The City of Salem is welcoming back an event to get the area buzzing!

A Salem School Board member has been arrested and charged for Driving While Intoxicated. Online court records show that Vice Chair Teresa Sizemore was arrested on Saturday and charged with a DWI.

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares visited Roanoke on Friday afternoon to hold a roundtable discussion with various law enforcement officials from across Roanoke Valley, speaking with the group on numerous topics, including crime trends and what the officers had seen while patrolling the streets.

Valleydale, a new luxury apartment complex in Salem, hosted its ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday.

Nearly three hours of arguments Friday laid out both sides of a lawsuit—claiming HopeTree’s filing process to rezone, and Salem City Council’s approval violated legal procedure.

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that a medical equipment manufacturer plans to expand its operations in Salem. The investment is expected to create 83 new jobs over the next five years.

The City of Salem’s annual Easter Egg Hunt is moving to the home of the Salem Red Sox this spring. This year’s free event takes place today, April 9, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Salem Memorial Ballpark.

The Salem City Manager has named Steve Simon as the city’s new Fire & EMS Chief.

The City of Salem is recovering from flooding overnight. City officials say the Roanoke River in Salem crested early this morning and water levels have receded rapidly.

What to know about the upcoming Trump rally in Salem.

Salem will host the 2027 NCAA D-III Football Championship, better known as the Stagg Bowl.

The pickleball tournament is the first sanctioned tournament ever in the region

LewisGale Medical Center and City of Salem leadership kicked off their Stroke Smart Salem partnership with a community activation day on Tuesday. Hospital leaders and community officials, including Salem Mayor Renee Turk and members of city council, canvassed businesses on Main Street to spread awareness about stroke education.

Salem City Manager, Chris Dorsey, has announced who will serve as the Interim Police Chief for the City of Salem as the community bids farewell to retiring Police Chief, Mike Crawley.

The ultimate goal years down the line is to have a greenway spanning from the Roanoke Valley to the New River Valley

Roanoke County and the City of Salem held a ribbon cutting on Thursday to announce the expansion of the McAfee Knob Trailhead shuttle service.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is coming to the City of Salem.

The Salem Police Department needs your help with identifying a suspect.

Upcoming bridge repairs in the work zone on northbound Interstate 81 are expected to create significant delays for drivers, according to VDOT.

Layman Distributing is investing millions of dollars to relocate and increase capacity in Salem, bringing 42 new jobs to the area.

Nearly 1500 people are petitioning the City of Salem asking for answers after Moyer Skate Park was demolished with no definite plans for a new location.

A water leak in the City of Salem is causing water outages, according to city officials.

One Salem man has raised more than $26,000 for Toys for Tots this year alone

UPDATE - Dec. 7, 2022 - 4:40 a.m.

A man is wanted after a shots-fired incident in Salem led to a police chase and then a crash between two cruisers, according to police.

The City of Salem is gearing up for the 7th Annual Half Marathon on Saturday.

The $27.5 million dollar project is slated to be completed by September 2023 with the softball fields being used by February of 2024.

Salem requested two grants from the state to support upcoming championships, and got them both.

He served as Sheriff for over 30 years in the City of Salem

The Salem Fair is taking safety precautions ahead of opening day. Metal detectors and an increased police presence will be in place after a shooting last year.

The Economic Development Authority for the City of Salem hosted a job fair Tuesday. More than 65 businesses and local industries were on hand.

After the coronavirus pandemic canceled many events like the Salem fair in 2020, the city is now getting a boost in business thanks to two back-to-back events.

The City of Roanoke and the City of Salem are bridging the gap on the Roanoke River Greenway.

SALEM, VA. – The City of Salem is mourning the loss of one of its icons. Luke Waldrop died at 97-years-old. He’s best known for his pioneering, community-driven mind behind projects such as Spartan Square. 10 News rode along with him two years ago when he was the first to cross the new Franklin Road Bridge, after being the first to cross the original as a child. His legacy is cemented in numerous college scholarships and his family asks for donations to the Salem Food Pantry in lieu of flowers.

SALEM, Va. – The City of Salem hosted a great shopping adventure on Saturday. The second annual Salem Holiday Market offered unique vendors and holiday art displays at the Salem Civic Center. With over 100 vendors, organizers worked with the city to follow COVID-19 guidelines. It was a free event, but people were asked to bring non-perishable food items for the Salem-Roanoke County Food Pantry. Last year, the market raised more than 4,000 pounds of food and they hope to raise even more this year.

ROANOKE, Va. – Tourism boards in Southwest Virginia received a financial boost to help attract visitors through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Virginia Tourism Corporation awarded a total of $80,000 to five tourism boards. The awards included:$20,000 for Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge$20,000 for Botetourt County$20,000 for the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce$10,000 to the Town of Rocky Mount$10,000 to the City of SalemVisit Virginia’s Blue Ridge President Landon Howard said his organization’s $20,000 will be spent mostly on online marketing. He believes regional travelers will look to the Roanoke Valley for a getaway. “Those people may not be traveling to Europe for a two or three week vacation, but they will do weekend trips to places like Virginia’s Blue Ridge.”

SALEM, Va. – The NCAA announced future host sites selections through 2026, and a number of NCAA DIII Championships will once again be played in our neck of the woods. Most notably, the DIII Football Championship, AKA the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, will return to Salem in 2023. You’ll recall that the NCAA cut ties with Salem in 2017 after a 25-year stint. Also among the championships returning to our area in 2023 is the DIII Wrestling Championships. NCAA announces nearly 450 host site selections: on.ncaa.com/ncaa_host Posted by NCAA on Wednesday, October 14, 2020Below is a list of other Championships coming to the Roanoke Valley:

SALEM, Va. - As the City of Salem plans to take the developers of a proposed hotel and restaurant near the Civic Center to court to get back that land, those developers are speaking exclusively with 10 News. Developers said the city told them the site was within an opportunity zone, but it turns out the zone is across the street. We identified the ability to incorporate land across the street, within the opportunity zone, in our development ... Council chose to deny the request effectively killing the project." In their statement, developers said, "No one asked if we were even in town. In a statement, a city spokesperson said the developers "have not complied with the contract, in which they agreed to reconvey the land to the city.