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Convicted Food Lion shooter to serve one year, three months in prison
ROANOKE, Va. – The Roanoke man convicted for a 2023 shooting inside a Food Lion that left two people hurt, learns he gets a second chance. Kemonte Cooper was found guilty in December. Cooper was in court Friday asking the judge for a second chance before learning how much...
Roanoke community shocked after boy hit by car
ROANOKE, Va. – Clifton Martin is counting his blessings after hearing a little boy was hit by a car just steps away from his work. “For me, safety is a big issue when it comes to our youth. I think we need to protect them a lot more than we do,” said Martin, who works at Platinum Cuts right near the crash site.
RESET team speaks to neighborhood residents after officer involved shooting
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - RESET volunteers along with Roanoke Police visited the neighborhood where an officer involved shooting happened earlier this week. “What we wanted to do is come out and offer services to not only to the family, to the residents in the area, see what we can do to help heal this situation,” said Jermaine Johnson, one of the RESET volunteers.
Roanoke firefighters extinguish flames in vacant home
ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — A late-night house fire in Roanoke kept firefighters busy overnight, according to Roanoke Fire-EMS. The fire department said just before midnight on Thursday they were dispatched to the 1200 block of Dale Ave SE. "First arriving units found fire and heavy smoke showing from a...
Pinpoint Weather: Warming trend for the weekend
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Showers will move into the region overnight into the first half of the day on Saturday as a warm front lifts northward. Temperatures will rebound slightly on Saturday with highs for many in the 60s after starting in the 40s and 50s. Rainfall on Saturday is expected to be less than […]
Bedford County family escapes without injury as garage fire devastates home, ignites woods
BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — What started as a garage fire in Goode Friday evening ended with extensive damage to a house. The Bedford Fire Department responded to the home on Roaring Run Road around 7:00 p.m. As they were arriving, they saw heavy smoke which triggered the call...
Roanoke Pride Festival happening this weekend
ROANOKE, Va. – The annual Roanoke Pride Festival is back this weekend and it features many activities all in support and celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. There are many parties happening at “The Park” in Downtown Roanoke. The main event happens Sunday — the Pride Festival at...
WFXR Weather Trivia: Wettest April in Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Are you a weather fan or a meteorological expert? See if you can correctly guess this WFXR Weather Trivia question!. What year saw Roanoke’s wettest April on record?. According to records from the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Roanoke received 11.35 inches of rainfall...
A cool and cloudy day to close out the workweek
ROANOKE, Va. – Friday will bring cooler temperatures thanks to a northeasterly wind. Cloud cover will also help to keep us cool as temperatures only reach the low-mid 60s Friday afternoon. What is a wedge? Well, it is when cold air is funneled in from the north and east,...
First Alert: Tracking near record warmth for Monday
A few spotty showers will try to work in for a few folks tonight. Some showers could linger into early Saturday mainly for areas north and along the Roanoke Valley. Most of us will remain dry with cloudy skies. Temperatures will be mild overnight thanks to the cloud cover in...
RPD names officers involved in shooting of armed suspect
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Roanoke Police Department has identified the officers involved in the shooting of an armed suspect. Officers W. Frosell and B. Bailey confronted the suspect at a home near the intersection of 6th St. and Moorman Ave. NW around 8 p.m. Monday. The officers deployed a taser before shooting the man, who family identified to WDBJ7 as Robert Lee Jones.
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