Officials are Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport say passenger counts continue to grow this year far ahead of earlier projections, and while the trend is welcome, it is putting some pressure on local airfares. Brad Boettcher is the airport’s Director of Marketing and Air Service Development, and he says the problem with is that this comes at…… Continue Reading
Roanoke County Police are looking for a motorcyclist who vanished while riding his cycle with a friend on another two-wheeler. Police say Greg Leonard of Bristol was last seen operating his cycle just after midnight along US 460 in western Erie County. The friend called police when he reached I-81, telling them Leonard was no…… Continue Reading
UPDATED NEWS RELEASE: Mr. Leonard has been located safe in Bristol, Virginia. Thank you for assistance. PREVIOUS: Roanoke County Police are looking for a motorcyclist who vanished while riding his cycle with a friend on another two-wheeler. Police say Greg Leonard of Bristol was last seen operating his cycle just after midnight along US 460…… Continue Reading
The July Fourth holiday weekend marks the traditional start to the peak summer travel season, and it you are planning a road trip in coming weeks, don’t look for much of a break in gas prices. Roanoke actually has among the lowest prices in Virginia on average right now, but at around $2.87 a gallon…… Continue Reading
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