A trial starts this week for a former Virginia police officer charged with storming the U.S. Capitol with a fellow officer who has agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for the case against former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson. The town fired Robertson and fellow officer Jacob…… Continue Reading
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has refused to revisit a ruling that struck down a key permit for a proposed natural gas pipeline running through Virginia and West Virginia. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday that it would not revisit a February ruling by a three-judge panel that invalidated…… Continue Reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A man was killed and two women were wounded in a shooting at a Virginia mall Saturday evening, police said. Norfolk police were called to MacArthur Center around 6:25 p.m., the department said in a news release. The women, who were shot in their ankles, were taken to a hospital with…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia appeals court has upheld the conviction of a man accused of shooting at police officers who were patrolling the streets around a public housing complex in Richmond two years ago. Anthony J. Slayton was found guilty at a bench trial of malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state agencies collectively “lost situational awareness” and failed to keep up with growing gridlock during a January snowstorm that stranded hundreds of motorists along Interstate 95, a state-commissioned report released Friday said. While the 41-page report offered suggestions for improving future emergency responses, it did not ascribe blame to any single person or agency.…… Continue Reading
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — An athlete from a Tennessee university was killed Thursday when he and two other members of his team were struck by a car while running along a road in Virginia, state police said. Members of the Milligan University men’s cross-country and track and field teams were running on a road in…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Over 150 children in foster care in Virginia spent at least one night in “unsuitable sleeping arrangements” over a six-month period last year, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Friday. In a news release, the governor announced he was launching a task force that will study safe housing placements for children in foster…… Continue Reading
Workers are busy improving some exhibit areas at the Mill Mountain Zoo, part of its growing focus on species native to the region. As one component of that, it is improving the black bear and red wolf exhibits, which remain closed until the work is done. Zoo officials expect everything to be complete by the…… Continue Reading
A Navy veteran has announced his intention to challenge US Congressman Ben Cline for the GOP nomination in Virginia’s 6th District. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story. 4-1 Hale Wrap-WEB The post Navy veteran to challenge Ben Cline for GOP nomination first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
(from RoCo Fire and Rescue) Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded at 8:38 a.m. on Friday, April 1, to the 8500 block of Bent Mountain Road, in the Back Creek area, for the report of a residential structure fire. Upon arrival Units from Station 11 (Back Creek) found a one story home with heavy fire…… Continue Reading