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Once the rain stops, the wind cranks up and the temperatures cool down

These four siblings want to stay together when they’re adopted.

Cintron is an 8th grade English teacher at Woodrow Wilson Middle School.

TRIAD is a program made up of local law enforcement, senior citizens and agencies that focus on protecting seniors from crime.

Giving Tuesday in a national day of giving, and non-profits here at home need your support

Attorney General Jason Miyares toured where the organization serves hot meals, offers a safe place for kids to hang out and resources for teen parents.

With many organizations asking for donations on Giving Tuesday, it is important to make sure you are not getting scammed.

A classic holiday film is coming to two theaters in our area soon.

Giving Tuesday is crucial for organizations that provide resources to our community.

“I’ll actually be loved and I won’t have to worry about going placement to placement,” said Maddie.

A cold front brings rain, followed by a cold snap later this week

With the tragic shootings at a Walmart in Chesapeake and at the University of Virginia, security experts are showing people how to be prepared in an emergency.

What better way to follow up Black Friday than with Small Business Saturday?

Freeze led Liberty through its FBS transition and first ever Bowl game appearance and win.

A new Sheetz in Roanoke will be opening later than expected.

“Family is very important to him. He’s missed his family for a very long time and he’s at the stage of life where he’s really looking for it.”

Our severe weather threat will be much lower Wednesday

Cooler air catches up to us Monday and Tuesday before another rain-maker arrives

“I would like a family who is super accepting of who I am,” said Axle.

Sunday's rain mostly happens in the morning

“Being in a family to me means that there’s trust, communication and reliability,” said the 16-year-old.

Hunters for the Hungry helps keep food pantries like the Christian Soldiers Food Pantry stocked for the winter

The Roanoke Police Department is investigating after they found a man dead next to a road on Friday morning.

The Drumstick Dash returned to Downtown Roanoke for Thanksgiving Day

“In his heart of hearts, he is a 12-year-old kid just looking for a place to belong.”

It won't be wet the entire time the rest of this holiday weekend

Hotel Roanoke’s popular holiday tradition returned Thursday. This year, more than 25 organizations and businesses are participating in Fashions for Evergreens.

She is very open to learning new things and having new experiences with a family, particularly traveling.

Roanoke firefighters are investigating a house fire in the 400 block of Bullitt Avenue.

There will be plenty of dry time this weekend, despite two different storms moving through

On Wednesday, the Roanoke Star turned 73 years old.

Downtown Roanoke is open for business, and business owners like Dev Oli are hoping you’ll shop small this Saturday.

An individual who was critically injured in a brush fire last week passed away Monday morning (Nov. 28), according to Roanoke Fire-EMS.

Lilly has been in foster care since she was 6 years old, and what she wants more than anything is to find a forever family to call her own.

Landlords will now be required to install smoke alarms in rental properties to comply with the ordinance passed at Monday night’s meeting.

Northside High School grad Daniel Pereira spoke with students throughout the school day on Monday.

HJ 459 will be heard following the convening of the 2023 legislative session.

Members of the LGBTQ+ community in Southwest Virginia are speaking out about the tragedy, including Roanoke City Councilman Joe Cobb, who is openly gay.

Schools in our region have been impacted already, and others have closed because of many student and staff illnesses.

The 17-year-old wants a family to call her own and help her reach her full potential.

Our taste of winter slowly leaves, making way for a more mild Thanksgiving Day

After a shooting left five dead at a gay nightclub in Colorado, the LGBTQ+ community in Roanoke is reflecting on the tragedy.

Roanoke Police learned Sunday morning around 6:08 a.m., that a person with a gunshot wound had arrived at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in a private vehicle.

George Wythe High School Football Head Coach shares reaction going to Region C Championship

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

Chef Loren Hunter shares experience filming with America’s Best Restaurant with WSLS Team.

One man is dead after a single car crash on the corner of Grayson Avenue and 10th street NW in Roanoke early Sunday morning, according to a press release from Roanoke Police.

Parmesan cheese and panko breadcrumbs round out this dish. Just don't expect any cream of mushroom soup or fried onions in this twist on a traditional recipe.

