The Tall Tour is a traveling meetup drawing thousands of unusually tall people to cities across the United States, offering a rare experience: blending in.

Today is all about the wind! As rain clears and the skies turn sunny, high wind warnings are in effect for Grayson, Carroll, Floyd, Roanoke, Highland, and Nelson Counties.

While many across the country recognize Juneteenth as the end to the institution of slavery in America in 1865, some tribal nations in Oklahoma continued to own slaves until the following year, 1866.

Baits will be distributed throughout a vaccination area that includes parts of Bland, Giles, Grayson, Smyth, Russell, Washington, Wythe, Tazewell, Bristol, and Abingdon. In total, approximately 216,000 coated sachet baits containing the oral rabies vaccine will be distributed across a 4,280-square-kilometer bait zone in southwestern Virginia.

With dry air and gusty winds, fire threats are going to continue today. However, relief is on the way!

Gary Woodland is among those thinking of Grayson Murray at the Sony Open.

A man is dead following a fire at an apartment complex in Galax on Tuesday, the Galax Police Department said.

FEMA is offering assistance if you live in Giles, Grayson, Tazewell, Washington and Wythe Counties or Galax and you were impacted by Helene.

A relative of the Georgia high school shooting suspect says the teenager’s mother called the school before the killings.

Rain will be heaviest and most widespread Tuesday evening into the overnight hours

All these kids had one wish - for a family to adopt them and love them.

It's nothing short of miracle. Aubrey Scaletta from the New River Valley lost both her feet in an accident while riding in her father's pickup truck. After six surgeries, Aubrey is defying odds, not only walking, but dancing.

The killing of a visiting nurse in Connecticut is sparking renewed calls to better protect health care workers from what has been a rise in violence across the country.

“Throughout my whole history of life, I haven’t felt love, real love,” he said.

A pediatric surgeon who left The Covenant School in Nashville moments before a shooter opened fire, killing six people, says she is horrified by the gun violence that has plagued the U.S. Britney Grayson had just finished regaling children about Kenya, where she works as a pediatric surgeon, when she drove out of the parking lot looking for a Starbucks.

Grayson County leaders share reaction about going up for Region C Championship Title

In a big upset game, Galax fell to Grayson County, 21-14.

Grayson came out on top 35-7.

The Grayson County Blue Devils took down the Giles Spartans 43-7.

Most of the area stays dry Sunday morning, but some rain and snow showers will be possible closer to the NC-VA line

He loves reading comic books and his favorite superhero is Spiderman

AEP outages as of 5 p.m.Thousands are without power as Southwest and Central Virginia are experiencing wintry weather. Below are the worst outage areas among the 2,724 Appalachian Power customers in Virginia without power:County/City Customer Outages Pulaski County 1,347 Montgomery County 500 Wythe County 162 Roanoke County 148 Giles County 144 Pittsylvania County 94 Carroll County 28 Smyth County 20 Franklin County 41 Grayson County Fewer than 5Here’s a breakdown of the Dominion Energy customers in our region without power:Charlotte County: 44Halifax County: 169Alleghany County: 36Danville officials say that 1,200 customers on Memorial Drive, Lanier Avenue, Park Avenue, Bishop Road and across the river on Piedmont Drive are without power. Here’s a breakdown of the Mecklenburg Electric customers in our region without power:Halifax County: 608Pittsylvania County: 459Here’s a breakdown of the BARC Electric Cooperative customers in our region without power:AdHighland County: 109Here’s a breakdown of the Southside Electric Cooperative customers in our region without power:

TuesdayWe’re tracking a weak system Tuesday that will bring snow mostly to our west-facing slopes, especially during the afternoon and evening. Rather, it goes from west to east and that could create a sharp cutoff between inches of snow and nothing. Two scenarios for Friday's snow potential - 1/8/2021By taking 50 variations of the European forecast model, we can show the odds of different amounts of snow Friday. Odds of 1" of snow on Friday, 1/8/2021, as of Tuesday morningThe odds of 3″ of snow are still highest close to the North Carolina-Virginia border. Odds of 3" of snow on Friday, 1/8/2021, as of Tuesday morningAs for the odds of 6″ of snow or more, those go down dramatically.

ROANOKE, Va. – “A huge success.”That’s what DePaul Community Resources says about this year’s 30 Days of Hope. Over 30 days, 10 News showed you 30 children. “This has been the most fruitful campaign that we’ve done since we started working with you guys on the 30 Days of Hope campaign,” said Emily Moore, DePaul Community Resources regional recruiter. If you have questions about foster care or adoption, contact DePaul Community Resources here. 10 News is profiling one child who needs a home every day at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. in 30 Days of Hope.

10 News is profiling one child who needs a home every day at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. in 30 Days of Hope. If the 13-year old had three wishes, he would wish for: “Having a family, having a better life, being loved forever. Please do not hesitate to be Grayson’s forever family! You can see more of Grayson’s video here. If you have questions about Grayson or foster care/adoption, contact DePaul Community Resources here.

ROANOKE, Va. - The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for most of the 10 News area. Grayson, Carroll, Wythe, Bland, Pulaski, Giles, Craig, Alleghany, Bath and Highland counties are OUT of the Tornado Watch. A warning means that a tornado is imminent or likely to happen soon. If a warning is issued for your location, you need to seek shelter in the lowest possible spot, away from windows. Once it does, the wind will become strong at times through early Friday morning.

ROANOKE, Va. - Lynchburg and Roanoke saw record heat Thursday, as highs reached into the middle 90s. Friday, however, will be 20-25 cooler for most locations. High temperatures will top out in the upper 70s and low 80s in this part of the region. The wedge will be in play, which also means an overcast sky for much of the day and patches of light rain and drizzle. Just know that the farther inland it goes, the wetter we'd be mid-to-late next week.

ROANOKE, Va. - The first day of school is Wednesday, August 7 for many districts including Appomottox, Carroll, Grayson, and Nelson counties and Martinsville city. Virginia changed the age for getting a Tdap booster shot. To align with current ACIP recommendations, the 2019 General Assembly passed HB 2215 that changes the grade in which students receive Tdap vaccine from sixth to seventh grade. Students who received a Tdap immunization at age ten will not need another Tdap vaccine to enter seventh grade. He says establishing a routine is important and you should start a week or two before school starts.