DANVILLE, Va. (AP) – Authorities say an 11-year-old boy who was pulled from the Dan River in Virginia by rescue personnel has died. The Danville Register & Bee reports the Danville Fire Department responded to a call behind a car dealership shortly before 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. Battalion Chief Bill Smotherman says two children…… Continue Reading
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) – A Washington Commanders assistant coach referring to the Jan. 6 insurrection as a “dust-up at the Capitol” is just the latest off-field controversy for NFL franchise. Jack Del Rio apologized for the language he used when comparing the riot at the U.S. Capitol to protests in the wake of the police…… Continue Reading
The Virginia Tech Hokies used five homeruns to win Game 2 of the NCAA Baseball Super Regional today in Blacksburg 14-8 over the Oklahoma Sooners. The Hokie’s offense got going early, when lead off man Nick Biddison took the second pitch of the game over the left field wall for an early 1-0 lead. The…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – An author who’s written extensively about Virginia politics has filed a new lawsuit seeking to force all 100 members of the state’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates to face an unscheduled election this year. The lawsuit brought by Jeff Thomas was filed two days after the dismissal of a similar lawsuit filed…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The General Assembly is abandoning for the year legislation intended to lure the Washington Commanders to Virginia. That’s according to a top state lawmaker who sponsored one version of the legislation. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw said in a brief interview that there were too many issues to be resolved…… Continue Reading
ABINGDON, Va. (AP) – Officials say a Virginia-based hospital system has agreed to pay more than $4 million to settle claims that it committed multiple violations of the Controlled Substances Act between 2017 and 2020. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia said in a news release that Sovah Health also agreed…… Continue Reading
The Oklahoma Sooners defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies 5-4 today in Game 1 of the NCAA Baseball Super Regional in Blacksburg. Oklahoma batters jumped on Tech starting pitching in the first two innings to take a 3-0 lead. The Sooners would tac on two more runs in the top half of the 6th to go…… Continue Reading
Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded just before 1 in the Vinton area to a residential structure fire. Crews found smoke coming from the front of a two-story brick structure and two occupants who had evacuated safely. The fire was under control in 15 minutes. The house was occupied by two adults; they will be…… Continue Reading
It began in the summer of 2015 and returns on June 21 at Eureka Park in northwest Roanoke – the Lea Youth Outdoor Basketball League for youths between 11 and 18 years old. Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea Sr. teamed up with the Roanoke Parks & Recreation department to get it off the ground. Live in-studio…… Continue Reading
Two adult males were taken the hospital following a shooting in the 28 hundred block of Bluestone Avenue in Northeast Roanoke last night. Neither injury appeared to be life-threatening. The second victim had actually fled the scene but was stopped on I-581 and transported to the hospital. No arrests have been made yet. The post…… Continue Reading