A woman is suing former Los Angeles Lakers player and coach Byron Scott, accusing him of sexually assaulting her during a team event at a high school in 1987, when he was 26 and she was 15.

The Franklin County man who confessed to killing his family's two dogs back in February has been found guilty.

Terry Michel, the dog owner who confessed to killing his dogs in Franklin County, appeared in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing.

The Franklin County Humane Society and the Franklin County Animal Shelter are completely full, and they’re asking anyone who is looking for a pet to consider adopting.

It may take a little longer if your furry friend needs to get a check-up at the doctor. That’s because nationwide, there’s a shortage of veterinarians.

All month long WSLS 10 has teamed up with local animal shelters for ‘Clear The Shelters’ and showed you sweet pets that need to be adopted.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. - There's no working air conditioner in parts of the Franklin County Humane Society and it's taking its toll on some of the animals. An air-conditioning unit at the shelter stopped working last week because of a compressor issue. The loss of cool air is affecting both workers and cats in the upstairs part of the building as temperatures have soared into the triple digits. They started a fundraiser to replace the unit and so far, nearly than $7,000 has been raised towards the goal. More than 25 cats were placed with foster homes until the air conditioning returns.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. - This Fourth of July has been all about fireworks, good food and good books for some children in Franklin County. Dozens of children spent part of their holiday reading to cats and dogs at the Franklin County Humane Society. "I think it's a good experience for the children," said Anita Scott, director of the Franklin County Humane Society. "If you're struggling, if you're a new reader, if you're learning, reading to pets is a really excellent opportunity to learn, and it's beneficial both ways," sad Jennifer Fleisher, a volunteer. Thursday's program not only gave children a chance to practice reading; volunteers hoped it would also help calm the animals before all of the noise from Fourth of July fireworks.