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BREAKING NEWS

UTC issues “All Clear” alert after law enforcement finds no evidence of threat
Police lights and sirens
37 minutes ago

UTC issues “All Clear” alert after law enforcement finds no evidence of threat

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FILE - Former President Donald Trump attends the closing arguments in the Trump Organization civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York, Jan. 11, 2024. (Shannon Stapleton/Pool Photo via AP, File)
1 hour ago

Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump

Read full article: Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump
No description available
2 hours ago

ALL CLEAR: All students safe after bomb threat report at Hidden Valley High School; police investigation ongoing

Read full article: ALL CLEAR: All students safe after bomb threat report at Hidden Valley High School; police investigation ongoing

NEWS HEADLINES


Keeping warm and muggy as a couple of heavy pockets of rain form later on
2 hours ago

Isolated showers and storms Thursday

Read full article: Isolated showers and storms Thursday
A search is underway for a missing 80-year-old man in Albemarle County, according to the police department.
3 hours ago

Police searching for missing 80-year-old man in Albemarle County

Read full article: Police searching for missing 80-year-old man in Albemarle County
Photo of Kevin Joyce.
1 hour ago

Virginia State Police investigating inmate death at Alleghany Regional Jail

Read full article: Virginia State Police investigating inmate death at Alleghany Regional Jail
The fire caused approximately $175,000 in damage
5 hours ago

Seven displaced, one hospitalized after Vinton house fire

Read full article: Seven displaced, one hospitalized after Vinton house fire
This is Cobb’s first address since taking office
2 hours ago

Mayor Joe Cobb highlights progress, tackles challenges in State of the City address

Read full article: Mayor Joe Cobb highlights progress, tackles challenges in State of the City address
“Decisions made by agency leadership... were contrary to state law, regulation, and policy.”
2 hours ago

Issues found at Nelson Co. DSS, children left in ‘unsafe situations’

Read full article: Issues found at Nelson Co. DSS, children left in ‘unsafe situations’
No description available
7 hours ago

UPDATE: Missing Dickenson County sisters found, mother in custody

Read full article: UPDATE: Missing Dickenson County sisters found, mother in custody
Clear the Shelters 2025 | Meet Tony!
3 hours ago

Clear the Shelters | Sweet Tony wants to be your cuddle buddy!

Read full article: Clear the Shelters | Sweet Tony wants to be your cuddle buddy!
Capture your kid’s first-day-of-school memories
2 days ago

✏️Share your kid’s back-to-school photos through Pin It for a chance to be featured on TV

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You have until Aug. 25 to enter this sweepstakes

🤠Score free tickets to see country music icons ALABAMA live at the Berglund Center

Read full article: 🤠Score free tickets to see country music icons ALABAMA live at the Berglund Center
WSLS Education Impact Award

WSLS Education Impact Award Nomination Page 2025-2026

Read full article: WSLS Education Impact Award Nomination Page 2025-2026
We’ve compiled a full list of start dates for school districts across our region

LIST: 2025 school start dates for Central, Southwest Virginia

Read full article: LIST: 2025 school start dates for Central, Southwest Virginia

WEATHER NEWS


Keeping warm and muggy as a couple of heavy pockets of rain form later on
2 hours ago

Isolated showers and storms Thursday

Read full article: Isolated showers and storms Thursday

🌧️ Be sure to keep the raingear handy today!

NATIONAL NEWS


FILE - Demonstrators against transgenders rights protest during a rally outside of the Supreme Court, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
1 hour ago

Federal investigators demanded details on transgender patients from at least 1 hospital

Read full article: Federal investigators demanded details on transgender patients from at least 1 hospital
Between a now empty pickup truck and what's left of his work crew at right, Martin Romero, 41, of Glen Burnie, Md., talks to his boss on the phone after his work crew was stopped by Park Police during a traffic stop near Rock Creek Park, and two of the workers in their truck were taken away by ICE, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. "I feel desperate for my co-workers, for their families," says Romero, who also said he saw five workers taken at the stop. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
1 hour ago

Trump to join Washington patrol while feds deploy checkpoints around city

Read full article: Trump to join Washington patrol while feds deploy checkpoints around city
PSA Airlines flight attendants hold placards during a demonstration at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, August 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
52 minutes ago

US flight attendants are fed up like their Air Canada peers. Here's why they are unlikely to strike

Read full article: US flight attendants are fed up like their Air Canada peers. Here's why they are unlikely to strike
FILE - A family of five claiming to be from Guatemala and a man stating he was from Peru, in pink shirt, walk through the desert after crossing the border wall in the Tucson Sector of the U.S.-Mexico border, Aug. 29, 2023, in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument near Lukeville, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
3 hours ago

Illegal immigration hit a record-high of 14 million in the US in 2023, Pew report finds