This morning's wintry wind chills will be a distant memory later this week

Officer Gera, a German shephard, served six years with the Covington Police Department. (Photo courtesy CPD) COVINGTON — “It is with profound sadness that Covington Police Department must inform you all of the passing of K9 Officer Gera, our beloved and dutiful German Shepherd,” said the department Monday. The department explained that Gera fell ill

MILLBORO — Patricia “Tricia” Neal Johnston Stinnett, 88, of Millboro, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022, at her home, surrounded by family. She was born in Roanoke, the daughter of the late Russell and Helen McNeal Johnston of Salem. She graduated from Richmond Professional Institute (Virginia Commonwealth University) in 1955 and went on to

COVINGTON — The Covington Cougar middle school baseball team recently concluded its season with a pair of wins over the Bath County Chargers’ JV team and James Madison Middle School of Roanoke. The Cougars hosted the Chargers at Casey Field at Boodie Albert Stadium on Wednesday, April 27 in a 10-8 victory that saw the

HOT SPRINGS — Linbert Phillip Harris, 69, of Sunrise, Fla., passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Roanoke Carilion Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Va. He was born April 3, 1953, in Trelawny, Jamaica, the son of the late Eldalgo Harris and Lesama Sterling Harris. Mr. Harris was a banquet supervisor at The Homestead hotel.

HOT SPRINGS — Linbert Phillip Harris, 69, of Sunrise, Fla., passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Roanoke Carilion Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Va. He was born April 3, 1953, in Trelawny, Jamaica, the son of the late Eldalgo Harris and Lesama Sterling Harris. Mr. Harris was a buffet supervisor at The Homestead hotel. He

Lindsay Ward Callahan ROANOKE – There’s lots that’s new for Lindsay Ward Callahan. You probably know her best – as does most everyone in the region – as Lindsey Ward, the former anchor and newswoman at WSLS-10, the NBC affiliate in Roanoke. She worked at the station for 14 years, but recently stepped down for

A Clifton Forge Police officer salutes as the body of Covington Police Officer Caleb Ogilvie returned home Tuesday afternoon from the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Roanoke. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler)COVINGTON — A shooting Monday afternoon took the life of a Covington police officer and two other men. The officer, Caleb Ogilvie, leaves behind his wife and daughters. Ogilvie, […]

HOT SPRINGS — Raymond “Buster” William Neff, 87, of Hot Springs, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke. He was born June 10, 1934, in Bath County, the son of the late Curtis Gwin Neff and Ruth Dilley Neff. He was a retired forest ranger for the U.S. Forestry Department in Ashwood. He was a […]

HOT SPRINGS — Raymond “Buster” William Neff, 87, of Hot Springs, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke. He was born June 10, 1934, in Bath County, the son of the late Curtis Gwin Neff and Ruth Dilley Neff. He was a retired forest ranger for the U.S. Forestry Department in Ashwood. He was a […]

ROANOKE — William H. “Bill” Shaver, 77, passed away at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital on Feb. 21, 2022. Born on Nov. 13, 1944, in Ronceverte, W.Va., he was the son of the late Burr and Betty Crickenberger Shaver. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Ryan Shaver; and his brother, Joe Shaver. He was a class […]

AccuWeather's Jillian Angeline was in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 14, as residents braced for a major winter storm.

From Lake Placid to Cordova and some select places in between, here’s our (highly subjective) list of the nation’s best mountain towns. Before telling us where we went wrong, please take a moment to acknowledge the courage and gall it takes to attempt such an impossible feat.

A federal grand jury in Roanoke, Virginia, returned an indictment on Thursday charging a Virginia man with employment tax fraud. As executive vice president, Moore allegedly directed the company’s day-to-day management and was responsible for paying employment taxes to the IRS that Nexus withheld from its employees’ wages. Moore is charged with 10 counts of willfully failing to pay employment taxes. His initial court appearance is scheduled for a later date before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Hoppe of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S.

A Virginia man was arraigned today on an indictment charging tax fraud that was returned by a federal grand jury in Roanoke, Virginia, on Aug. 20, 2020. According to the indictment, from approximately 1987 through at least 2010 James C. Jones Jr., of Christiansburg, owned Lifeline Ambulance Service Inc. (Lifeline). The indictment also charges that Jones submitted false individual tax returns each year from 2013 to 2018. In addition to tax fraud, the indictment further alleges that Jones submitted false applications to the Social Security Administration that omitted his domestic and foreign rental income. Jones is charged with tax evasion, filing false individual tax returns, corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the IRS, obstruction of justice and making a false statement regarding Social Security benefits.

Members of the Clifton Forge Shrine Club and the Kazim Temple in Roanoke parade down Ridgeway Street Thursday evening. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler)

He ran off the road and was thrown from the motorcycle, officials say.

HOT SPRINGS – Omni Hotels and Resorts has selected Roanoke-based Lionberger Construction as the general contractor for the restoration of the historic Warm

HOT SPRINGS – Omni Hotels and Resorts has selected Roanoke-based Lionberger Construction as the general contractor for the restoration of the historic Warm

ASHWOOD – If you stand closely, you can imagine you smell the paint. More than 600 works of art are right now gracing the walls and halls and easels throughout

• Tuesday, the Bath County Board of Supervisors accepted a bid from Thor Construction of Roanoke to repair two of the columns on the portico of the courthouse.

