U.S. Army explosive ordnance specialists treated the aging objects as potentially live and transported them from the Wayland Street property Thursday night as Vinton Police …
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Purple emergency boxes are beginning to appear in public locations across the New River Valley, and what’s inside them is already generating plenty of conversation. …
IT HAPPENED AGAIN! HOW MUCH MORE CAN THIS BRIDGE TAKE The notoriously low railroad trestle on Wise Avenue SE near the Roanoke–Vinton line, Indian Rock …
Hidden in Plain Sight? What Residents Should Know About Illicit Massage Businesses in Southwest Virginia By Vinton Voice When most people think of human trafficking, …
When government asks citizens to trust it with surveillance technology, there is one expectation above all others: get it right. Roanoke City failed that test …
ROANOKE, Va. — A review of crime data reported in Roanoke City during the first three months of 2026 shows that assaults, thefts, and other …
Two inmates who escaped from a North Carolina jail last week have been captured more than 250 miles away after a multi-agency search involving local, …
ROANOKE, VA — Crews with Roanoke Fire-EMS responded to an overnight house fire that sent one person to the hospital early this morning. According to …
ROANOKE, VA — A late-night altercation outside a Roanoke bar turned violent early Sunday morning, leaving two people injured and one man in custody. According …
ROANOKE, VA — Roanoke City Council has officially approved the installation of new gunshot detection devices across the city, a move aimed at boosting public …