Read full article: Illegal immigration hit a record-high of 14 million in the US in 2023, Pew report finds

VIRGINIA NEWS


Keeping warm and muggy as a couple of heavy pockets of rain form later on
2 hours ago

Isolated showers and storms Thursday

Read full article: Isolated showers and storms Thursday
Todd Gilbert had been in the position since July 14
9 hours ago

U.S. Attorney for Western District of Virginia resigns Wednesday

Read full article: U.S. Attorney for Western District of Virginia resigns Wednesday

HEALTH NEWS


Fans are seen in a classroom at the Escuela Ecolgica in Culebra, Puerto Rico, on Monday, July 14, 2025, during the summer session. (Brandon Cruz Gonzlez/Centro de Periodismo Investigativo via AP)
7 hours ago

Puerto Rico's schools are unequipped to cope with ever hotter heat waves

Read full article: Puerto Rico's schools are unequipped to cope with ever hotter heat waves
FILE - The campus of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen in Atlanta, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
20 hours ago

At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union says

Read full article: At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union says
This electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Vibrio vulnificus bacteria in 2005. (Janice Haney Carr/CDC via AP)
20 hours ago

How to protect yourself from Vibrio vulnificus, the bacteria found in some coastal waters

Read full article: How to protect yourself from Vibrio vulnificus, the bacteria found in some coastal waters

ENTERTAINMENT


Amanda Knox, from left, Grace Van Patten, and Monica Lewinsky pose for a portrait to promote "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox" on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)
40 minutes ago

Foxy Knoxy no more: How Monica Lewinsky and Amanda Knox teamed up to reclaim Knox's narrative

Read full article: Foxy Knoxy no more: How Monica Lewinsky and Amanda Knox teamed up to reclaim Knox's narrative
FILE - Millie Bobby Brown, left, and Jake Bongiovi arrive at the premiere of "The Electric State" on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
41 minutes ago

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi welcome first child via adoption

Read full article: Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi welcome first child via adoption
This album cover image released by Beauty Marks Entertainment shows "CiCi" by Ciara. (Beauty Marks Entertainment via AP)
1 hour ago

Ciara reinforces her passion for music with 'CiCi.' The album is her first since 2019

Read full article: Ciara reinforces her passion for music with 'CiCi.' The album is her first since 2019

MORE TOP STORIES


Steeler and Alex
3 hours ago

🐾 Meet the contenders for TSA’s top dog!

Read full article: 🐾 Meet the contenders for TSA’s top dog!
The flags will be lowered at sunrise on Thursday and remain at half-staff until sunset
9 hours ago

Gov. Youngkin issues flag order in honor of National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

Read full article: Gov. Youngkin issues flag order in honor of National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day
Two Roanoke residents were arrested after a police chase involving a stolen U-Haul truck, according to the Martinsville Police Department.
6 hours ago

Two Roanoke residents arrested after leading police on chase in stolen U-Haul Truck

Read full article: Two Roanoke residents arrested after leading police on chase in stolen U-Haul Truck
No description available
9 hours ago

Savvy Swap Returns: Shop quality fashion at a fraction of the price

Read full article: Savvy Swap Returns: Shop quality fashion at a fraction of the price
In a Tuesday, March 11, 2008 photo, Christian evangelical leader and founder of "Focus on the Family", James Dobson, listens to President Bush, not pictured, address the National Religious Broadcasters 2008 Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, file)
6 minutes ago

James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder and key leader on the Christian right, dies at 89

Read full article: James Dobson, Focus on the Family founder and key leader on the Christian right, dies at 89
No description available
5 hours ago

WATCH: Roanoke Mayor Joe Cobb delivers inaugural State of the City Address

Read full article: WATCH: Roanoke Mayor Joe Cobb delivers inaugural State of the City Address
Todd Gilbert had been in the position since July 14
9 hours ago

U.S. Attorney for Western District of Virginia resigns Wednesday

Read full article: U.S. Attorney for Western District of Virginia resigns Wednesday
A man smokes a cigarette at the end of Jennette's Pier as waves from Hurricane Erin crash ashore in Nags Head, N.C., on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
2 hours ago

Hurricane Erin stirs up strong winds and floods part of a NC highway as it slowly moves out to sea

Read full article: Hurricane Erin stirs up strong winds and floods part of a NC highway as it slowly moves out to sea
Ukrainian servicemen of the 44th artillery brigade fire a 2s22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions at the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)
19 minutes ago

Major Russian attack on western Ukraine hits an American factory during US-led push for peace

Read full article: Major Russian attack on western Ukraine hits an American factory during US-led push for peace
Healthwatch
9 hours ago

How AI technology could help manage Type 2 diabetes

Read full article: How AI technology could help manage Type 2 diabetes

SPORTS HEADLINES


‘We have a quicker team than we had last year.’
18 hours ago

1st and 10 Camp Tour: Franklin County Eagles

Read full article: 1st and 10 Camp Tour: Franklin County Eagles
No description available
1 day ago

