National Fry Day results are here! Did your favorite make the cut?

Malaya Grace Hammond is among the latest fatalities identified from the Texas floods.

A federal judge is blocking Georgia's law requiring age verification for social media accounts.

The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford announced on Monday that they are temporarily suspending their guided tours due to the extreme heat.

A man has been arrested for allegedly threatening Danville Area Humane Society Virginia over the phone, according to the police department.

The Melrose Park Playground suffered damages and is temporarily closed following storms that hit Roanoke on Friday, PLAY Roanoke said.

A thrifting staple of the Roanoke Valley closed the doors of its store in Roanoke last week.

Authorities seized a third giraffe from the Natural Bridge Zoo just after 9:45 a.m. Thursday. This all according to a livestream by the zoo of the capture.

The internet wouldn’t be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip.

Georgia's law requiring parental consent for children to use social media is being challenged in court.

Senator Tim Kaine reflected, on the loss of Pope Francis on his Facebook page Monday. The senator remembered meeting the Pope in Rome where they spoke in Spanish about the need to provide hospitality to refugees. What happened next is something that sticks with him to this day.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is emphasizing that he bought Instagram and WhatsApp because he liked the companies — not to cut competition as the Federal Trade Commission alleges in a historic antitrust trial.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once considered separating Instagram from its parent company due to worries about antitrust litigation.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced questions about his intentions in acquiring Instagram on the first day of a historic antitrust trial.

Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former executive at Meta and author of an explosive insider account of her time at the social media giant testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, accusing the company of undermining national security and briefing China on U.S. artificial intelligence efforts in order to grow its business.

Tazar, a retired Henry County K-9, has sadly passed away, according to a Facebook post from Henry County Sheriff’s Office.

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms says it has been hit with a hefty fine for resisting Turkish government demands that it limit content.

The head of Meta’s artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at the parent company of Facebook and Instagram at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology.

Lynchburg’s first bin store may be set to close later this year.

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms Inc. says it will launch its crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, on March 18.

French publishers and authors are taking Meta to court, accusing the social media company of using their works without permission to train its artificial intelligence model.

The Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office warns of a surge in scam calls and texts, advising residents to stay vigilant and protect their personal information.

An insider account being billed as an “explosive” memoir about “seven critical years” at Facebook/Meta will be published next week.

The stories of two nurses who survived a gunman's attack on an intensive care unit in a York, Pennsylvania, hospital are being shared in Facebook posts that reveal new details.

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms is urging users to stay vigilant about “romance scams” ahead of Valentine’s Day, warning of unsolicited messages through its apps and other social media platforms, as well as general text messages.

People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other online storefronts.

Some Facebook, Instagram and Threads users are wondering whether to delete their accounts after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announced changes to content rules and plans to its fact-checking program.

Some Facebook and Instagram users were surprised to find themselves automatically following the accounts of President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance this week after the president was inaugurated.

Meta says it will allow some Facebook users to view eBay listings on its Marketplace service.

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta says it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with “community notes” written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk’s social platform X.

A disabled tractor-trailer is currently causing delays near mile marker 172.5 in the County of Botetourt Sunday evening.

A wave of unexplained drone activity is now raising concerns across Southwest Virginia.

Attorneys for Meta shareholders are asking a Delaware judge to sanction former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and fellow Facebook board member and current White House chief of staff Jeff Zients for deleting emails related to the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal.

The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.

European Union regulators hit Facebook parent Meta with a fine of nearly 800 million euros on Thursday for what it calls “abusive practices” involving its Marketplace online classified ads business.

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized ads if they don’t want to pay for an ad-free subscription.

Meta Platforms Inc. has posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter results fueled by its advertising revenue growth and its push to incorporate artificial intelligence.

Just weeks before the U.S. presidential election, TikTok still approved advertisements that contained election disinformation even though it has a ban on political ads.

A congressional candidate who says he was tricked by Democrats into running as a spoiler in a competitive House race in Minnesota is suspending his campaign and endorsing his Republican rival.

Social media users across the European Union will soon have a new forum to challenge decisions by platforms to remove posts and videos for breaking their rules or leave up others that may violate them.

The European Union’s top court has said that social media company Meta can’t use public information about a user’s sexual orientation obtained outside its platforms for personalized advertising under the bloc’s strict data privacy rules.

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has lost an appeal in a Kenyan labor court.

Several little-known pro-Trump candidates are running for Congress in key races as independents, and an Associated Press review finds they were recruited and backed by the same shadowy group.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic.

911 phone lines are working again after an overnight outage in Wythe County.

Officials say Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission.

Several major universities in Bangladesh have agreed to shut their doors after at least six people died in violent campus protests.

Facebook has lifted restrictions imposed on Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

A deep dive into political ads on Facebook by researchers at Syracuse University has revealed a sprawling web of advertisements that contain misleading information or scams.

According to Washington and Lee, the bomb threat has been cleared.

The Salem Fair is closing Friday night due to inclement weather.

