One person and dog displaced by Lynchburg fire

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - No one was hurt, but one resident was displaced by a fire in Roanoke Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m., Roanoke Fire-EMS was called to the 3800 block of Stratford Park Drive. Crews found smoke coming from the attic, where they determined it had spread from the second floor.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Tuesday morning was anything but ordinary for two southwest Roanoke residents, as they saw a tree fall on their home. “Life safety is the number priority we have. Obviously I think both residents were shaken by the event, but by the good graces, nobody was actually hurt or harmed by that, only property,” said Chad Riddleberger, Battalion Chief with Roanoke Fire-EMS.

DALEVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery and bomb threat at the Kroger store in Daleville. The county’s 911 center received a call from a Kroger employee reporting a robbery around 7:30 p.m. Monday. The caller said the robber had approached a cashier with a bag reportedly carrying an explosive device, and demanded money.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A tractor-trailer driver was arrested Tuesday morning after a crash on I-81 in Roanoke County. Virginia State Police say the crash occurred at 5:20 a.m. Stephen Lender, 50 of Pennsauken, NJ, was driving north when he ran off the road, and hit a bridge, causing debris from the crash to fall on the road below.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - UPDATE: The crash has been cleared and 460 is back open, according to VDOT. ORIGINAL STORY: Virginia State Police say one person was hurt in a tractor-trailer crash in Bedford County early Tuesday morning. Police say the crash occurred at 5:49 a.m. when the driver...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Just after 2:15 a.m. Sunday, Lynchburg Police got a call for a malicious wounding at the Shalom Apartments. When officers arrived, they found 34-year-old Dwight O’Neil Gilmore shot in the back of the head. Despite their lifesaving efforts, he died at the scene. One apartment...

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - UPDATE: This crash has been cleared. ORIGINAL STORY: A crash has closed all north and south lanes along Rt. 614 in Botetourt County. The crash was near Chapel Rd; Long View Ln; Stinnett Rd; Rt. 624N/S (Botetourt County), according to VDOT.

Danville Holding Event For Businesses Struggling With Building Team Of Employees. An above-average season looks likely for the seventh year in a row. Below average temperatures under cloudy skies continue through midweek.

RADFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - Radford Police are looking for the suspect in a shooting Monday. Police are looking for D’Andre Delvon Samuels, 32 of Fredericksburg. Police were called about 11:07 a.m. about a gunshot in the 200 block of West Main Street. Officers confirmed a single shot had been fired and identified Samuels as the suspect. No injuries have been reported.

PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday a missing resident was found safe after eight days of searching. Aletha Walton, 69, was reported missing on May 17 in the Keysville/Meherrin area of the county. “This has been incredibly challenging, but we are...

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance with locating a missing person who was last seen on April 8, 2022, but was reported Monday by a family member. 28-year-old Alexandria Kaylyn Hale is 5′8″, weighs approximately 165 lbs., and has...

Roanoke Superintendent Responds After School Gun Incident.

LUNENBURG Co., Va. (WWBT) - A Senior Alert for a missing Lunenburg County man has been canceled after he was found safe. The Lunenburg County Sheriff’s Office was searching for 79-year-old Fred Bradley Jr., who was last seen on May 23 at 2:15 p.m. on Wile Away Road in Kenbridge.

GREENBRIER, Wv. (WDBJ) - A Covington man was found dead in a parking lot in Greenbrier County Saturday morning, according to the Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Office. The Greenbrier County 911 center received a call around 7:22 a.m., about a man lying in the parking lot of a boat launch at Anthony on the Greenbrier River, according to the sheriff’s office.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD) are offering the hepatitis A vaccine to people who ate at a Mexican restaurant in Roanoke during a specific set of dates. May 23, RCAHD received a report of an infected employee of Tuco’s Taqueria Garaje at 416...

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WDBJ) - There’s a missing person out of Moneta. Charles Bonejangles is a plastic skeleton officially titled the public relations officer at Crazy Horse Marina, and a mascot of sorts since 2016. Charles went missing over the weekend. Officials at the marina say they don’t...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A 19-year Lynchburg Police officer has been charged after a reported assault last week. Virginia State Police charged Brian Smith with one count of assault and battery and one count of trespassing. According to state police, both charges are misdemeanors, so no mugshot was taken in accordance with state law.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A Lynchburg man was arrested Monday morning on drug distribution and counterfeit money charges, according to the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say they were patrolling the 13000 block of Wards Rd when a sheriff’s deputy saw a red Chevy stopped at the red light at the intersection of Lawyers Rd. and Wards Rd.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Leland Christopher Casiday, 14, was reported missing late Sunday night after leaving his Churchville home. He stands at six-feet and weighs 190 pounds with green eyes and brown hair. Leland was last seen wearing gray sweatpants, a tan sweatshirt and with Puma backpack that is...