player was taken to a hospital with what the team called non-life-threatening injuries. The team said in a statement staff members were with Robinson at the…… Continue Reading
From Roanoke City Police: On August 28, 2022 at approximately 2:45 a.m., Roanoke Police were notified by the City of Roanoke E-911 Center of a person with a gunshot wound in the 1900 block of 10th Street NW. Responding officers located an adult male with what appeared to be critical injuries in the parking lot…… Continue Reading
From Virginia State Police: Virginia State Police is investigating a single vehicle crash which resulted in a fatality. The crash occurred Sunday, (Aug 28) at 10:39 a.m. on Interstate 81 southbound at the 135.5-mile marker in Roanoke County. A 2021 Kenworth tractor trailer was traveling south on Interstate 81, when the tractor trailer ran off…… Continue Reading
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Beach drone services company and the sole drone partner of the world’s largest retailer announced plans to expand its headquarters and create a research and training facility outside Petersburg, adding 655 new jobs. The Virginian-Pilot reports that DroneUp, which has been working with Walmart since late 2021, announced…… Continue Reading
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s highest court has ruled that Washington, D.C.-area sniper Lee Boyd Malvo must be resentenced, because of U.S. Supreme Court decisions relating to constitutional protections for juveniles made after Malvo was sentenced to six life sentences without the possibility of parole In its 4-3 ruling, however, the Maryland Court of Appeals…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Police Chief Gerald Smith sounded authoritative when he held a press conference to announce that police had thwarted a planned mass shooting at a July 4 fireworks show in Richmond. Smith said two men had planned the shooting for the Dogwood Dell Amphitheater. But the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that records obtained…… Continue Reading
A Virginia state trooper has been cleared in the fatal shooting death of a man who led police on a chase, rammed a police vehicle with his own and attacked the trooper with a metal pole, according to findings by a local prosecutor. The shooting occurred on Nov. 6 and involved a man from the…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican leaders in Virginia said Friday they want to change the law so the state no longer follows California’s stringent rules for vehicle emissions. Virginia is currently on a path toward adopting California’s new rules for transitioning to zero-emission vehicles because of 2021 legislation that involved adopting the West Coast state’s…… Continue Reading
Southern Trust Home Services has recently found itself a spot on a distinguished list that ranks the nation’s fastest growing private companies. The company’s owner says its spot was earned by following a simple recipe for success. WFIR’s Emma Thomas with details: 8-26 STHS Win WRAP2-WEB The post Local home services company earns national recognition…… Continue Reading
From Blacksburg Police: At approximately 2:00 a.m. on August 26th, Blacksburg Police officers and Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call on Yellow Sulphur Road in Blacksburg. At the scene, a male subject fired on the officers and deputies; the officers and deputies then returned fire. First aid was immediately administered by the officers…… Continue Reading