LANFORD BROTHERS COMPANY, INC. Laborers needed with good drivers' license. Requires out-oftown work. Motels and per diem paid. Class A CDL drivers needed.

MONTEREY — At its meeting Feb. 8, the Highland County Recreation Commission voted to move forward with signing a contract with National Pools of Roanoke for pool repairs. After a discussion about the risks and benefits of repair options, HCRC members agreed to move forward with the following:• Reset existing loose stones and grout coping around the perimeter of the pool,• Grind and polish pool plaster from the beach entry to the five-foot transition line to smooth the pool floor, and• Install...

ROANOKE — Earnest “Ernie” Delano Lyle, 75, of Roanoke, and formerly of Bacova, died Monday, Dec. 28, 2020 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke. He was born June 12, 1945 in Clifton Forge, to the late Ivan Bennett and Linda Dandrade Lyle. He lived in Eagle Rock until moving to Bath County in 1967. He was an avid Virginia Tech Hokie fan, Green Bay Packers fan, and New York Yankees fan. He coached youth league football, basketball, and baseball, as well as playing adult rec league...

ROANOKE — Teddy William “Poppie” Gum, 69, of Roanoke, passed away Oct. 15, 2020 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 25, 1951 in Monterey, a son of the late William Dale and Reba Irene Varner Gum. He was a graduate of Highland High School and Dabney S. Lancaster Community College. He enjoyed cooking, woodworking and most of all, loving and spoiling his precious granddaughter, Emma. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by...

ROANOKE — Donald Stover Myers, MD, 96, of Roanoke, formerly of Hot Springs, passed away of natural causes at his home in the Friendship Retirement Village on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. He was born to missionary parents in Taiyuan, Shansi Province, North China, on June 23, 1924, the son of the late Minor Morton Myers and Sara Christina Zigler Myers. He was a graduate of Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, and the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond. He is survived by his loving wife of 66 yea...

ROANOKE The Better Business Bureau Serving Western Virginia warns consumers of new COVID-19 text messaging scams. BBB offers the following tips to help avoid falling victim to these scams. With 75 percent of consumers agreeing to receive Short Message Service (SMS) or text messages on mobile phones from brands, con artists are using the current health crisis as clickbait to enter malicious sites that can steal your information and money. Residents of western Virginia received a SMS phishing sc...

BBB warns consumers to beware of these timely and tempting tech-savvy cons as scammers attempt to acquire personal information such as passwords, personal details, or credit card information by masquerading as a trustworthy company and government agencies. A recent report from MobileSQUARED, a mobile research firm, shows that 90 percent of SMS messages are read within three minutes. How the scam worksSMS phishing uses cell phone text messages to deliver the bait to entice people into disclosing their personal information. Through your wireless providerYour wireless provider may have a tool or service that lets you block calls and text messages. With a call-blocking appCall-blocking apps also let users block unwanted text messages.

ROANOKE Christine Tina Platt Kemper of Roanoke passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 1, 2020. She was born on Jan. 7, 1942, in Greenwich, Conn.She was preceded in death by her brother, Alexander B. Platt. She is survived by her husband, Talfourd H. Kemper; her brother, Leonard S. Platt Jr.; sister, Trevor Platt Campbell; her children, Talfourd H. Kemper Jr. and his wife Kelly List Kemper, Christine E. Kemper, and Michael B. Kemper; granddaughters, Lilly Rush Kemper, Anna To...

The father of Alison Parker, the journalist shot on-camera in Roanoke, Virginia, talks about what to do to reduce gun violence.

Tributes continue to pour in for reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward of CBS affiliate WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia. Both were killed in the Wednesday morning ambush on live television. CBS News is also learning more about the gunman's actions following the deadly shooting, as well as his rocky employment history. Jeff Pegues reports from Moneta, Virginia.

Two Virginia journalists were shot and killed by a gunman during a live broadcast August 26, 2015

A gunman opened fire during a live report on CBS affiliate WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia. Reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward were killed. The shooting happened at a shopping center in Moneta. Police are still hunting for the shooter. Elaine Quijano reports.

A gunman killed news reporter Alison Parker and her cameraman Adam Ward during a live morning broadcast. They were reporting for CBS Roanoke affiliate WDBJ-TV.

A Roanoke, Virginia, police officer pulls over his kids playing in the driveway for being "too cute." CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers and Elaine Quijano show us video of the whole exchange.

March Madness math class students use algebra to predict winner A Roanoke, Virginia, teacher is taking March Madness to a whole new level and turning her algebra students into bracketologists. WDBJ's Nadine Maeser reports.