Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant stance and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.More>>
Roanoke City Councilman Sherman Lea says in an e-mail that he will support an 8% pay increase for City Council, instead of the proposed 28% increase, that was delayed on Monday.More>>
Monday, June 10 2013 3:50 PM EDT2013-06-10 19:50:59 GMT
High school graduation is usually a time to celebrate; but on Saturday, that day of celebration, turned into a tragedy for one Bertie County family. Sandra Williams-McGlone was waiting to watch her
A Bertie County family is devastated when two sons are killed on the way to graduation.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 1:12 PM EDT2013-06-18 17:12:17 GMT
Court records show a Carroll County substitute bus driver has been arrested and charged with DUI and reckless driving. Court papers claim Ricky Lee Phillips was on his way to pick up students from summer
Court records show a Carroll County substitute bus driver has been arrested and charged with DUI and reckless driving.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:01 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:01:45 GMT
Salem Police are searching for two suspects in connection with a home break-in over the weekend.Officers say they were called to the 10 block of McCauley Drive, at 5:12 a.m. on Sunday, June 16th for a
U.S. Marshals arrested 19-year-old DeAnthony Marquis Jackson, and 20-year-old Percy Johnson IV, of Roanoke. Two other suspects previously caught during crime.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:10 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:10:06 GMT
Accused New River Valley Mall shooter Neil MacInnis is scheduled to be in court this afternoon. MacInnis is accused of shooting two women at the New River Community College's satellite campus inside the
Accused New River Valley Mall shooter Neil MacInnis is scheduled to be in court this afternoon.
Friday, June 14 2013 1:26 PM EDT2013-06-14 17:26:58 GMT
Today our In A Day's Drive series takes us to Wytheville. Be sure to check out the eight day family-oriented Chautauqua Festival! It runs June 15 - June 22.www.VisitWytheville.com
Today our In A Day's Drive series takes us to Wytheville. Be sure to check out the eight day family-oriented Chautauqua Festival! It runs June 15 - June 22.www.VisitWytheville.com
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says it appears the much-criticized national electronic surveillance program foiled "dozens" of terrorist plots.
The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on...
Syrian activists say warplanes have hit rebel positions near a contested military air base in the northern province of Aleppo.
Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country's north Tuesday as regime forces stepped up attacks against opposition fighters in the key province of...
The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to vote on its first immigration bill this year, a tough enforcement measure giving state and local officials new powers to act against people here illegally.
Challenged by protesters chanting "shame, shame," House Republicans advanced legislation Tuesday to crack down on immigrants living illegally in the United States as the Senate lurched ahead on a dramatically different...
Leaders of the G-8 wealthy nations are spending the final day of their summit focused on how to deter kidnappings of foreign workers in North Africa and how to corner globe-trotting companies into paying more taxes.
President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement - yet couldn't publicly agree on whether this means...
Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.
A top general says cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be bigger hurdles than physical fitness requirements for women looking to move into the military's special operations units.
In some of the biggest protests since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship, demonstrations have spread across this continent-sized country and united people from all walks of life behind frustrations over...
Protest leaders called for another huge demonstration in Brazil's largest city Tuesday, building on historic turnouts spawned by widespread frustration over decades of government red tape, high prices and shoddy services...
British police are looking into an incident in which celebrity chef Nigella Lawson was repeatedly choked during an argument with her husband, Charles Saatchi, over dinner at a restaurant.
British police are looking into an incident in which celebrity chef Nigella Lawson was repeatedly choked during an argument with her husband, Charles Saatchi, over dinner at a restaurant.
