Thomas "T.J." Robertson is scheduled to be sentenced next Thursday for his role in the riots at the U.S. Capitol.
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The database launched in the middle of June and features about 50 cold cases statewide. One Virginia State Police special agent in Salem got his first tip through the system on Friday.
- Molly Hunter
Town police have charged Nicholas A. Davis with driving while under the influence in connection with a three-vehicle collision July 19 that killed two Franklin County residents.
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Two Roanoke women have been charged with petty larceny following an early Monday morning report of a possible breaking and entering in Hardy, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.
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Charges in Martinsville come after sentencing in Halifax.
- From STAFF REPORTS
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 44-year-old woman and charged her with robbery of a business, according to a news release from Sgt. Megan Patterson. Shirley Kina-Darath Sigmon was taken into custody at 8:15 p.m. on Nov. 25 and is being held without bond.
- From STAFF REPORTS
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a reported robbery at Old Kingery’s Store about 7 p.m. Saturday.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a reported robbery at Old Kingery’s Store about 7 p.m. Saturday.
A Martinsville man claims he accidentally shot a Rocky Mount man in his home Saturday night.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has made three additional arrests in connection with a double shooting in mid-July in the Henry community of Franklin County, according to a news release from Sgt. Megan Patterson.
A Franklin County jail inmate who escaped custody on Saturday was back behind bars by Sunday evening.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office announced just after 12:30 a.m. Thursday deputies had arrested a third man in connection with Tuesday’s shootings in Henry that left one man dead and another wounded.
The Franklin County Marine corporal accused of shooting and killing his mother’s longtime boyfriend was indicted Monday on seven criminal counts related to that attack.
James Webb was elected chief of a rural, Franklin County fire department 20 years after helping to form it. He was reelected for 42 years, until deciding to step down earlier this year.
Invasive vegetation sightings continue to increase at Smith Mountain Lake despite the stocking of 200 sterile grass carp in June to control the fast-spreading problem.
Rocky Mount is asking its residents to conserve water as the region faces ongoing drought conditions.
More than 100 residents live in the tight-knit community with only one exit, which requires crossing an aging bridge as well as railroad tracks that can sometimes be blocked.
Virginia’s workforce training program was rated tops in the nation, for the second time this year.
Hundreds of inmates at the Wise County prison were held in solitary confinement indefinitely, the lawsuit claimed.
Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Boost project awaits a federal decision while Virginia’s air-permitting process remains stalled.
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The fired coach of the field hockey team had claimed there was a double standard for male and female coaches.
A Ridgeway man on felony probation was arrested after a high-speed pursuit in Franklin County ended when his truck struck a utility pole.
Sheriff's deputies can act as agents of ICE under a federal program now under legal scrutiny.
The owner of a Smith Mountain Lake campground evicted the two families after learning that one of its members was Black.
After less than a year in the role, Franklin County Administrator Steve Sandy announced this week he will be stepping down to take a position in Botetourt County.
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After 20 years of 'fighting over money' as a lawyer, Michael Urbanski decided to seek public service, and now 23 years later he's retiring as a federal judge.
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