The Galax Police Department is advising residents to avoid using city water for the next three hours due to an outage at the Galax Water Treatment Plant, police said Friday.

Jason Hill has been arrested in connection with a bomb threat at a nursing homeGALAX. Va. – A man in Galax is wanted for threatening to bomb a nursing home Monday evening, according to the Galax Police Department. At about 5:05 p.m., the Galax Police Department received a call from the Galax Health and Rehabilitation Center located on 836 Glendale Road. Galax Police responded to the scene and secured the area with Galax Fire and Rescue on standby in a nearby area. Hill was released by Twin County Hospital just after midnight on Tuesday and was taken into custody, police said.

GALAX, Va. – After missing since Jan. 22, a 15-year-old Galax boy has been found and he is safe. The Galax Police Department posted to its Facebook page on Wednesday letting people know that Jermaine Alexander Mittman Jr. had been found. ORIGINAL STORYThe Galax Police Department is asking for your help in locating a missing teenager. 15-year-old Jermaine Alexander Mittman Jr. was last seen on Friday, Jan. 22. Anyone with information on his location is asked to call Galax Police at 276-236-8101.

The Lynchburg Fire Department is conducting ladder operations training today. Traffic will be down to one lane on Memorial Avenue in Lynchburg, near Yeardley Avenue. The Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee will hold a meet and greet in Lynchburg today. Roanoke’s Task Force to Reduce Gun Violence will meet virtually today. Galax Police and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are teaming up for Operation Crash Reduction.