Fatal shooting on South Jefferson late last night

Fatal shooting on South Jefferson late last night

(From Roanoke PD) On February 12, 2022 at approximately 11:15 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified by the City of Roanoke E-911 Center of a person with a gunshot wound in the 1200 block of Jefferson Street SW. Responding officers located an adult male inside a residence in the area with what appeared to be a…Continue Reading

Fatal shooting on South Jefferson

Fatal shooting on South Jefferson

(From Roanoke PD) On February 12, 2022 at approximately 11:15 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified by the City of Roanoke E-911 Center of a person with a gunshot wound in the 1200 block of Jefferson Street SW. Responding officers located an adult male inside a residence in the area with what appeared to be a…Continue Reading

Fatal South Jefferson shooting victim identified

Fatal South Jefferson shooting victim identified

(update 2-17) UPDATE: Roanoke Police have identified the victim of this incident at Arnez A. Kirtley, 21 of Roanoke. There are no further updates available at this time. (From Roanoke PD) On February 12, 2022 at approximately 11:15 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified by the City of Roanoke E-911 Center of a person with a…Continue Reading

Roanoke County fire on Monet Drive

Roanoke County fire on Monet Drive

(Roanoke County, VA—February 13, 2022) Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded at 7:51 p.m. on Sunday, February 13, 2022 to the 6000 block of Monet Drive, in the Cave Spring area, for the report of a residential structure fire. Upon arrival Units from Station 3 (Cave Spring) found a two-story home with smoke showing from…Continue Reading

Youngkin apologizes after confusing black legislators

Youngkin apologizes after confusing black legislators

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has apologized after mistaking one Black legislator for another in a text message. Youngkin issued the apology after Sen. Louise Lucas called attention to the mistake on Twitter. She noted that she received a text message from Youngkin congratulating her for a floor speech connected to Black History…Continue Reading

Fatal crash involving bicyclist in Botetourt County

Fatal crash involving bicyclist in Botetourt County

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police is investigating a vehicle that struck a bicycle, which resulted in a fatality.  The crash occurred Friday (Feb 11) at 2:35 p.m. on Route 11, one quarter of a mile from Darby Road in Botetourt County. A 2014 Dodge Journey was traveling south on Lee Highway, when the vehicle…Continue Reading

Any snow on Sunday not expected to accumulate much

Any snow on Sunday not expected to accumulate much

(from National Weather Service) for tomorrow, Sunday, rain and snow are likely before 11am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.…Continue Reading

House fire on Wildwood Road

House fire on Wildwood Road

(Update) The Roanoke County Fire Marshal’s Office has concluded their investigation and due to the amount of damage in the 2100 block of Wildwood Road a cause can not be determined. The damage estimate is $300,000. (Roanoke County, VA—February 12) Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 12, 2022 to…Continue Reading

Grocery tax could be partially repealed

Grocery tax could be partially repealed

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — On a bipartisan vote, a Virginia Senate committee has approved a compromise measure that would repeal part of the sales tax on groceries. The proposal doesn’t go as far as Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has called for — a full repeal of both the state and local portions of the tax. But…Continue Reading

GOP, Dems spar in Richmond over Wheeler nomination

GOP, Dems spar in Richmond over Wheeler nomination

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A simmering fight over Virginia Democrats’ rejection of one of GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet picks escalated Friday after Republicans initially appeared ready to leave in limbo hundreds of gubernatorial appointees made by the previous Democratic administration. Democratic legislative leaders said they learned that the GOP-controlled House was not planning to act on…Continue Reading