Mudcats top Red Sox 3-0 in series opener

Read full article: Mudcats top Red Sox 3-0 in series opener
Bobcats are coming off an 8-4 season in 2024.
1 day ago

1st and 10 Camp Tour: Radford Bobcats

Read full article: 1st and 10 Camp Tour: Radford Bobcats
‘We’ve got good quality athletes.’
5 hours ago

1st and 10 Camp Tour: Lord Botetourt Cavaliers

Read full article: 1st and 10 Camp Tour: Lord Botetourt Cavaliers

FEATURES


Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics medals are displayed during the unveiling ceremony in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)

🥇POLL: Which sport are you most excited to see in the 2026 Winter Olympics?

Read full article: 🥇POLL: Which sport are you most excited to see in the 2026 Winter Olympics?
Genya Kalinina has always been an adventurer at heart, so when she and her husband, Stan Myshkovskiy, moved to the Star City in 2019, it was no surprise that she chose to carry her free-spirited nature along with her.

Inside ‘Hello Roanoke’: Meet the couple shining a light on hidden gems in the Roanoke Valley

Read full article: Inside ‘Hello Roanoke’: Meet the couple shining a light on hidden gems in the Roanoke Valley
Photo: Pixabay

🍦The scoop is in! Here are your favorite ice cream spots from our National Ice Cream Day poll

Read full article: 🍦The scoop is in! Here are your favorite ice cream spots from our National Ice Cream Day poll
The results are in from our National Hot Dog Day poll

🌭 We asked, you answered: The best spots to grab a hot dog in our region, according to you

Read full article: 🌭 We asked, you answered: The best spots to grab a hot dog in our region, according to you
It’s not just Friday...it’s Fry Day. 🍟

🍟 Who’s got the best fries? Our National French Fry Day poll is in!

Read full article: 🍟 Who’s got the best fries? Our National French Fry Day poll is in!
On Thursday, we asked you to send in pictures of your sassy feline friends for National Kitten Day, and the photos you all sent in couldn’t have been more ‘purr-fect.’

📷😻 YOUR PHOTOS: See submissions of your purr-fect pets from National Kitten Day

Read full article: 📷😻 YOUR PHOTOS: See submissions of your purr-fect pets from National Kitten Day

MORE LOCAL HEADLINES


Police lights and sirens
3 minutes ago

Two arrested in Henry County narcotics bust

Read full article: Two arrested in Henry County narcotics bust
Photo of Kevin Joyce.
1 hour ago

Virginia State Police investigating inmate death at Alleghany Regional Jail

Read full article: Virginia State Police investigating inmate death at Alleghany Regional Jail
A search is underway for a missing 80-year-old man in Albemarle County, according to the police department.
3 hours ago

Police searching for missing 80-year-old man in Albemarle County

Read full article: Police searching for missing 80-year-old man in Albemarle County
Clear the Shelters 2025 | Meet Tony!
3 hours ago

Clear the Shelters | Sweet Tony wants to be your cuddle buddy!

Read full article: Clear the Shelters | Sweet Tony wants to be your cuddle buddy!
“Decisions made by agency leadership... were contrary to state law, regulation, and policy.”
2 hours ago

Issues found at Nelson Co. DSS, children left in ‘unsafe situations’

Read full article: Issues found at Nelson Co. DSS, children left in ‘unsafe situations’
This is Cobb’s first address since taking office
2 hours ago

Mayor Joe Cobb highlights progress, tackles challenges in State of the City address

Read full article: Mayor Joe Cobb highlights progress, tackles challenges in State of the City address
The fire caused approximately $175,000 in damage
5 hours ago

Seven displaced, one hospitalized after Vinton house fire

Read full article: Seven displaced, one hospitalized after Vinton house fire
No description available
2 hours ago

ALL CLEAR: All students safe after bomb threat report at Hidden Valley High School; police investigation ongoing

Read full article: ALL CLEAR: All students safe after bomb threat report at Hidden Valley High School; police investigation ongoing

MORE NEWS HEADLINES


No description available
1 minute ago

Millions worldwide observed Global Forgiveness Day with moments of calm and healing

Read full article: Millions worldwide observed Global Forgiveness Day with moments of calm and healing
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
2 minutes ago

Trump administration reviewing all 55M people with US visas for potential deportable violations

Read full article: Trump administration reviewing all 55M people with US visas for potential deportable violations
Police lights and sirens
3 minutes ago

Two arrested in Henry County narcotics bust

Read full article: Two arrested in Henry County narcotics bust
The new Cracker Barrel logo is displayed on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in NY. (AP Photo/Wyatte Grantham-Philips)
4 minutes ago

