13 non-profits that include Healing Strides, Blue Ridge Women’s Center and Virginia 8-1-1 created a “BUZZ” this past year for their causes. Tomorrow night BUZZ – which airs on Blue Ridge Public Television – marks its first year with an event at the Grandin Theatre. The story from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 8-2 BUZZ Wrap#2-WEB We…… Continue Reading
(from VSP) THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE HAS ISSUED A SENIOR ALERT ON BEHALF OF THE HARRISONBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT ON AUGUST 1, 2021 AT 1445 HOURS. THE HARRISONBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR RODNEY DWIGHT TURNBOO, RACE: WHITE, SEX: MALE, AGE 79 YEARS OLD, HEIGHT 5 FEET 9 INCHES, WEIGHT 247 LBS., WITH HAZEL EYES, AND…… Continue Reading
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lynchburg Police Department is investigating after a homicide that occurred on Park Avenue overnight. On August 1, 2021, at 3:40 a.m., officers responded to the 1800-block of Park Avenue for a report of shots fired. When they arrived on scene, officers located a man with a gunshot wound. He was transported to…… Continue Reading
(update as of 3:30pm) The Lynchburg Police Department has arrested one man in connection with a homicide that occurred on Park Avenue overnight. Alfonzo Spinner, 36, of Lynchburg is charged with second degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. The deceased has been identified as Gary Douglas Braxton, 65, of Lynchburg. LYNCHBURG, Va. – The…… Continue Reading
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — A Lynchburg judge has upheld most of a lawsuit Liberty University filed against its former leader, Jerry Falwell Jr., after an acrimonious parting last year. The lawsuit survived its first round of legal challenges Friday as Falwell’s attorneys argued motions seeking its dismissal before Lynchburg Circuit Judge Fred Watson, The News…… Continue Reading
(Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office) Over the past several months we have seen multiple cases of catalytic converters stolen from parked vehicles. We have made arrests in some of the cases however the thieves are continuing to target garages, boat launch parking areas, store parking lots and commuter lots where vehicles are left unattended. Catalytic converters…… Continue Reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday [today], after President Joe Biden’s administration extended the original date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants…… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the pretrial detention of a former police officer from Virginia who is accused of ordering guns after he was charged with participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper agreed Wednesday to keep Thomas Robertson jailed, ruling the former Rocky…… Continue Reading
(July 30th, 2021) The Delta variant is dominant in Virginia, driving an increase in cases. All areas of Virginia are seeing case growth, with 10 of 35 Health Districts experiencing surges. Model projections indicate that, along current trajectories, cases could exceed last January’s peak. Evidence is building that the Delta variant causes more severe disease,…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile. Eathan Paul Freeman, 16years old of Rocky Mount was reported missing by a family member on July 26th, 2021. He was last seen in the area of Poplar Hollow Lane in Wirtz. Freeman is approximately 6ft tall and…… Continue Reading