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Inmate dies at Western Virginia Regional Jail
An inmate died at the Western Virginia Regional Jail as the result of a medical emergency, according to a news release from the facility.
Montgomery County man gets $431,000 for time wrongly listed on sex offender registry
"They paid me all of it in one lump sum. I'd never seen that many zeros," David Kingrea said. "It was quite a beautiful day."
Judge dismisses false arrest claim against Blue Ridge Parkway ranger
A lawsuit filed in federal court had alleged that ranger James Lyon lacked reasonable suspicion to make a DUI stop.
Alleged Roanoke COVID fraud leader pleads not guilty
Jaimeka Mechelle Austin of Roanoke is charged withorchestrating a scheme to obtain more than $1.5 million in pandemic relief funds for fictitious businesses.
Roanoke imposter gets 20 years for child exploitation
Andrew Kent admitted to getting nude photographs from about 200 young girls.
Fake Roanoke businesses created in COVID fraud case, indictment alleges
False information was submitted to the Paycheck Protection Program by 27 businesses, a federal indictment alleges.
Man dies two weeks after northwest Roanoke shooting
The fatality brings the city's annual homicide count to five. In the same time frame last year, there were 10 gun-related homicides.
Man with loaded handgun stopped at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport
The man was going through security to board a flight on July 3, according to the TSA.
Gun trafficker gets 46 months in prison for transactions at Roanoke stores
Donnie Martin pleaded guilty to arranging the purchases of guns later linked to criminal activity in other states.
Roanoke woman sentenced to three years for Ferncliff homicide
A jury found J'mya Tiona Stimpson guilty in April of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the 2023 death of 29-year-old Matthew Jerome Brown.
SPCA warns of lost-pets scam
The Roanoke Valley SPCA is alerting the public to a scammer who is posing as an SPCA or Animal Care and Alliance official and seeking their credit card information in order to treat their missing pet after it was supposedly hit by a car.
Man faces felony charges in Botetourt County vandalism, threats
A 33-year-old Troutville man is facing felony charges in connection with spray-painted vandalism at a Botetourt County school and park, the sheriff’s office announced late Wednesday.
Roanoke man charged with Hunt Avenue shooting
Daryl M. Garland, 25, is charged with one count of malicious wounding, police said Tuesday.
Roanoke man charged with city's latest homicide
The gun-related homicide is the fourth reported by city police since Jan. 1.
Roanoke police ask public for help with Hunt Avenue shooting investigation
A male was shot outside a northwest apartment building around 2:20 a.m. Monday, police reported. As of about 9 a.m., the victim was in stable condition.
Supreme Court ruling in Jan. 6 case could help Western Virginia defendants
The high court restricted a charge used to convict and incarcerate several local men who participated in the riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Roanoke police report two with gunshot wounds
Roanoke police reported a man and a woman were found with gunshot wounds in northwest on Saturday.
Mother of homicide victim: Roanoke public schools 'failed my son'
Isaac Ikier Cunningham, 15, was fatally shot while walking home from William Fleming High School June 5, his mother said.
Two charged for the death of a child in Christiansburg
The charges are tied to an incident on June 13.
Teddy's timepiece: President's watch, stolen in Buffalo in 1987, returned to Roosevelt family estate
The mystery of who stole President Theodore Roosevelt's pocket watch from a Buffalo museum 37 years ago remains unsolved, but the timepiece is now back at its rightful home.
Roanoke police investigate bomb threat at movie theater
The city's 911 center got a call Friday morning about a potential bomb threat at the Regal Valley View Grand theater, police said.
Boones Mill parents charged with abusing child
Franklin County deputies responded Wednesday to a call about an unresponsive two-year-old in the 600 block of Paradise Acres Drive.
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State police to reexamine unsolved 1990 Wythe County trailer explosion
Just before 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, 1990, Charlie Matney arrived at his single-wide trailer in Wytheville to check up on his property.
Suspect arrested for threats in Botetourt County
Detectives have been investigating spray-painted threats directed toward local government leaders since late April.
Former employee sues New River Valley Community Services for $10 million
The man claims he was wrongfully discharged and documents were destroyed after he reported that NRVCS had violated state and federal law.
Man sentenced to time served for threats to Roanoke credit union employees
Earlier charges against Brandon S. Hayward were dropped after prison officials failed to have him transferred for mental treatment.
Lawsuit over Virginia's withdrawal from clean air program advances
For a second time, a judge denied the state's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed over its exit from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Man arrested, charged with murder for Cornell Drive death in Roanoke
Kyriq Rasheed Seabrooks was charged with second-degree murder Monday.
Court documents: State police agent alleged to have forged document signature
The agent allegedly forged a superior's signature on a document authorizing a $2,500 payment to the confidential informant.
Retired Salem police chief hired as deputy chief in Roanoke
Mike Crawley, who retired as Salem's police chief June 1, will begin his service as a deputy chief in the Star City in July.
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