Cracker Barrel unveils a new logo as part of wider rebrand efforts, sparking ire among some online

Read full article: Cracker Barrel unveils a new logo as part of wider rebrand efforts, sparking ire among some online
Amanda Knox, from left, Grace Van Patten, and Monica Lewinsky pose for a portrait to promote "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox" on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)
40 minutes ago

Foxy Knoxy no more: How Monica Lewinsky and Amanda Knox teamed up to reclaim Knox's narrative

Read full article: Foxy Knoxy no more: How Monica Lewinsky and Amanda Knox teamed up to reclaim Knox's narrative
FILE - Millie Bobby Brown, left, and Jake Bongiovi arrive at the premiere of "The Electric State" on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
41 minutes ago

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi welcome first child via adoption

Read full article: Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi welcome first child via adoption
FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016 file photo shows dollar bills in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
1 hour ago

3 principles to invest by, whatever comes next

Read full article: 3 principles to invest by, whatever comes next
This album cover image released by Beauty Marks Entertainment shows "CiCi" by Ciara. (Beauty Marks Entertainment via AP)
1 hour ago

Ciara reinforces her passion for music with 'CiCi.' The album is her first since 2019

Read full article: Ciara reinforces her passion for music with 'CiCi.' The album is her first since 2019
Photo of Kevin Joyce.
1 hour ago

Virginia State Police investigating inmate death at Alleghany Regional Jail

Read full article: Virginia State Police investigating inmate death at Alleghany Regional Jail
Tesla vehicles line a parking area at the company's Fremont, Calif., factory on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
31 minutes ago

Tesla is slow in reporting crashes and the feds have launched an investigation to find out why

Read full article: Tesla is slow in reporting crashes and the feds have launched an investigation to find out why
FILE - Demonstrators against transgenders rights protest during a rally outside of the Supreme Court, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
1 hour ago

Federal investigators demanded details on transgender patients from at least 1 hospital

Read full article: Federal investigators demanded details on transgender patients from at least 1 hospital
Between a now empty pickup truck and what's left of his work crew at right, Martin Romero, 41, of Glen Burnie, Md., talks to his boss on the phone after his work crew was stopped by Park Police during a traffic stop near Rock Creek Park, and two of the workers in their truck were taken away by ICE, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. "I feel desperate for my co-workers, for their families," says Romero, who also said he saw five workers taken at the stop. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
1 hour ago

Trump to join Washington patrol while feds deploy checkpoints around city

Read full article: Trump to join Washington patrol while feds deploy checkpoints around city
This image released by Netflix shows Suranne Jones, left, and Julie Delpy in a scene from "Hostage." (Netflix via AP)
2 hours ago

Playing politics gets dangerous for Julie Delpy and Suranne Jones in ‘Hostage’

Read full article: Playing politics gets dangerous for Julie Delpy and Suranne Jones in ‘Hostage’
PSA Airlines flight attendants hold placards during a demonstration at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, August 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
52 minutes ago

US flight attendants are fed up like their Air Canada peers. Here's why they are unlikely to strike

Read full article: US flight attendants are fed up like their Air Canada peers. Here's why they are unlikely to strike
FILE - A "For Sale" sign is displayed outside a home on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
2 hours ago

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage holds steady at lowest level in nearly 10 months

Read full article: Average rate on a 30-year mortgage holds steady at lowest level in nearly 10 months
A search is underway for a missing 80-year-old man in Albemarle County, according to the police department.
3 hours ago

Police searching for missing 80-year-old man in Albemarle County

Read full article: Police searching for missing 80-year-old man in Albemarle County

WEIRD NEWS


A juvenile wood stork perches on a branch in the Mud Lake Wildlife Area in Columbia County, Wis., on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. (Jeff Bahls via AP)

Deer hunter discovers rare subtropical wood stork in the wilds of Wisconsin

Read full article: Deer hunter discovers rare subtropical wood stork in the wilds of Wisconsin
People leave the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)

Australian lawyer apologizes for AI-generated errors in murder case

Read full article: Australian lawyer apologizes for AI-generated errors in murder case
In this illustration provided by Ruairidh Duncan a Janjucetus dullardi is depicted chasing a fish. (Ruairidh Duncan via AP)

Scientists discover an ancient whale with a Pokémon face and a predator bite

Read full article: Scientists discover an ancient whale with a Pokémon face and a predator bite
FILE - This June 26, 2013, image made from a video provided by Gunnar Boettcher shows a rabbit in Mankato, Minn., that Boettcher dubbed "Frankenstein," due to what looks like horns growing out of its head. (Gunnar Boettcher via AP, File)

Rabbits with 'horns' in Colorado are being called 'Frankenstein bunnies.' Here's why

Read full article: Rabbits with 'horns' in Colorado are being called 'Frankenstein bunnies.' Here's why
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