Sheriff's deputies can act as agents of ICE under a federal program now under legal scrutiny.
- LAURENCE HAMMACK The Roanoke Times
The owner of a Smith Mountain Lake campground evicted the two families after learning that one of its members was Black.
- BEN ORNER The Roanoke Times
A hostage situation in Rocky Mount on Sunday was peacefully resolved after authorities say a man barricaded himself inside an apartment with his roommate's daughter.
- LAURENCE HAMMACK The Roanoke Times
Kevin Michael Robinson is a former U.S. Marine with a prior record.
- BILL WYATT Martinsville Bulletin
A Henry County man, Drew Conner Plaster, faces nine charges following a February Franklin County investigation that led to the seizure of nearly 2 pounds of methamphetamine, other drugs, and a firearm. He was arrested in August and remains in custody pending court proceedings.
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A Rocky Mount man is charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors after allegedly threatening to shoot someone and then leading police on a chase.
- JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times
A Rocky Mount woman was arrested in connection to a homicide that occurred early Tuesday morning.
The case stems from a incident that took place between Patterson and staff at the Raine and Perdue law firm in Rocky Mount in April.
A Franklin County Sheriff's Office K9 will soon receive a bulletproof and stab-proof protective vest thanks to a charitable donation.
In January, Erin Strotman pleaded no contest to nine counts of child abuse in Henrico County Circuit Court as part of an agreement with prosecutors.
Lawrence Toler’s family says the 39-year-old died in custody after months of medical issues tied to a 2024 police shooting.
A Franklin County man was sentenced to three active years in prison in connection with a 2024 crash that killed a Martinsville man and seriously injured two children.
Rocky Mount police executed search warrants at three vape shops on Thursday for potentially selling products exceeding legal THC limits.
Kipps Elementary Principal Mark Crummey was among 17 men arrested at a Christiansburg hotel last week.
Authorities found the body of Charles Arthur Smith Jr. on March 17, after he had been reported missing.
A $10 million lawsuit accuses a former Roanoke police officer of shooting and seriously wounding an intellectually disabled man who was unarmed during a 2024 encounter.
Chardonnay Hope claims she was treated more harshly than male coaches for the same conduct.
Charges are pending in a one-vehicle crash in Franklin County that killed the passenger, Virginia State Police said.
A former captain in the department, Rena Jennings, says she and other female employees suffered sex discrimination and harassment.
A 52-year-old man from Rocky Mount was convicted Monday in the July 27 shooting of Franklin County High School basketball coach Tony Gill in Gretna.
Lynchburg Circuit Court Judge F. Patrick Yeatts found Tony Brown guilty of first-degree and three other felonies on Monday in the stabbing death of his Nicole Rosser, his ex-girlfriend.
Virginia football wide receiver Jahmal Edrine was arrested on Thursday and charged with one count of rape and one count of abduction.
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Greene County Government Offices will close at 12 noon on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, for Labor Day, while essential county services remain on regular schedules.
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Greene County Government Offices will close at 12 noon on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, for Labor Day holiday hours. Essential services will maintain regular schedules.
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Nelson County Public Schools hosts its 2nd Annual Special Olympics Feet Meet on Sept. 9, 2026, bringing students together to celebrate inclusion, teamwork and fun.
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Authorities identify 24-year-old firefighter Mason Fercovic-Ortegel as the victim in an Aug. 13, 2026, Lake Anna drowning in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
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The accused has been charged in juvenile court and is being held in jail without bond
Roanoke police seized 18 dogs on Tuesday from a commercial property near Williamson Road.
Authorities said a father accidentally left a handgun in his child's backpack.
Investigators found “morphed” child sex abuse material, apparently produced by AI image-generating programs, that depicted “identifiable, famous child actresses engaged in sexually explicit conduct.”
Erin Strotman, a former nurse at Henrico Doctors' Hospital, pleaded no contest Thursday to nine counts of child abuse in Henrico County Circuit Court.
A 55-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman were found dead inside an SUV in a rural area southeast of Rocky Mount on Friday morning and the deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide.
Terry Eugene Micheal was convicted by jury in 2023 of two counts of animal cruelty.
UVa police say a report of an active gunman on Grounds Monday afternoon appears to have been a hoax. Their investigation now turns to whoever called the matter in.