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New commissioners attack Roanoke gun violence with hope, diversity of experience
Roanoke's Gun Violence Prevention Commission has four new members: a gun buyback coordinator, a pastor, a felon and a retired U.S. Secret Service agent.
Roanoke police settle ACLU lawsuit with new department policy
The police department has agreed to respond to all requests for U visa certifications in a consistent manner and to publish its new policy on its website.
Roanoke man sentenced to 3 years for stabbing woman
The evening of Oct. 15, Roanoke police officers responded to a call about the stabbing at a residence in the 300 block of Harrison Avenue Northwest, an attorney said Friday.
Franklin County Sheriff's Office investigating Tienda Latina 220 robbery
A cash register and jewelry were stolen late Wednesday or early Thursday from the Tienda Latina 220, the sheriff's office said.
Man convicted of Grandin 7-Eleven murder sentenced to 20 years
Isaiah Carl Baldwin, now 22, said Thursday that he wasn't himself the night of the fatal shooting.
Man convicted of threats to Roanoke credit union employees
Brandon S. Hayward said in a telephone call that he would "blow up Roanoke."
Police looking for leads after northwest Roanoke shooting
The gunfire incident is the ninth in which one or more persons was struck by a bullet in the city since Jan. 1.
Hardy man granted bond on Vinton fatal shooting charges
Shane Stager is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the April 8. His attorney, Seth Weston, thinks this is a self-defense case.
Wytheville woman facing multiple charges after police chase
A Wytheville woman is facing multiple criminal charges – and more may be coming – in a Thursday morning high-speed police chase that ended when she wrecked her 2016 Honda Accord at the intersection of West Ridge Road and Petunia Road.
Roanoke County School Board members seek dismissal of Hooker lawsuit
County Supervisor Martha Hooker claims she was wrongfully terminated as a school employee over a funding conflict with the school board.
Troutville woman gets year in jail for shooting husband
The husband appeared in Botetourt County Circuit Court for the first time Tuesday to "set the record straight," he said.
Roanoke attorney: State police agent paid confidential informant to testify
The informant received about $2,500 from a state police special agent the day after a jury found Tyler Keith Jones guilty in Roanoke County Circuit Court.
Christiansburg multimillionaire gets prison time for tax evasion
James C. Jones Jr., who once ran Lifeline Ambulance Services, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison.
Roanoke Valley police: Out-of-state groups stealing from vehicles
In one recent case, about $20,000 was withdrawn from a Botetourt County woman's bank account in about four hours, a Roanoke County detective said.
Roanoke County teen charged in connection with Stratford Park Drive shooting
Jae’vian M. Allen, 18, is charged with one count of robbery in connection with the April 24 gunfire incident.
Montgomery County Public Schools: 'systemic failures' related to student deaths
However, Wednesday's statement did not detail what the failures were surrounding the Nov. 7 deaths of Serenity Hawley and her former boyfriend Croney Monk III.
Former inmate accused of delivering phone, drugs to Bland County prison
John Dewayne Zirkle II, 39, of Elliston, was arrested on April 24 following a Virginia Department of Corrections investigation.
Mistrial declared due to divided jury deliberating Roanoke apartment lobby killing
The jury deliberated for about six hours Tuesday on the Brian Salazar murder charge but could not come to a unanimous decision.
Botetourt County man jailed after standoff
Richard Boone Willard, Jr., 60, of Fincastle, faces numerous charges.
Bar suspends license of Roanoke attorney due to employee embezzlement
Gordon Shapiro was not charged with a crime, but failed to adequately supervise an employee who was, Virginia State Bar finds.
Roanoke Food Lion shooting defendant gets 15-month sentence
Judge David Carson warned Kemonte Cooper not to violate the terms of his post-release probation.
Roanoke police ID officers involved in Moorman Avenue shooting
K-9 Officer W. Frosell, with nearly nine years of service, and Officer B. Bailey, with just over two years of service, were involved in the Monday shooting.
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Two men shot in Roanoke's 7th nonfatal shooting of 2024
Officers found the two injured men in the3800 block of Stratford Park Drive Southwest at about 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to the city police department.
Man injured in Roanoke officer-involved shooting identified by sister
Robert Lee Jones, 61, of Roanoke was shot by city police officers responding to a call about a disorder Monday evening.
Vinton man pleads guilty to Roanoke bank robbery
Demonte J. Belcher, 23, will be sentenced later in U.S. District Court in Roanoke.
New River jail officer's wife sentenced to 33 years for his murder
Mary Huskey Palmer pleaded guilty in January to five charges related to the July 2021 death of 38-year-oldArthur “Woody” Woodrow Palmer III.
Wythe County I-81 wrongful death suit seeks millions
WYTHEVILLE — Arguing that a tractor-trailer driver acted negligently in a fatal 2022 interstate crash involving a Max Meadows woman, the victim’s daughter wants $12.5 million in damages.
Second of two men gets time served for Roanoke jail inmate fight
James Demetrius Bond "curb stomped" a fellow inmate last fall after another inmate had punched the victim to the ground, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
Man hospitalized after northwest Roanoke officer-involved shooting
Police tased and shot a man who approached officers while armed with a knife in the 600 block of Moorman Avenue Northwest late Monday, according to a news release.
North Carolina 19-year-old charged for fatal Montgomery County crash
The two-vehicle, head-on crash killed 60-year-old Jeffrey Trimble, of Blacksburg, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
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