The Roanoke Police Department announced Wednesday that it was investigating a major crash involving a motorcycle and minivan that occurred at the intersection of 8th Street and Elm Ave SE. The motorcyclist has been taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

The Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department said Friday that a family of four would be displaced after a house fire in Vinton Friday evening.

Roanoke City Fire crews are currently on the scene of two separate fires, Officials tell 10 News.

Three people were taken to the hospital after a crash in Lynchburg involving an ambulance, according to the Lynchburg Fire Department.

Orange Avenue NW in Roanoke is shut down due to a crash, according to Roanoke Police.

At least one person was hospitalized after a shooting in southeast Roanoke overnight, according to the Roanoke Police Department.

A man was hurt in a Northwest Roanoke shooting Saturday evening.

The Lynchburg Police Department is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash Thursday afternoon.

Authorities are investigating after they said a man was shot in Roanoke on Tuesday night.

12th Street at Kember Street will be closed today from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for bridge repairs. Crews will also be paving 8th Street from Buchanan Street to Floyd Street. Work will take place from 7 a.m to 4 p.m.Merchants in Grandin Village will begin decorating the neighborhood’s Holiday Tree today. Holiday lights return to the New River Valley. Christmas music will play on your car’s radio as you enjoy the holiday light display.

Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesPHILADELPHIA (CNN) - Six people were injured in a shooting on a Philadelphia highway Sunday, police said. A 911 call came in at about 5:24 p.m. reporting "gunshots and several victims," Philadelphia police said. "At 8th Street and Clearfield Street on the highway at approximately 5:24 p.m., E-911 received a call for gunshots and several victims shot on the highway," Philadelphia police said in an emailed statement, adding that there are "currently 6 victims at Temple University Hospital." Police haven't released the conditions of the victims or additional details about the investigation into the shooting. The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company.

LYNCHBURG, Va. - Lynchburg's downtown area is getting a major face-lift, but locals say construction could be bad for business. The Main Street Renewal Project in Lynchburg will close sidewalks and the road from 8th Street to 12th Street. Crews will replace water, power, sewer and sanitary lines underground. Above ground, they will replace sidewalks and landscaping. The project manager says they'll do the best they can to minimize the impact on businesses, locals and tourists.