A before-school program for middle schoolers is coming to local YMCA’s, according to a Facebook post by Roanoke City Public Schools.

A car ran off the road in the 8300 block of Pipers Gap Road Monday, the driver and a dog in the vehicle were unharmed.

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider shutting down a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.

Spain’s government has proposed a law to protect children from online threats that includes virtual restraining orders for felons and a higher age for opening social media accounts.

The American side isn’t far behind, with 104 cables installed.

A spokesperson for the families of a young missionary couple from the U.S. says their bodies are going to be transported to Missouri this week.

The European Union opened fresh investigations into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they’re failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc’s strict digital regulations for social media platforms.

Local first responders are proving that their life-saving skills are needed in all kinds of situations, like rescues involving our pets.

Several Democrats serving as their state’s top election officials have sent a letter to the parent company of Facebook, asking it to stop allowing ads that claim the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

The European Union is scrutinizing Facebook and Instagram over a range of suspected violations of the bloc’s digital rulebook, including not doing enough to protect users from foreign disinformation ahead of EU-wide elections.

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta says its first-quarter profit more than doubled, boosted by higher advertising revenue and a 6% increase on the average price of ads on its platforms.

Generative AI is advancing so quickly that the latest chatbots available today could be out of date tomorrow.

It’s that time of year when yard sales and flea markets spring up or at least they used to.

Two tribal nations are accusing social media companies of contributing to high rates of suicides that disproportionately affect Native American youth.

Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics.

Hearts are heavy in Bedford County after the passing of a local firefighter.

Reddit will enter a new era as a publicly traded company with a market value of $6.4 billion.

A new Our Daily Bread location is set to open in Downtown Roanoke this April.

The Supreme Court is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics like COVID-19 and election security.

House Republicans are moving ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the United States even as former President Donald Trump is voicing opposition to the effort.

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. teens say they feel happy or peaceful when they don’t have their phones with them, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.

A group of 40 state attorneys general have sent a letter to Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta expressing concern over what they say is dramatic uptick of consumer complaints about account takeovers and lockouts.

If you’re having trouble logging into Facebook or Instagram, you’re not alone.

A technical issue had caused widespread login issues for more than an hour across Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms on Tuesday.

A home is deemed a total loss after a fire in Woodlawn Friday.

Rockbridge County school leaders are taking legal action against popular social media sites, with plans to join a lawsuit alongside over 400 school divisions nationwide.

As legislative discussions are underway involving social media, Meta invited us to discuss youth safety on their popular platforms, Instagram and Facebook.

An oversight board is criticizing Facebook owner Meta's policies on manipulated media as “incoherent” and insufficient to address online disinformation in a major election year.

Mark Zuckerberg has accumulated a long history of public apologies, often issued in the wake of crisis or when Facebook users rose up against unannounced — and frequently unappreciated — changes in its service.

Do you know how many users there are a month around the world? How many people over 65 use the platform? Which country has the most users?

While a student at Harvard in 2003, Mark Zuckerberg developed what was then known as Facemash, an online platform intended to judge the attractiveness of students at the university.

Which groups on Facebook do you benefit from the most and why? Are there any interesting stories about how a particular group has enriched your life for the better?

A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago fatally shot himself after a confrontation at a gas station with law enforcement officials in Texas.

Newly unredacted documents from New Mexico’s lawsuit against Meta underscore the company’s historical reluctance to keep children safe on its platforms.

Meta says it will start hiding inappropriate content from teenagers’ accounts on Instagram and Facebook.

A federal judge has temporarily halted enforcement of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps.

A trade group representing TikTok, Snapchat, Meta and other major tech companies has sued Ohio over a pending law that requires children to get parental consent to use social media apps.

If you watch 10 News at 6 and 11 on the weekends, you may recognize Sydney from behind the anchor desk. Or, you may know this familiar face as a 10 News reporter throughout the week.

A study from Harvard says social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year.

According to the Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office, the dog has been found.

You probably recognize her face, but if you can’t quite put a name to it, meet Kelly Marsh!

Help spread the holiday spirit by sending photos of your Christmas cards our way through Pin It.

There’s nothing like looking back at old photo albums and seeing your loved ones, lots of smiling faces, and of course, plenty of embarrassing shots, too!

Help spread the holiday spirit by sending photos of your Christmas lights our way through Pin It. Even if you aren’t decorating this year, you can still participate! You can submit lights you see, too!

Help spread the holiday spirit by sending photos of your Christmas cards our way through Pin It.

A quasi-independent review board has ruled that Facebook parent company Meta should overturn two decisions it made this fall to remove posts “informing the world about human suffering on both sides” of the Israel-Hamas war.

Help spread the holiday spirit by sending photos of your Christmas decorations our way through Pin It.

Teen usage of social media hasn’t dropped much, despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of adolescents.

The Fries Volunteer Fire Department announced the cancellation of their Fiddler’s Convention after 56 years due to quote “unforeseen circumstances.”