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ROANOKE, Va. – UPDATE. A man and a woman are in custody after a police pursuit led to a crash on I-581 in Roanoke Thursday evening, according to Virginia State Police. Police said the man was wanted on felony warrants out of Franklin County. As we reported previously, the...

They say truth is stranger than fiction and indeed it is. Last week on May 24, a bear was reported at Round Hill School off Oakland Blvd. and Greehurst NW and the school went on lockdown. The animal began moving south and was later filmed in the backyard of a man on 10th Street NW near the bridge. The bear decided to go to school that day and today he chose to go to church. Earlier around noon the bear had moved further west and was spotted at Central Baptist Church at 1502 Staunton Ave NW Roanoke. I was told someone placed a video on Facebook but have not seen it myself.

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The Virginia Department of Transportation says drivers may experience delays due to police presence on I-581 South in Roanoke County. Several VSP vehicles are near mile marker 0. The Elm Avenue Exit ramp onto I-581 South is closed at this time. Drivers should plan ahead and seek alternative routes if traveling in this area.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Officials say the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in the parking lot of an Appalachian Trail trailhead last week were a murder-suicide. The Roanoke Times reports that two hikers found the bodies of 17-year-old Christian Lambert and 62-year-old Lewis James Lambert,...

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ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — ABC 13 is learning new details after two bodies were found at McAfee Trail on Friday, May 26. According to Roanoke County Police, they responded to the McAfee Knob trailhead parking lot on Catawba Road at approximately 6 a.m. Arriving officers found two men...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke County Police have determined who they believe shot whom in an apparent murder-suicide in the McAfee Knob trailhead parking lot in Catawba. At this stage of the investigation, police say it appears Lewis Lambert, 62, killed a boy he was with, then turned the...

Roanoke Area Ministries also known as the RAM House is offering a challenge to the Roanoke Valley to assist them in offering help to the most vulnerable in the area. RAM is in need of a new building due to an increase in homelessness in the area and the current building at 824 Campbell Ave SW is no longer able to fill the growing needs of the agency. RAM serves breakfast to the homeless and lunch to anyone who is in need and they are open 365 days each year. They feed an average of 200 people a day just for lunch and have helped about 2,000 individuals with over $300,000 in financial assistance that prevents them from being homeless.

UPDATE: A Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office vehicle, transporting two inmates was involved in the crash that has traffic stopped on Interstate 81 going southbound in Roanoke County. According to Virginia State Police, the sheriff’s office vehicle was hit from behind by a Ford pickup and overturned in the median...

ROANOKE, Va., June 1, 2023 – Appalachian Power wants boaters, kayakers, tubers, and other recreational users downstream of Claytor and Leesville dams to know water levels on the New and Roanoke rivers could rise rapidly starting Friday, June 2, and continue to fluctuate throughout the weekend. The National Weather...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A non-profit hopes a new building in Roanoke’s West End will help reach the community. The Local Environmental Agriculture Project known as LEAP supports farmers and advocates for making food affordable. Thursday the organization dedicated the new space built with funds from the American Rescue...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – UPDATE. A deputy and two inmates were taken to the hospital after a crash on I-81 in Roanoke County Thursday evening, according to Virginia State Police. The crash happened on I-81 South when a Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office vehicle, which was transporting two inmates, was...

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ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The Roanoke County Police Department says a woman is dead after a single-vehicle crash occurred on May 30. Around 2:18 p.m. on Tuesday, police report a vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed on Goodwin Avenue, and became airborne when the vehicle crossed Wildwood Road. The vehicle struck several trees during the accident.

BURNT CHIMNEY, Va. (WDBJ) - Homestead Creamery is pouring a cold glass of milk in honor of World Dairy Month this June. Creamery President Walt Frazier and Sales Manger Erin Saake visited Here @ Home on World Milk Day to talk about why their Farm Market location makes for a fun family field trip this season.

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Dr. Michael Brennan has been named director of the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Dr. Brennan was appointed to the position in early April 2023 and is the 14th Director in the history of the NHC, a division of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. He is now responsible for the division of the United States government that provides information and forecasts for some of the most dangerous weather events on the planet: tropical cyclones.

The Roanoke Lebanese Festival returns for its 22nd year this week. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has more on the menu:

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The Blue Ridge Continuum of Care‘s annual ‘Point In Time Count’ shows more than 300 people experienced homelessness this past January. Over the past year, the number of people experiencing homelessness in the Roanoke region has increased by 54%. That is the largest increase in the Roanoke Valley since they started reporting the data in 2009.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s clear that Roanoke is in an affordable housing crisis. The Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) recently purchased a 12-acre property in northwest Roanoke near the Shenandoah Avenue and Peters Creek Road intersection. The hope is that in the coming years, it will help address the crisis.

SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - Salem Police are asking for the public’s help finding a teenage girl who may be headed to North Carolina. Alyssa Matson, 14, was last reported seen May 29, 2023, and is listed as a runaway, according to police. Alyssa is 5′2″ and 98 pounds, according...