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 established a…… Continue Reading
Virginia Republicans selected their nominee for Attorney General during the party’s convention which began over the weekend. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story. 5-10 Miyares Win Wrap-WEB Richmond, VA – Tonight, Jason Miyares won the Republican nomination for Attorney General. He will appear as the Republican Attorney General candidate on the November 2nd…… Continue Reading
On May 9, 2021 at approximately 2:40 a.m., Roanoke Police were notified of a person with a gunshot wound outside of a business in the 4300 block of Williamson Road NE. Responding officers located an adult male lying in a parking lot with what appeared to be a serious gunshot wound. RoanokeFire-EMS transported the man…… Continue Reading
(from Roanoke PD 5-12) We regret to inform you that the victim of this incident has succumbed to his injuries. He has been identified as Alvin Kasey, 40 of Roanoke. On May 9, 2021 at approximately 2:40 a.m., Roanoke Police were notified of a person with a gunshot wound outside of a business in the…… Continue Reading
EARLYSVILLE, Va. (AP) — A green cemetery could become an interment option in Central Virginia. The owners of Panorama Farms are hoping to add a natural burial ground to their property in Albemarle County. Green burial grounds do not use embalming, have no plastic liners, concrete vaults or exotic wood caskets and do not have…… Continue Reading
https://www.vpap.org/ RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Counting commenced Sunday afternoon at a hotel in Richmond to tabulate the votes cast by tens of thousands of Virginia Republicans a day earlier in the party’s nominating contest for governor and other statewide offices. The several dozen people managing the hand-counting effort began their work with…… Continue Reading
Richmond, VA – Today, the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) held its 2021 State Convention to determine its nominees for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General. RPV Chairman Rich Anderson issued the following statement: “The Republican Party of Virginia could not be happier with how smoothly and efficiently our convention was run…… Continue Reading
NORTON, Va. (AP) — A suspect and the Norton police chief were seriously injured in an exchange of gunfire Friday, authorities said. James Lane, police chief of the small city of Norton, was responding to a 911 call about a shoplifter Friday afternoon when he pulled into a shopping center parking lot and encountered a…… Continue Reading
ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — Tens of thousands of Virginians are casting ballots to choose nominees for governor and other statewide offices. The Republican Party is holding what it’s calling an “unassembled convention” on Saturday to select its nominees in this year’s race for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. Republicans haven’t won a statewide race…… Continue Reading
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Police in the city of Virginia Beach will require officers’ body cameras to be activated immediately when a police officer marks “en route” to a call for service. The previous body camera policy required officers to activate cameras as soon as they arrived on the scene and as soon as…… Continue Reading