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|By Joe Dashiell
The gloves came off Thursday in the Roanoke Mayor’s race. Incumbent Sherman Lea and challenger David Bowers met during a virtual forum presented by the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce. During a sharp exchange on several issues, they questioned each other’s record as mayor.
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|By Joe Dashiell
Family, friends and a flyover provided a final salute for World War II veteran Russ Robinson Thursday in Roanoke. Robinson died earlier this week at the age of 97.
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|By Janay Reece
The film is called “Medic Zero”.
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|By Janay Reece
More than 3,000 people signed an online petition to try to reinstate spring break.
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|By Bruce Young
Rockbridge Vineyard has opened its own brewery.
Updated: 5 hours ago
|By Ashley Boles
Saturday marks its first in-person adoption event since the start of the pandemic.
Updated: 5 hours ago
|By Sarah Irby and Ashley Boles
The project would construct a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of Starkey Road and Buck Mountain Road.
Updated: 5 hours ago
|By Michael Alachnowicz
The Blackwater Creek Trail now extends to Linkhorne Middle School.
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|By Pat Thomas
The Candy Corn Celebration is this Saturday, October 24 from 10 to 3 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
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|By Pat Thomas
His last known contact, according to investigators, was October 20.
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|By Pat Thomas
The district says the closure is out of an “abundance of caution” after consulting with the Virginia Department of Health.
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|By Pat Thomas
It’s Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th in Wasena Park.
Updated: 7 hours ago
|By Pete DeLuca
“It’s due to contact tracing, to be honest, but other than that I cannot provide a lot of details," said Superintendent Jonathan Russ.
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|By Pete DeLuca
The shelter’s ‘Cat-pacity’ adoption special runs Friday and Saturday.
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|By John Hood
New faces made out of pumpkins have rolled into the town of Woodstock, and one honors a community member who passed away in August.
Updated: 8 hours ago
|By Sarah Irby
The multi-year lease agreement allows the RWRE to take over venue operations, with the speedway becoming the home track for the RWRE and its companion companies.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Pat Thomas
The contract has a potential value of $442 million.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Sarah Irby
1,109 people across Virginia are hospitalized as of Thursday with confirmed or test-pending cases of COVID-19, up from the 1,010 reported Wednesday.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 10:39 PM EDT
|By Eric Miller
The latest plan lays out the next 20 or 30 years of development at the state park.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 8:26 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
Increasing access to broadband was a major focus of the Governor's Summit on Rural Prosperity. The annual conference was held during a virtual session on Wednesday.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 8:08 PM EDT
|By Anthony Romano
His first hole-in-one came on the 7th hole of Roanoke’s Brookside Par 3 course.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 8:05 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
Senator Tim Kaine says allegations of racist incidents at Virginia Military Institute are deeply troubling, and the call for an independent investigation is a “smart” step.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 7:46 PM EDT
|By Jen Cardone
WDBJ7 was invited to ride along as people were put in handcuffs and taken to the Magistrate’s office to be booked.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By Bruce Young
Remote students at Mountain View Elementary in Rockbridge County had a drive-in picture day, getting dropped by parents to run in for a quick snap to go into the school yearbook.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 6:19 PM EDT
|By Bruce Young
The Fairfield Volunteer Rescue Squad will doing their Haunted House on Saturday and Sunday.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 6:03 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
Participation at the Drop-In Center on Williamson Road has increased from four to 64 in just a few months.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 5:54 PM EDT
|By Bruce Young
Chad Austin disappeared almost a year and a half ago, abandoning his car and dog near Panther Falls next to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 5:43 PM EDT
|By Janay Reece
Investors said it could help with Blacksburg’s shortage of housing for young professionals and recruit businesses.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 5:33 PM EDT
|By Kendall Davis
Three staff members are in a hospital from COVID-related complications, adding to the mental strain the staff is facing as everyone is working extra shifts to cover those who tested positive.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 5:23 PM EDT
|By Kate Capodanno
Botetourt County is finding ways to keep families active after canceling its winter sports season.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 5:17 PM EDT
|By Michael Alachnowicz
The sheriff's office says installing a camera system is one step they could take to make the building more secure.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 5:10 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
The vehicle, a 2002 GMC Yukon, is registered to a person who was reported missing by his family on October 21, according to the Appomattox County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 4:53 PM EDT
|By Kate Capodanno
The college will launch a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in January that is aimed to give students their first degree in the medical field.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 4:48 PM EDT
He’ll wear a brace for a few weeks.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 4:38 PM EDT
The Dog Bowl Market is Sunday, October 25 from 11 to 3.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 4:32 PM EDT
|By Michael Alachnowicz
A new 27-cent tax on cigarettes is slated to take effect next July.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 3:27 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
Police say in the days leading to his disappearance and death, Chad Austin believed he would be confronted by a group of people determined to settle a disagreement with him.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 1:54 PM EDT
|By Adrianna Hargrove, NBC12
Governor Ralph Northam announced he has signed 16 new laws and proposed changes to five bills that will support the state’s ongoing COVID-19 response and advance criminal justice reform.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 1:05 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas
The victim was taken to a hospital; no information has been released about his condition.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 9:05 AM EDT
|By Sarah Irby
The Virginia Department of Health is reporting 168,772 total cases of COVID-19 in the commonwealth as of Wednesday, up from 167,754 reported Tuesday.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 5:43 AM EDT
|By Kimberly McBroom
EARLY YEARS: The importance of showing gratitude, even during these challenging times
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 2:44 AM EDT
|By Taia White
The cause of the fire was a lithium battery that had exploded.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 10:32 PM EDT
|By Jen Cardone
A former Town of Pulaski employee could be losing his home after 40 years. The discussion comes after town staff learned he had been living on the property rent free that entire time.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 9:01 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
Investigations for fire determinations can take anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks, or longer.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 8:03 PM EDT
|By Eddie Callahan
According to VDOT, the crash has been cleared.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 7:54 PM EDT
|By Eddie Callahan
According to VDOT, the crash has been cleared.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 7:50 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
Russ Robinson was a World War II bomber pilot who flew more than 30 missions over Germany. The Salem native and Roanoke County resident died Monday night.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 7:24 PM EDT
|By Kate Capodanno
After hours of hard work this weekend, the Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir thought they were going to have to do it all again after their drone was stolen.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 7:19 PM EDT
|By Kate Capodanno
A health director in the region is warning community members that if they do not start practicing the proper COVID safety precautions, the numbers are going to continue to rise.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 7:15 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
A sign on the wall of the Roanoke City Registrar’s Office serves as a countdown to Election Day. But with early voting in person now under way and absentee ballots arriving at the registrar’s office by the hundreds, the race is on.