It’s Medicare open enrollment season, the time when those on Medicare can decide whether to keep their plans or change them. A long-time Medicare counselor in the region says if you or a loved one are thinking about changing to a Medicare Advantage plan, it is often best to think again. These are the plans…… Continue Reading
From Franklin County Sheriff’s Office: Moneta, Virginia (November 14th, 2021) – At approximately 11:29pm on Saturday, November 13th, 2021, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office E911 Communications Center received a call for a residential structure fire located at 10 Southern Key in Moneta, VA. The caller reported that there were people trapped in the residence. Upon…… Continue Reading
From Roanoke Police Department: Several acts of gun violence impacted our community this weekend. Here are the details we can share about these incidents at this time: On November 13, 2021 at approximately 7:25 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified of a person with a gunshot wound in the 3300 block of Melrose Avenue NW. The…… Continue Reading
Update 11/16: Clayton T. Williams, 46 of Roanoke, died at the scene of a shooting early Sunday morning in the 3100 block of Williamson Road NE. From Roanoke Police Department previously: Several acts of gun violence impacted our community this weekend. Here are the details we can share about these incidents at this time: On…… Continue Reading
FALLS CHURCH, VA. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Virginia, now tasked with drawing new legislative districts in the state to conform with the 2020 census, has told Republicans to submit three new nominees to help it in its task amid complaints that they are too partisan. In a unanimous ruling signed by the chief…… Continue Reading
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Armaan Franklin scored 21 points, Jayden Gardner had 18 and No. 25 Virginia rediscovered its offense after a season-opening embarrassment, beating Radford 73-52 on Friday night. The Cavaliers (1-1), who were beaten 66-58 by Navy on Tuesday night, used a 24-5 first-half burst to take a 32-15 lead. They held the…… Continue Reading
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Winsome Sears says voters learned where she stands as she made history campaigning to become the first Black woman elected to statewide office in Virginia. But Sears may be less known for her policy positions than for a campaign photo showing the 57-year-old former Marine posing with a military rifle.…… Continue Reading
The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens of persons calling and representing themselves as a local Bedford County Sheriff’s Office employee, to scam individuals into paying a fine for “Failure to appear” in court. The caller will tell potential victims that they have missed court and the Judge has issued a warrant for their…… Continue Reading
(from TSA) Transportation Security Administration officers at Washington Dulles International Airport stopped a Troutville resident from bringing his 9mm handgun onto his flight on Thursday, October 21. The firearm was loaded with seven bullets – including one in the chamber. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority police confiscated the gun and cited the man, who also faces…… Continue Reading
Virginia’s state-sponsored bus system is expanding again, now about to start a second daily round-trip along the I-81 corridor — and this one will make a stop in the Roanoke Valley . The Virginia Breeze service between Christiansburg and Washington started in December of 2017, rapidly surpassing by far the projected ridership. Now the state…… Continue Reading