CRIME & SAFETY
No injuries reported after Bedford County crash
BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - No injuries were reported after a Bedford County crash, according to the Bedford Fire Department. The Bedford Fire Department responded to a crash with two individuals in the vehicle where the driver struck a building on May 10, at 11:56 p.m. on the 12000 block of West Lynchburg Salem Turnpike in Blue Ridge, VA.
Roanoke street reopened after closing due to motorcycle crash
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - UPDATE: The road has been reopened, according to Roanoke Police Department. ORIGINAL STORY: All Eastbound lanes of Bullitt Ave SE from 5th Street to 6th Street in Roanoke are closed due to a motorcycle crash, according to Roanoke Police Department. Roanoke Police Department responded to a...
TRAFFIC FATALITIES: Two-vehicle head-on crash claims the lives of two, injures one
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) shared through a press release that a two-vehicle crash on May 5 resulted in the death of two people and injured another. ALEA says the crash happened around 11:30 p.m. on Alabama 110 in Montgomery County. Both 32-year-old Jerad Swartz from Roanoke, Virginia, the […]
Bedford County Sheriff’s Office in search of missing 17-year-old boy
BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Bedford County Sheriff’s Office is in search of a 17-year-old boy who was last reported seen on Tuesday, May 7, at 8:00 p.m. at his residence in Hardy, VA. Jayden Wayne Hopson is described as a white male, approximately 5′10, 190 pounds with brown...
Vehicle drives through structure in Bedford
BEDFORD, Va. (WFXR)– The Bedford Fire Department responded to a vehicle that crashed into a building on Friday, May 10. According to the fire department, crews from the Special Operations Command Task Force responded to the 1200 block of West Lynchburg Salem Turnpike. Crews arrived to find a vehicle drove through the front left side of the structure.
Five displaced after Roanoke house fire leaves $75,000 in damages
ROANOKE, Va. – Five people were displaced after a house fire in Roanoke Friday morning, according to Roanoke Fire & EMS. Crews responded to the house in the 600 block of Churchland Road NW at around 11:15 a.m., and arrived to find smoke coming from the attic of the house.
Local church advocates for end to gun violence joined by community and law enforcement
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Last year the Star City felt the impact of gun violence. 2023 had a record-high amount of violence and WDBJ7 data shows at least 24 people were shot and killed. “We’ve been affected everybody has been affected in the community,” said Pastor Preston Tyler of Hill...
VSP Deputy injured in crash on Rt. 24 in Bedford
BEDFORD, Va. (WFXR) — The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy was injured after being involved in a vehicle crash on Rt. 24 on Wednesday, May 8. According to the sheriff, around 3:57 p.m., the deputy was responding to an emergency call for service in the Stewartsville area of Bedford County. While attempting to turn onto Beagle Club Rd from Route 24, the deputy was involved in a crash involving another vehicle.
1 sent to hospital after fire in Salem warehouse
SALEM, Va. (WSET) — After a fire broke out in a warehouse in Salem Wednesday evening, one person was sent to the hospital with possible smoke inhalation. The Salem Fire & EMS Department said they responded to a structure fire on Tennessee Street just before 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Resident presented with award for his 'courageous actions' during a house fire: Officials
ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — The Roanoke FireEMS Department said they recognized a local resident who was presented with a Citizen's Hero Award on Thursday. The department said to join them in recognizing a local resident Jason Schaffer, who was presented with a Citizen's Hero Award by Roanoke Fire-EMS in honor of his "courageous actions" during a house fire on Huntington Blvd., on April 12.
Fire at Brandywine Apartment Complex in Roanoke causes $225K in damages
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The Roanoke Fire-EMS Department says the blaze that raged through the Brandywine Apartment complex on May 3 caused about $225,000 in damages. On Friday around 11:40 p.m., crews were called to the 2300 block of Winthrop Avenue SW. Upon arrival, firefighters found an apartment building in flames.
Maryland man, two others charged in federal court for alleged bomb threat swatting scheme
BALTIMORE, MD—A federal grand jury has indicted three people, accusing them of placing a series of bomb threats against schools, hospitals, airports, and other institutions. Owen Jarboe, 18, of Hagerstown, Maryland; Evan Strauss, 26, of Moneta, Virginia; and Brayden Grace, 18, of Columbus, Ohio; were charged in a six-count indictment with conspiracy, cyberstalking, interstate threatening communications and threats to damage or destroy by means of fire and explosives. The suspects were indicted in connection with a string of swatting calls that took place from December 2023 to January 2024.
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