RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Data show deaths in car crashes rose statewide last year, even as Virginians drove less due to the coronavirus pandemic. Crash fatalities increased by 2% from 827 in 2019 to 847 in 2020, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported, citing data from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. “Because there was less traffic…… Continue Reading
(AP) A 36-year-old woman was fatally shot Saturday night as she drove on a road south of Bedford, and authorities have charged a man who was sitting in the passenger’s seat. Authorities found that Jessica Ryan Moore, of Bedford, had been shot when they were called to the 800 block of Burks Hill Road at…… Continue Reading
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (July 2, 2021) Roanoke County has been selected as one of US News & World Report’s Healthiest Communities for 2021. The Healthiest Communities list is an interactive destination for consumers and policymakers, developed by U.S. News & World Report in collaboration with the Aetna Foundation, an independent charitable and philanthropic affiliate of…… Continue Reading
Happy 4th of July – a night early in Roanoke, which staged its pyrotechnics display tonight so its Fire-EMS crew can have the holiday off. The view from Sweet Donkey Coffee, where several hundred people gathered for some live music and libations before the fireworks display. The post Fireworks at River’s Edge tonight first appeared…… Continue Reading
Team members of the Pulaski County Special Operations team are assisting Montgomery County Emergency Services with a search of a missing kayaker on the New River in the area of Radford Army Ammunition Plant. There will be a high volume of search boats, searchers and possibly a State Police helicopter in the area, try to…… Continue Reading
(Update 7/4 PM) Virginia Conservation Police have identified a body found in the New River as Charles Wallace, 56 of Dublin, according to the Virginia Division of Wildlife Resources and several media reports. (Previously from 7/4) Team members of the Pulaski County Special Operations team are assisting Montgomery County Emergency Services with a search of…… Continue Reading
Four on the 4th is one of the main annual fundraisers for the Boys & Girls Clubs of SWVA, and they rely on the financial support from this race to provide summer camps and after school programs for disadvantaged youth in Roanoke City, Franklin County and Montgomery County. In 2020 [when the race was virtual],…… Continue Reading
(Roanoke resident Luke Priddy seeks to have the Roanoke City School Board elected – not appointed by City Council, and recently mounted a petition drive) ROANOKE – I believe in an elected school board, but first, we need to get it on the ballot. Sadly, I do not see that happening this November. In April, petitions were…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: On June 15, 2020, the City of Roanoke Auditing Report concerning On-Street Parking found a potential issue in which parking citations were issued in place of a warning in certain situations. In order to address the situation the City of Roanoke, in partnership with Lancor Parking who operates the PARK Roanoke program, has…… Continue Reading
(Update) traffic now moving smoothly through the area (4:50pm) VDOT reports an accident is blocking on northbound lane of Interstate 81 at the Dixie Caverns exit, and VDOT traffic cams now show the resulting backups extending at least four miles to Exit 128 at Ellison. The accident is blocking one northbound lane at a time…… Continue Reading