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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke City Police are investigating an overnight shooting that happened Thursday evening. Police say they received a call for a gunshot wound around 10:29 p.m. They say the incident happened near the Embassy Inn on the 4000-block of Melrose Avenue. Authorities say a man was taken...

The murder of a New York physician’s assistant — allegedly at the hands of a Smith Mountain Lake resident — has created headlines throughout the country, even making the pages of People magazine. Jacob Klein, 40, of Wirtz, was taken into custody in New York on April...

— ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Smoke filled the air as a building fire broke out in downtown Roanoke on Thursday afternoon. Smoke rose from the Cotton Mill Lofts apartment building located on Sixth Street SW on Thursday, June 30. Building resident Les Phelps told WFXR News that he came...

SALEM, Va. – On Thursday, the Virginia Lottery announced the newest winner of a jackpot prize: Dwayne Saunders of Roanoke. Saunders bought a ticket for Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 with EZ Match game at the Food Lion on Wildwood Road in Salem, according to the Virginia Lottery. The...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Star City authorities don’t want people speeding their way into the Fourth of July holiday. On Wednesday, June 29, the Roanoke Police Department says a sergeant wrote a summons for a person going nearly double the speed limit — 101 mph in a 55 mph zone.

ROANOKE, Va. – The deadline is here for people who live at English Gardens Apartments in Roanoke to move out of their home. 10 News previously reported residents were first told about the need to move back in March. The company who bought the complex, Gardens at Grandin, LLC....

ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke Fire-EMS is currently at the scene of a house fire in Southwest Roanoke. At this time, a 10 News crew is at the scene on Rorer Avenue working for you to learn more. Authorities say the cause is unclear at this moment. Fire investigators are...

The story below is a preview from our July/August 2022 issue. For more stories like it, Subscribe Today. Thank you!. The Lemon Hotel in Paint Bank officially welcomes guests into their fruit-themed vacation spaces. The property at Nine Hotel Lane, Paint Bank has undergone several different transformations: it has been...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - After residents whose homes were flooded with raw sewage, the city of Roanoke’s office of code enforcement has issued a notice of violations to the Ashton Heights Apartments owner. The residents are now relocated in safer apartments. The Ashton Heights property manager told WDBJ7 the...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — For at least the sixth time in a month, authorities responded to reports of a shooting in northwest Roanoke Thursday night. According to the Roanoke Police Department, officers were called to the 4500 block of Melrose Avenue NW just before 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 30 and ended up finding a man who had been shot.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Nine people are out of their homes tonight after a fire at a downtown apartment complex. Roanoke Fire-EMS says a faulty heating and air conditioning unit at the Cotton Mill Lofts seems to have started the fire. Crews came out to the scene around 3:30 to...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — News about flight cancellations and delays is no longer a surprise to anyone, but these widespread travel issues left a Roanoke family stuck on the other side of the world. Real estate agent Curtis Burchett spoke with WFXR News, saying he and his family had...

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WDBJ) - Rocky Mount is known for a vibrant music scene and for the past 5 years, it’s also been known for some delicious burgers. “Once we got the name right, everything started clicking,” said owner Brian Hochstein. Owning a restaurant was a bucket list...

UPDATE 6:01 a.m. (7/1/22): After a post from the Martinsville Henry County SPCA — which said that Henry County Animal Control was losing its animal control officer next week and would be euthanizing pets — was shared more than 1,400 times on Facebook, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office provided some clarification about the situation. The […]

— ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — First responders are currently at the scene of a house fire in the southwestern part of the Star City. Roanoke Fire-EMS says crews responded to the reported fire in the 1100 block of Rorer Avenue SW around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 30. The...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A condemned house on Rorer Avenue in Roanoke City caught fire Thursday morning. Roanoke Fire-EMS told WDBJ7 crews fought the fire from outside the structure when it became unsafe during the firefight to fight it from inside. The fire spread rapidly from the front of the home to the back.

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — Three days after Botetourt County Animal Control collected a fox in Fincastle, Roanoke Valley health officials warned community members that the fox is rabid. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) confirmed the fox was positive for rabies on Thursday, June 30 in the area...

Mike, Mary and Jennifer Short were killed in 2002. The case has gone unsolved for 20 years. Investigators hope a new task force can change that. A decades-old murder case now has new leads. It's been nearly 20 years since someone murdered nine-year-old Jennifer Short and her parents. In the...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - An in-river kayak park is coming to the Roanoke River. The man-made kayak path in the river is set to be completed by 2026. The park will feature man-made rock structures to help create rapids and waves. Kayakers of all ages and skill levels will be able to paddle on the river. Floating down the river in a tube is also an option for future park-goers.

NEWS RELEASE: It’s possible that Dwayne Saunders’ new favorite numbers are 4-10-17-29-30. That’s the five-number combination with which the Roanoke man won $250,555. It all happened when he bought a ticket for Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 with EZ Match game at the Food Lion on Wildwood Road in Salem. He used Easy Pick and allowed the computer to randomly select the numbers on his ticket.