1+ hour, 43+ min ago   (110+ words) ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke County Police have released the names of two people killed in a crash on Franklin Road Monday. Police responded to the 6300 block of Franklin Road shortly before 11 a.m. February 2, 2026. They found Kathy Smith, 62 oi Salem, was…...

3+ hour ago   (179+ words) RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - Governor Abigail Spanberger has announced the appointment of Jermiah "Jerry" Fitz as the new Chief Deputy Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC). The appointment was effective Tuesday, February 3, 2026. According to the VADOC, Fitz has served…...

6+ hour, 38+ min ago   (284+ words) FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) " A helicopter responding to assist officers in Arizona with an active shooter situation crashed, killing both the pilot and a trooper who was a paramedic on board, authorities said. Sgt. Kameron Lee with the Arizona…...

18+ hour, 35+ min ago   (858+ words) We are ready to talk. However, we live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated," Savannah Guthrie said while reading from a prepared statement. We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that…...

23+ hour, 17+ min ago   (295+ words) SMYTH COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A 68-year-old doctor, who worked at Smyth County Community Hospital and allegedly had a sexual relationship with an underage female coworker that included exchanging explicit imagines with the victim, has been arrested by the FBI. Michael…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (277+ words) ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - An illegal sex operation stretching across a number of our hometowns has been broken up. At the center of the investigation, a building that is also home to a dress shop. Prosecutors say Amanda's Touch, a bridal…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (138+ words) CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A week-and-a-half search for the suspect in a Campbell County drug investigation has ended with the woman being taken into custody. The Campbell County Sheriff's Office ... CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A week-and-a-half search for the suspect…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (33+ words) Eighteen Dogs Seized In Roanoke Animal Neglect Case'WDBJ7 Eighteen Dogs Seized In Roanoke Animal Neglect Case Man Arrested After Metal Strips Found in Road Virginia Lawmakers Look to Address Data Center Water Use...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (284+ words) ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A man from South Boston was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on charges stemming from brandishing a machine gun and possessing distribution quantities of cocaine, the United States Attorney's Office Western District of Virginia announced on…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (232+ words) ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - All firefighters injured while battling a house fire in northwest Roanoke have been discharged and are recovering at home, according to Roanoke Fire-EMS Department. In a statement released on social media, it said: Update: As of today…...